George Jones Jr Wrote:
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> O'Meara's restaurant charged with 26 alcohol
> violations
>
> By Keith Walker, Manassas Journal Messenger,
> Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News
>
> May 13--O'Meara's restaurant racked up $26,000 in
> Virginia Department of Alcohol and Beverage
> Control fines and administrative costs between
> August 2006 and April 2007, according to ABC
> documents.
>
> The ABC charged the restaurant at 8971 Center St.
> with a total of 26 violations.
>
> The restaurant appealed the Virginia ABC hearing
> officer's decision to impose the fines, but
> withdrew the appeal, surrendered its license and
> closed in April 2008.
>
> Surrendering the license rendered the fines moot,
> said Virginia ABC spokeswoman Becky Gettings.
>
> "The fines are to keep their license in good
> standing," Gettings said.
>
> Seven of the violations were for allowing the
> consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person the
> licensee knew or had reason to believe was
> intoxicated.
>
> One violation held that the licensee enticed,
> urged or entreated patrons to purchase alcoholic
> beverages in violation of state law.
>
> The restaurant was charged with seven counts of
> making gifts of alcoholic beverages in violation
> of Virginia law and eight counts of holding happy
> hour between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m.
>
> There were also two charges of allowing people who
> the licensee knew or had reason to believe were
> intoxicated to loiter on the premises.
>
> One charge of making gifts of alcoholic beverages
> in violation of Virginia law was dismissed.
>
> Gettings said there is no specific number of
> charges that would cause an establishment to be
> automatically shut down.
>
> "Any hearing can result in fines, suspensions,
> dismissals or revocation," Gettings said.
>
> IT WAS ME MIKE O'MEARA...I HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM
Remember folks, Mike doesn't want you to text and drive. He even wanted to put out a P.S.A. to tell people not to text and drive.
But if you want to get drunk off your ass and drive around, like Robb Spewak did/does, that is fine.
Great way to run a restaurant Mike!!!
