NEW YORK (AP) — A wine collector convicted of fraud for manufacturing fake vintage wine in his California kitchen has asked a judge for leniency Thursday, saying his actions were foolish.

Rudy Kurniawan told the judge in a letter that he “never meant to hurt or embarrass anyone” and asked that he be allowed to return to his ailing 67-year-old mother.

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