A former wine buyer for a Southern California grocery chain demanded alcohol suppliers bribe him with vacations, gift cards and other valuable items before he considered selling or continuing to sell their products at hundreds of stores across the region, according to federal prosecutors. Charging documents said Briones worked as an assistant sales manager for wines at a grocery chain headquartered in Idaho with more than 300 stores in Southern California. While the claim didn’t identify Albertsons as Briones’ employer, his LinkedIn says that he’s worked for the grocery chain since March 2015. According to his LinkedIn, Briones worked at Safeway since 2005 and was a category manager of wine in Pleasanton from March 2011 until February 2015. The prepaid gift cards were not taxed or reported to the Internal Revenue Service, according to court documents.