Pancho Campo is the founder of Chrand Events USA. In 2005, Campo founded The Wine Academy of Spain and in 2008 became the first Spanish-speaking
Master of Wine. In 2011, he faced an investigation by the Institute of Masters of Wine related to his collaboration with wine critic
Robert Parker. He resigned from the institute in 2012. In 2009, he initiated the Wine Future international congress, which has attracted prominent wine industry names and international leaders to discuss the economic crisis and its effects on the wine industry.
Interpol red notice In 2009, Campo was refused entry to the
United States for a business trip to
Chicago, based on an
Interpol red notice issued in 2005 by the
United Arab Emirates, which requested Campo's arrest and extradition worldwide. After being refused entry, Campo was flown back to
Europe and there released due to lack of corroborating evidence.
Spain later refused extradition to the UAE. A year later, he was notified of having been tried in
Dubai in absentia and sentenced. His business and family life suffered as a result, and he was barred from returning to the
United States, resulting in the closure of his business interests there. In February 2018, the
red notice issued in 2005 by the UAE was vacated. According to Campo, the entire affair was a purely civil issue, resulting from allegedly unpaid rental car fees in the UAE that should never have resulted in a criminal complaint, nor in the notification to Interpol leading to refusal of entry to the U.S. and an arrest warrant. Campo's legal team considered bringing the case to the
European Court of Human Rights to restore his reputation, and a demand for monetary damages. == Personal life ==