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Uncle Nearest receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. wants to seal a report on the company’s quarterly performance, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, the award-winning whiskey brand owned by married couple Fawn and Keith Weaver went under receivership in August 2025 as a result of claims from lender Farm Credit Mid-America that the venture had defaulted on more than $108 million in loans. The Weavers have pointed to Uncle Nearest’s former chief financial officer, Mike Senzaki, claiming he inflated the company’s whiskey barrel inventory, among other claims of mishandling funds, according to a another article from AFROTECH™. Young now oversees Uncle Nearest’s assets as its receiver, including a distillery in Shelbyville, TN, as well as real estate holdings, intellectual property, affiliated ventures, and related entities. In November 2025, Uncle Nearest was “moving toward a potential permanent disposition of the defendant’s assets,” per a separate...