Minnesota candy store owner charged over liquor-filled candy

Minnesota candy store owner charged over liquor-filled candy Sabrina Salguero Del Cid KSTP Courtesy: City of Jordan Facebook page. Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store owner was charged after the business sold liquor-filled candies without a license, according to court records. Robert Wagner, 66, was charged with a gross misdemeanor for selling alcoholic beverages without a license or permit, according to a criminal complaint filed on Oct. 27. Court documents show the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division agents got an anonymous tip on July 1 that the store sold liquor-filled candies and sold some to a minor without checking ID. Agents checked records and found that the store located in Jordan does not have a license to sell alcohol. What did agents find? The complaint said agents went to the store on July 22 for an undercover check. Inside, they found a section for alcoholic beverage candies and confections. Agents said many boxes included the warning, “Sales of this product to persons under the legal age for purchasing alcoholic beverages is unlawful.” The complaint said agents bought: Asbach Pralinen Brandy Cherries: Chocolate-covered cherries containing 7.3% brandy. Goldkenn Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire Swiss Chocolate: Chocolate with a liquid syrup center containing 3.58% alcohol by volume The complaint said the alcohol-filled items were sold through the same process as other items. Later that day, agents executed a search warrant of the store. Agents met with Wagner and told him why they were there. Court records show Wagner told agents Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store does not have an alcoholic beverage license. Wagner then told agents he knew about the candy and believed the store could sell all the alcoholic candies it had in stock. Wagner is set to have his first court appearance on Dec. 18.