The other three stores were located in Buffalo, Johnson City and Fayetteville, New York.

As a condition of the settlement, Wegman's Food Corporation appointed a new corporate compliance officer and instituted a new corporate compliance program to prevent additional legal complications going forward.

In a statement sent to News10NBC, Wegmans denies the assertion that it has control over any liquor store in New York.

Read below for the full statement from Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.:

"We categorically deny the New York State Liquor Authority's assertion that we exercise control over any liquor store in New York. What these stores have in common is that each is individually owned by a Wegman family member, and each owner is trying to run their store like we run Wegmans, with low prices, great selection and great service.

It's unfortunate that the SLA chose to credit complaints from competitors of these liquor stores over the actual facts presented to them during the investigation.

Our job as a retailer is to seek out unique products that offer the best value to our customers. This includes our wine and spirits business, which has grown tremendously in our stores outside of New York State.

New York State law does not permit us to sell these products, but wholesalers we work with have made them available to all New York State liquor stores. In fact, they are carried by stores that have no connection to Wegmans whatsoever.

The NYSLA recently informed us of their position that only a licensed New York wholesaler can perform some of the steps involved in bringing these products to the New York market. Wegmans, which conducts its business with the very highest integrity, immediately cooperated and corrected the alleged violation.

The good news is that New Yorkers will continue to have access to the same great wines and spirits that we are able to offer to our customers in other states. With regard to the size of the fine, we say this: Everything costs more in New York State, except shopping at Wegmans."

Below is the full report from the New York State Liquor Authority released on Wednesday.

State Liquor Authority fines Wegmans by News10NBC on Scribd