An heir to the founding family of Rossy stores who has amassed criminal records has allegedly done it again, this time by purchasing nearly $55,000 worth of expensive bottles of alcohol fraudulently.
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David Rossy, 37, appeared in February 2023 for fraud and possession of property obtained by crime. The criminal is due back in court on Monday.
In the fall of 2021, a couple from Saint-Eustache was informed by their bank of suspicious activities in their account. After investigation, the duo realized that credit cards had been ordered in their name and that one of their existing cards had been used fraudulently.
“A member of their entourage”
“Given that the transactions and withdrawals were made with physical credit cards, the credit companies […] informed them that the fraudster was probably a member of their entourage,” alleges the Attorney General of Quebec in a court document consulted by The newspaper.
It was at this moment that the alleged victims discovered the pot aux roses. Recently, they had exchanged their home for that of their daughter and her partner – David Rossy. The couple had not yet changed their address.
Not just a joke
Following a complaint, Saint-Eustache police officers searched Rossy’s residence in order to seize computer equipment. But, on site, they instead discovered more than 380 bottles of alcohol – and not just junk. As they appeared to have been acquired illegally, they were seized by the authorities. Among these, we find the following bottles:
- Veuve Clicquot Brut Pulsing Eiffel Towel, over $2000;
- Dom Pérignon Luminous Blanc 2008, over $500;
- Moët & Chandon Bright Night, $130;
- Moët & Chandon Nectar Imperial Rose Light Up, $250;
- Clase Azul Tequila, $325;
- Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon, $140;
- Louis Roederer Raw Crystal, $450;
- Tignanello Tuscany Antinori, $190;
- Clase Azul Mezcal, $530;
- Rennina Brunello Gaja, $450.
A tiny portion of the seized bottles would have been purchased legally, but the vast majority are the “product of illegal activities,” according to the court document.
David Rossy has been in trouble with the law since his early twenties. Moreover, after this alleged fraud targeting his in-laws, the thirty-year-old was accused in three other cases – two for non-compliance with his conditions and one because he allegedly extorted, threatened to kill and harassed an ex-spouse .
Furthermore, in 2018, he pleaded guilty to charges of theft, credit card theft and fraud. He was sentenced to a year in prison and had to pay nearly $35,000 in fines.
The year before, he was arrested again for luring teenagers on social media.
During her testimony in court, the young victim explained that Rossy had threatened to send naked photos of her to her parents and friends at school in an attempt to ruin her life. Then, in 2011, he was imprisoned for threatening young girls to distribute intimate photos of them if they refused to undress for him.