Tareq Dirgham Salahi is a wine-owner, wine-owner, travel/tourist expert, and an American television personality. Salahi has appeared on two reality-television shows: Where Elite Meet , and NBC Universal/Bravo's The Real Housewives of D.C. . In November 2009 he became famous for infiltrating the White House state dinner during filming The Real Housewives.
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Early life and education
Salahi's father Dirgham Salahi immigrated to the United States in the 1940s from Jerusalem, where it was occupied by the Palestinians. His mother, Corinne, is from Belgium. Dirgham was trained as a petroleum geologist and worked in the Middle East and the United States. He retired and settled in Virginia, where he became the owner of the estate, which he later turned into one of Virginia Farm's first Vineyards. Corinne Salahi is the founder and director of Montessori School in Alexandria, Virginia.
He studied at an elementary school in Ascension Academy in Alexandria and a high school at Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia where he graduated in 1987. He graduated from the University of California, Davis in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in oenology and business management.
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Careers
Oasis Winery
In 1977, Salahi's father Dirgham planted Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a merlot on the Oasis Vineyard, setting up a fifth wine factory in Virginia. Dirgham expanded the business into an operation of 15,000 cases per year, and, according to court documents, earned annual revenues of $ 1 million in a few years. The Meritage line in the vineyard won the Gold Medal in the 1994 and 1996 world wine championships. In 1998, Oasis unveiled Cuvee's "Celebration" wine which also garnered top honors. Dirgham 1999 champagne was named in "Top 10 Best Champagne and Sparkling Wines in the World" by Wine Enthusiast magazine.
According to the court papers, Salahi also started operating a new business in the same place with his father's Oasis Vineyard, called Oasis Oasis. Oasis Enterprises includes wine tour operations, wine country tours, and event-and-business catering. A dispute arose between Salahi and his family on the business issue between Oasis Vineyard and Oasis Enterprises. The lawsuit was filed in which the sick mother of the alleged Salahi family, according to the court filed, that the misguided assets to Oasis Enterprises from the winery to support the tourism initiative. Salahi fought the charges and made allegations of retaliation against his parents and their lawyers. He started looking for investors to buy property from his parents, but no deal was ever achieved. The wine temporarily stopped its operation, and the lawsuit was dropped without resolution.
Oasis Vineyard filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008, with its wine assets auctioned at the end of 2011. Oasis Enterprises filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Dirgham Salahi died on October 6, 2010.
In mid 2011 Salahi's wife, Michaele Salahi, was sued by two different parties for fraudulently receiving payments for a wine tour that was never delivered. On April 23, 2012, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II filed a lawsuit against Salahi's wife Michaele for violating Virginia Consumer Protection Act for failing to tour purchased, failing to provide refunds for canceled tours and other companies as official partner has a relationship with his business. Soon after, Tareq announced that he would nominate Cucinelli in the 2013 election for the governor of Virginia.
In May 2013, the land and buildings of the former Oasis Winery were sold at auction for $ 1.1 million to satisfy creditors, marking the end of Salahi's family involvement with Oasis Winery. Mrs. Salahi, Corinne is the sole property owner of the property at the time of sale.
In May 2016, the vinoshipper.com website began selling two wines with the label "The Real HousewinosÃ,®", a reference to Salahi's appearance on The Real Housewives of D.C.
Public services
Salahi sat on the board of the American Task Force. an organization that works closely with heads of state from the United States, Jordan, Israel & amp; Palestine is dedicated to a peaceful two-state solution between Israel & Palestine (see: United Nations Security Council Resolution 242).
In 2002, Leukemia and the Lymphoma Society renamed it National Man of the Year, as he raised $ 120,000 for charity.
Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore appointed Salahi in 2000 to three years at the Virginia Wine Board. At the end of that term, Virginia Governor Mark Warner nominated Salahi as chairman of the Virginia Wine Tourism Office. Salahi is one of the 15 board members of Virginia Tourism Corporation, a "council that forms Virginia tourism policy", designated by Governor Tim Kaine in 2006. Kaine told MSNBC:
Tareq has served on the state wine board under Governor Gilmore and Governor Warner, and when his tenure in the wine council is over, he and the tourism council want him on the council because he's a great promoter - you will not be surprised to hear me say that.
During his time at the Virginia Wineway office, Loudoun Wine Trail, the Blue Ridge Wineway and Virginia Wineries Alliance were created, interestingly, according to the USDA study, 980,000 wine tourists to the state, which 336,000 visited Piedmont wineries.
After the White House security offense incident in 2009, Virginia Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment wrote to Governor Kaine requesting the removal of Salahi from the council: "The recent misdeeds and personal promotions of Mr. Salahi in connection with unauthorized entry in the White House are not the face which we need for Virginia tourism... I will appreciate you taking action quickly to avoid any further negative situations. "Salahi resigned from the Virginia Tourism Board on December 7, 2009.
Polo
Salahi was an experienced horseman who began to show jumps at the age of eight and competed in various international Grand Prix events before taking polo at the age of 16. He is a regular contender in the US National Team and his Oasis squad won two US National Association Polo Associates in 1997 and 1998.
Salahi was involved with sponsoring the Cup of Courage in 2006, a polo charity event to raise funds for urban youth to experience equestrian activity. That year, he became captain of United States Polo Team against Charles, Prince of Wales. Control disputes, vendor payouts, and the use of results from the Cup of Courage were reportedly causing Salahis to find the American Polo Cup in 2007. Allegations of abuse of results from new charity events appeared, and in December 2009 the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service opened an investigation into the annual event.
The 2010 American Polo Cup match took place on June 12 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the team announced as the United States and India. The advertised ticket price for the event is $ 95 per person. The event was attended by about 250 people, with food from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and PF Chang's China Bistro. The show's report stated that the players representing India actually came from Pakistan and came from Florida. A spokesman for the Indian Embassy stated that neither the Embassy nor the Indian government had any association with the event. US show's website and team uniforms identified an Indian company, Kingfisher Beer, as a sponsor. A spokeswoman for Kingfisher denied that the company had sponsored the event. Yashpal Singh, president and chief executive of Mendocino Brewing Company, Kingfisher's parent company, stated,
We do not sponsor this event and have notified the people who manage this event.... We have sent a legal notice for this effect, and he continues to advertise us as a sponsor. I do not know where he lives.
American Polo Cup filed for bankruptcy on October 7, 2010.
US dinner security breach 2009
In November 2009, Tareq and Michaele Salahi infiltrated the state dinner show despite not having an invitation. Michaele Salahi is a member of Bravo's The Real Housewives of D.C. , and the show filmed their preparations for dinner and followed the couple to the White House. Tim Burke, who directed MTV Blaggers! , where a group of friends held famous events and parties, lied and said he was contacted by Salahi a week before the White House incident. He confesses Salahi asking his advice to trick his way into a black tie event.
After Salahi's show was asked by the US Homeland Security Committee to attend the hearing on December 3, 2009, but he refused to attend. On December 9, 2009, the Domestic Security Committee voted 26 to 3 for Salahi's summons, and 27 to 2 to summon his wife Michaele, for a hearing on a security breach scheduled for January 20, 2010. The false requesting the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution at the hearing. Prosecutor Salahis, Stephen Best, described the congressional examination as "... not a trial seeking information.This is an opportunity for public whip."
Journey for the Cure Foundation
In 2009, Salahi's ex-wife, Michaele, was listed as director of "Journey for the Healers Foundation" linked to rock band Journey. The Consumer Affairs Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Consumer Virginia issued a press release warning consumers that "Travel to Cure Foundation, 14141 Hume Road, Hume, Virginia, has requested donations from the citizens of Virginia for alleged charity purposes, but as of May 13, 2009, is not registered or has been granted the appropriate exemption status by the Commissioner as required by law ".
On February 28, 2012, the Virginia Attorney General's office announced a settlement with Salah, where he would pay a fine for the offense. According to the attorney general:
"Journey for the Cure claims on its Internet website that" proudly, 100% of our financing goes straight to find the cure and we do not have paid staff. "Based on bank records obtained through the Virginia Office of Consumer Affairs' (OCA) Investigations, the attorney general alleges that only 33% of JCF spending in 2007, and 0.6% of his expenditures in 2008 went directly to charities related to disease prevention A significant amount is even spent on fundraising overhead.
The attorney general's office also alleges that the charity filed an inaccurate financial report with state regulators, and requested in Virginia from 2004 to 2009 without obtaining proper registration. It also failed to maintain an appropriate fiscal record and failed to provide the necessary financial information to the country when it stopped requesting donations there in 2010.
Salahi's wife at the time was accused of personally violating the request for legal donation by signing a notice saying the foundation was registered at the Consumer Affairs Office when not, and signing a registration statement making false claims about the foundation's financial and historical information.
Under the settlement agreement, Salahi agreed to pay on his wife $ 2,500 in civil and $ 7,500 for Virginia compensation for attorneys' fees, and the Journey for the Cure organization will pay $ 25,000 in civil penalties.
The reality television show
Salahi has appeared on two reality TV shows (details below), and a documentary has been made about the White House security breach incident.
In 2009, Saturday Night Live did a parody of the White House security breach incident.
Salahis appeared in 2010 on reality television show Bravo The Real Housewives of D.C. . The couple clashed with other cast members, and the conflict continued after the show aired. Production is not flattering to Salahis, and includes coverage of the White House gate crashing in detail. Critics have noted that the producers of the event edit the material in a way that exaggerates the truth.
In 2014, Salahi loses a celebrity boxing match to Jose Canseco by paying DirecTV per special display.
Virginia governor election 2013
On April 25, 2012, Salahi announced his Republican nomination for governor of Virginia in Virginia's governorial election in 2013. While making his announcement, Salahi stated that his candidacy would respond to a lawsuit that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, who hopes to become Republican governor candidate, recently opposed it. He added that the lawsuit had made him aware of the amount of taxpayers' money being dumped by politicians. On December 4, 2012, Salahi announced the establishment of the website "Crashthevote.com" to promote his nomination. The Website states that its platform includes: Promoting the Commonwealth of Virginia; Promoting the Military, both our troops and defense workers; Improve Work; Pro-Business; Pro-Tourism; Pro Agriculture; Fewer Taxes; Kill Car Tax; Environmentally Friendly Energy Production Pro.
On January 14, 2013, Salahi announced that he would run as governor of Virginia as an independent. He declared that he had been told that his refusal in December to sign a pledge of support for all Republic of Republican candidates in 2013 could disqualify him from the Republican nomination process. He explains that he can not "agree with anything Cuccinelli believes."
Salahi failed to submit the necessary signatures to the Virginia State Electoral Council on June 11, 2013, deadline and did not appear on the vote as an independent. He turned his operations into a writing campaign and said he would pursue a congressional seat if he did not win the post of governor. Salahi is also scheduled to have a film documenting his campaign by Campbell Media Group, but the production company faces legal charges to target and deceive the subject of the film.
Salahi is one of two candidates proposed for the Governor, along with John Parmele, Jr., a retired Navy. All registered candidates received 11,087 votes, 0.49% of the total votes cast.
2014 Congressional elections
In December 2013, Salahi announced that he was running for the main Republican party for the 10th congress district in Virginia in the 2014 election, to replace Frank Wolf, a retired Republican pet. However, he withdrew from Republican prime 10 and switched to Green Independence in March 2014 to run for the 7th Virginia congressional district seat currently held by Eric Cantor. Salahi tried to collect 1,000 signatures to get a ballot. In June 2014, Salahi handed 2,051 signatures to the Virginia State Electoral Council, but only 480 were valid and he did not appear on the ballot.
Other business interests
It's wrong to rent out his home on Airbnb. In February 2014, Salahi was asked to get permission to do this.
In 2015, Salahi wrote a blog based in Virginia: Connoisseur Traveler.
In November 2015, Salahi announced his engagement to Northern Virginia socialite and his business partner Lisa Spoden, who also serves as CEO of their joint venture, Hotel at Sea (Salahi serves as Chairman), who plans to operate as an intermediary between companies wanting cruises charter, and yacht company itself.
Personal life
Salahi met Michaele Holt in a 2000 baby shower thrown in McLean, Virginia by real estate developer N. Casey Margenau and his wife, Molly. They were married in 2003 at St. Matthew's Apostle Cathedral in Washington, DC The reception was held in the Salahi family's distillery and prepared by 46 chefs, held in a 36,000 square foot (3,300m 2 ) tent, and culminated with the show fireworks for 30 minutes and an eight foot-high wedding cake. The guest list included 1,836 guests, including Supreme Court Judge Anthony Kennedy and former US Ambassador to Ireland Margaret Heckler and many US State Department officials, the CIA, the US Senate, the US Congress and other high profile diplomatic guests, including at US marriage Judge Courts High Kennedy to argue that he needs to issue "a call from the court" to the bride and groom.
On September 13, 2011, Salahi reported Michaele disappeared and possibly kidnapped after Michaele called him to say that he was on his way to his mother's house, but, according to his mother, has not arrived. She was discovered shortly after when law enforcement officials found her running away with Neal Schon, the guitarist for the rock band Journey, and did not want Salahi to know where she was. Michaele had met Schon earlier and remained in a very close friendship with him.
On September 16, 2011, Salahi filed for divorce from Michaele on the grounds of adultery and neglect or separation.
Salahi filled the case soon afterwards with an amendment, but Michaele also filed for divorce on December 15, 2011, citing the reason for 'threatening him and perpetrating violence against him, brutality and constructive desertion.' On December 22, 2011, Salahi responded to Michaele's divorce lawsuit with a new divorce proposal on the grounds of adultery, desertion and constructive desertion.
On August 20, 2012, Judge Dennis L. Hupp gave the final divorce decision to Salahis after the settlement of the dispute. Hupp also filed a sealed order for a $ 50 million personal injury suit filed by Salahi against the entertainment company Journey, Schon and Nomata. Hupp puts the settlement, including divorce decisions, under the seal.
On January 1, 2016, Salahi married his business partner, Lisa Spoden.
References
External links
- Tareq Salahi on IMDb
- Oasis Winery (Tareq Salahi website)
- Oasis Winery (Oasis Winery site)
- American Polo Cup Washington DC June 2010
- Tareq & amp; Wedding video of Michaele Salahi
- Official Register for Dinner at the White House
- Washington Life Incident and Wrong coverage
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