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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 was sentenced to four years of probation and 200 hours of community service for a domestic violence incident that occurred in January 2024. PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT

Looks like he got a good deal.

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

On Monday, a judge ruled that Fanjul — who was charged with petit theft, criminal mischief and battery stemming from the incident earlier this year — was serving “concurrent four-year probation terms for the battery charge and one year for each offense.” infractions,” reported the Palm Beach post.

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

A representative for Fanjul told Page Six in a statement: “We thank all parties for this resolution. Nico has been very clear that he has and will continue to focus on improving himself and being a positive influence in his community.

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

Police arrived and found Fanjul standing over a woman “in a defensive ‘fetal’ position,” a police report states.

A police officer saw the woman’s face bleeding, according to the report, and the unidentified woman told officers she had been physically assaulted and “thought she was going to die.”

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

The two were dining earlier at the swanky Flagler Steakhouse at the swanky Breakers Hotel when the wealthy Fanjul flew into a rage and “became enraged because the two were being seated by a gay couple at the restaurant,” according to the police report.

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

Following the arrest, Page Six exclusively reported that the sugar scion I went to luxury rehab in MarchAll Points North in Edwards, Colorado, near Vail.

Reality TV star Scott Disick reportedly was I sought treatment there in 2020.

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

Fanjul appears to have continued his treatment in another posh mountain destination: court documents obtained by Page Six in April 2024 gave him permission to “temporarily reside in Sun Valley, Idaho, and continue his outpatient treatment with the telehealth program All Points North (APN).

“As part of this program, the defendant must participate in and comply with drug/alcohol testing.
requests, including twice (2) times per week random instant saliva toxicology screening test, daily
random breathalyzer monitoring tests and random urine tests two (2) times per week,” the court documents read.

Fanjul had also been arrested in April 2023 for a separate incident, after an anonymous girlfriend called authorities, claiming the sugar heir had “slammed her to the ground.”

Mortimer said of their two-year relationship: “I had times where I felt like I wasn’t going to make it. I was going to be part of those tragic stories you see on television. Getty Images for Tribeca TV

The unidentified woman said in the affidavit that she entered his home to retrieve her purse — when Fanjul allegedly “charged and tackled her to the ground, causing her to land on her back and said, ‘You n ‘you’re not f’. – the king goes anywhere.’

The woman told police at the time that Fanjul had “a history of unreported physical violence against her, often physically restraining her.”

Fanjul’s representative tells us he has not been charged.

He had also previously faces domestic violence charges ten years ago from ex-girlfriend, socialite and former “Real Housewives of New York” star Tinsley Mortimer.

Fanjul’s family then denied the allegations to Page Six.

According to a past people report“In 2013, Mortimer was hospitalized for head trauma and two police reports from June 2014 revealed other altercations between the couple in which Fanjul allegedly smothered Mortimer with a pillow and pushed his head against the sidewalk,” according to the police report. It is unclear if any charges have been filed.

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

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

In 2016, Mortimer was arrested for trespassing on Fanjul’s property, claiming she wanted her purse back.

The charges were dismissed.