Grocer’s shocking arrest
Nature’s Grill co-owner federally indicted for alleged involvement in drug ring
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COURIER LIFE, MAR. 26-APR. 1, 2021 3
BY JESSICA PARKS &
ROSE ADAMS
The co-owner of a popular
Brooklyn-based health
food chain had been secretly
slinging drugs for four
years, prosecutors allege.
Police arrested Anastasios
Verteouris — who coowned
and managed Nature’s
Grill, with locations
in Bay Ridge, Carroll Gardens,
and Staten Island —
on Jan. 26, and hit the grocery
mogul with charges
of conspiracy to distribute
controlled substances between
the years of 2014 and
2018, Brooklyn Paper has
learned.
Federal prosecutors demand
that Verteouris, also
known as Tasos, forfeit all
proceeds derived from purportedly
selling oxycodone,
oxymorphone, morphine
sulfate and amphetamines,
court documents say, and
he’ll require the release of
other property to reach the
set value.
Verteouris’ family
founded Nature’s Grill in
2001 with a mission “to introduce
heart-healthy gourmet
options” and “to promote
a healthy lifestyle of
body and mind,” according
to Verteouris’ Linkedin
page.
The defendant is being
represented by Arthur
Aidala of Manhattan
based law firm Aidala,
Bertuna and Kamins, who
did not immediately respond
to a request for comment.
Verteouris posted a
$100,000 prison release
bond using his Staten Island
home as collateral,
according to court documents.
He was set to appear
before the court in a telephone
conference on
March 23, but that hearing
has since been rescheduled
for May 26.
The co-owner of Nature’s Grill was federally indicted for his alleged involvement in a drug ring.
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