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Palm Beach heir Nico Fanjul pleads guilty in Florida case
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Palm Beach heir Nico Fanjul pleads guilty in Florida case

Alexander “Nico” Fanjul received four years probation and 200 hours of community service for a domestic violence incident in January 2024. PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT

Looks like he got a sweet deal.

Sugar heir Alexander “Nico” Fanjul pleaded guilty and received four years probation and 200 hours of community service in a shocking turn of events. domestic violence incident at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.

A judge on Monday ordered Fanjul, who is charged with petty theft, criminal mischief and felonies stemming from the incident earlier this year, to serve “concurrent terms of probation of four years for the battery charge and one year for each of the misdemeanors.” crimes” were reported Palm Beach Post.

Fanjul was also arrested for domestic violence in April 2023. PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT

A representative for Fanjul said in a statement to Page Six: “We thank all parties for this decision. Nico has made it very clear that he is focused on improving himself and making a positive impact in his community and will continue to do so.”

Fanjul, whose family owns Florida Crystals and Fanjul Corp, a major sugar and real estate company in the United States and the Dominican Republic, was arrested in January after neighbors called 911 after hearing a woman scream.

Police found Fanjul standing over a woman in a “defensive ‘fetal’ position,” according to a police report.

The report also stated that an officer saw the woman’s face bleeding and that the unidentified woman told officers she had been physically assaulted and “thought she was going to die.”

Fanjul’s family owns Florida Crystals and Fanjul Corp. PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT

The pair had previously dined at the swanky Flagler Steakhouse at the luxury Breakers Hotel when wealthy Fanjul became enraged and “irritated that the two were seated by a gay couple at the restaurant,” according to the police report.

Fanjul’s representative said that “restaurant employees were interviewed and they denied hearing or seeing anything that suggested Mr. Fanjul was upset with the person he was sitting next to.”

After the arrest, Page Six exclusively revealed that the sugar sprout Checked into luxury rehab in MarchAll Points North is in Edwards, Colo., near Vail.

Reality TV star Scott Disick reportedly He sought treatment there. In 2020.

He had previously faced domestic violence allegations from his ex-girlfriend, socialite Tinsley Mortimer.

Fanjul appears to be continuing treatment at another luxury mountain destination: Court documents obtained by Page Six in April 2024 granted him permission to “temporarily reside in Sun Valley, Idaho, and continue outpatient treatment through the All Points North (APN) Telehealth program.” gave.

“As part of this program, the Defendant will participate in and comply with drug/alcohol testing.
daily demands, including random spot saliva toxicology screening testing two (2) times per week
random breathalyzer monitoring test and random urine test two (2) times per week,” court documents read.

So was Fanjul. Arrested in April 2023 In a separate incident, after an unnamed girlfriend called authorities, claiming the sugar heir had “knocked her out.”

“There were moments when I felt like I couldn’t make it,” Mortimer said of their two-year relationship. I was going to be one of those tragic stories you see on TV. Getty Images for Tribeca TV

The unidentified woman stated in her affidavit that she entered her home to retrieve her purse – when Fanjul allegedly “attacked her and knocked her to the ground, causing her to fall on her back, and told her, ‘You’re not like that.'” –the king is going anywhere.’”

The woman told police at the time that Fanjul “had an unreported history of physical violence against her and often physically restrained her.”

Fanjul’s representative tells us he is not facing any charges.

That too before faced domestic violence charges a decade ago from his ex-girlfriend, socialite and onetime “Real Housewives of New York” star Tinsley Mortimer.

Fanjul’s family denied Page Six’s allegations at the time.

According to a past Report from people“Mortimer in 2013 was hospitalized for head trauma and two police reports from June 2014 emerged more arguments between the couple Fanjul allegedly smothered Mortimer with a pillow and pushed his head to the pavement, according to the police report. It is unclear whether criminal charges have been filed.

Police were also called to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Ft. for domestic violence. Lauderdale, Fla., on Mortimer’s birthday in 2014, but Mortimer did not press charges, People reported.

Fanjul’s family denied Page Six’s allegations at the time. via Palm Beach County Sheriff Ge

in 2016 Mortimer was arrested For trespassing on Fanjul’s property and claiming that he wanted to get his bag back.

The charges were denied.