" App. F. OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N. Antar, a former CPA and former CFO of a family-run business, Crazy Eddie, Inc. Wednesday, Sam Antar was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in connection with his own investment scheme that went sour. , founder of the Roseland-based law firm of Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody, and Agnello, P. Wednesday, Sam Antar was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in connection with his own investment scheme that went sour. Podcast Duration: 56 min, 22 sec. O. American Ambassadors. He was extradited and in 1992, in a plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to a single charge of racketeering. , and former employees Eddie Gindi and Kathleen Morin. Antar's minor children. ”. The Bloomfield-Cooper. Crazy Eddie dominated the New York airwaves from the mid-seventies until bankruptcy in 1989. Antar (co-founders of the company) one of the largest securities frauds of its time. Eddie Antar, his father Sam MAntar. All groups and messages. and is obligated to disgorge that amount; and (2) Eddie Antar is liable for prejudgment interest in the amount of $20,976,884. Eddie Womber Williams’ family recorded that Noongar names have a specific meaning. He stayed out of jail by turning on several others, including his cousin, Eddie Antar, who was Crazy Eddie’s co-founder. to electronics chain called "Crazy Eddie", that supposed to be great & epic, But Unfortunately, Eddie goes end up having terrible problems. Dan Hulshizer / AP. Had the auditors invested the time and expense to investigate Eddie before accepting him as a client, they perhaps would. J. Behind the scenes and the screams, Eddie Antar never met a scam he didn't love and was a pathological liar. Eddie Antar (Antar), Charles C. Angela, the bank employee, approaches Justin, the bank manager and says: “My daughter is seekingtreatment for heart disease and I don’t have a health insurance policy. Published Sep 15, 2016. Antar, and other members of Eddie’s immediate family, I helped to mastermind one of the largest securities frauds perpetrated in the 1980’s. Money laundering is a three-step process of placement, layering and integration that is clearly illustrated in Crazy Eddie’s scheme. This chapter discusses how, during the 1980s, Sam E. owned equal 1/3 shares of ERS Electronics. m. The Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels in New Jersey confirmed Antar’s death to CNNMoney on Sunday. , had 43 retail outlets, sales exceeding $350 million, and outstanding stock with a collective market value of $600 million. Antar -- grown with interest to $90 million -- for restitution to Crazy Eddie investors. The younger Antar, who had become Crazy Eddie’s CFO, pled guilty to charges of securities and mail fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice. The elder Antar cooked the. New York Post photo composite More On: cons If. After going public in the 1980s, the stock became nearly a 10-bagger before investigators found it. Antar. T-shirts, hoodies, tops, dresses, skirts, hats, and more in a huge range of styles, colors, and sizes (XS - plus size). , committing securities fraud by “going legit”. The Bloomfield-Cooper funeral home in Ocean. Believe it or not, there really was a real life salesman named Crazy Eddie. Eddie Antar, who hired a radio disc jockey to portray him in the iconic TV. C. Eddie Cantor. An Audacious Start: Eddie Antar was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. The government and various civil litigants recovered over $75 million from Eddie and $2 million from Mitchell. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discounts stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials, a reputation for low prices and a compelling story about an underdog family of Syrian Jews who had fled persecution and built a successful. The year before, relatives of Antar tried to revive the Crazy Eddie name with a new store opening in Wayne, but it closed the next year. Eddie Antar paid for Sam to learn accounting so he could eventually work at the growing company’s small auditing firm, Penn and Horowitz. The Bloomfield-Cooper funeral home in Ocean Township, New Jersey, confirmed Sunday that Antar died Saturday. $24. , U. Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Composer, Author. Later extradited and. The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to the definition of "accredited investor" in the Commission's rules and the definition of "qualified institutional buyer" in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. e. RIP," he wrote. During his term as the company's chief executive. Although the conviction was overturned, he eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Eddie Antar, the chain's founder, and his brothers Mitchell and Allen were accused of pocketing more than $80 million by selling artificially valued stock. Mitchell Antar, in 94-5228. the another true-crime story called "The Eels of Electronics", Where it should based on Eddie and Sam M. Mitchell Antar, in 94-5228. In 1992, he was caught in Israel and, after a lengthy extradition. ) Sam E. In 1993 Eddie Antar, left, was convicted on racketeering and stock fraud charges. 89-3773 (JCL) (D. We’ll follow up on a story about the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest the experts say you should kill. In 2013, Sam Antar was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for taking $225,000 in a fraudulent investment scheme. The real Eddie, last name Antar, was born in 1947 to Sam M. He died in 2016 at the age of 68. In Episode 124 of Fraud Talk, Gary Weiss, author of “Retail. My salary is insufficient to meet. Antar, 41 years old, and two other executives violated insider trading laws by selling more than $60 million of their private holdings in Crazy Eddie stock at a time when the. Soon after, Sam. In 1969, Eddie Antar, a 21-year-old high school dropout from Brooklyn, opened a con- sumer electronics store with 150 square feet of floor space in New York City. The footnote states: "(2) Includes (i) 2,088,330 shares owned by Eddie Antar directly and (ii) 240,000 shares held by Eddie Antar as custodian for the benefit of Mr. Weiss deftly weaves the family story, with the New York Zeitgeist of the 1970s and 1980s, along with the rather complicated frauds committed by the Sam and Eddie Antar. The fraud at Crazy Eddie was one of the longest running in modern times, lasting from 1969. As the story goes, Antar launched his Crazy Eddie franchise in Brooklyn, which quickly grew to a total of 43 stores throughout the New York metropolitan area. For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here. 0. About The Instructor. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discounts stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials, a. Eddie Antar, 68, who owned retail chain Crazy Eddie electronics, has died. Employee Rating. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discount stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials, a. Marvin Jemal and Eddie Antar, the head of Crazy Eddie, shared an affection for dogs, for example. Antar's uncle hid up to $3. provided similar testimony for fiscal. "Crazy" Eddie Antar. Federal. OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N. 0:52. provided similar testimony for fiscal. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discount stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials, a reputation for low prices and a compelling story about an underdog family of Syrian Jews. opened its. Eddie Antar was 68. J. The elder Mr. Eddie. The marriage ended in divorce. Cofounder of the electronics retail chain Crazy Eddie, Inc. Dealership Rating. Tuesday night to share the. Antar's minor children. Antar, who is now 44 years old, was apparently laying the groundwork for a new life. United States v. By Peter Carbonara Sam Antar testified against his cousin, Crazy. Employee Rating. Ackerman ordered. As breathless sales pitches occasionally remind us, everything must go. Antar. Eddie's father, Sam, who openly sympathized with his daughter-in-law, suffered a heart attack days after the New Year's Eve confrontation. said. , helped mastermind with his cousin, Eddie Antar, and uncle, Sam M. 9 million to disgorge profits from Eddie's illegal stock sales. 13, 2016 6:16 pm ET. Eddie Antar is alleged to have made $75 million during the short public life of Crazy Eddie. Editor's note: This article appeared in the June 5, 1989 issue of Crain's New York Business. , to a federal prison term of 82 months followed by 2 years of supervised release. Antar (Eddie’s father), and Ronnie Gindi (a first cousin) in 1969. He was 68. Antar. published March 27, 2019. Their prices were insane. 952-831-2707 | 1-800-331-4288. As Crazy Eddie collapsed, newly uncovered documents show, Mr. His cousin Eddie Antar, the company’s CEO, fled to Israel in 1990. With the help of his popular commercials – which aired for nearly 15 years and. (2) 1980-1984: Gradually reducing skimming to increase profit growth in preparation for the initial public offering, i. 28-Jan-1890. The. E. , and Eddie’s cousin Ronnie Gindi started with a single electronics retailer store in Brooklyn, NY 1969in , called ‘Sights and Sounds’, with each of owning a third of the company. 1609) 1680 Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato singer, dies at 69;. (3) 1984-1987: As a. 11, 1993. 143-145. Crazy Eddie, New York City consumer electronics chain that failed after founder Eddie Antar and others pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges, returns as online entity based in. Antar died in 2016. Crazy Eddie began as a family-controlled operation with Eddie Antar as the key. TV-PG. Facing multiple charges in connection with the fraud, Eddie fled the country and lived using assumed names and the millions he had stashed in foreign bank accounts in several countries. The Antar family criminal enterprise ranged from under-reporting income taxes in the 1970s. m. has been operating for 36. During the 1980s, I helped mastermind with my cousin Eddie Antar and Uncle Sam M. But Eddie Antar aggressively courted the investment. The. Family problems led to business problems for Eddie Antar (Courtesy of the Courtroom Sketches of Ida Libby Dengrove, University of Virginia Law Library) Sam M. , USDC NJ, Civil Action No. Eddie's father, Sam, who openly sympathized with his daughter-in-law, suffered a heart attack days after the New. Eddie Antar was 68. Unsure about her new surroundings, the winsome blonde parks herself in front of a wall of television sets. The nephew of "Crazy" Eddie Antar was charged with theft on Tuesday for allegedly stealing nearly $800,000 from investors in New Jersey and New York and using much of the money to gamble. Eddie Antar, the founder of the Crazy Eddie electronics retail chain known for its hugely popular TV commercials in the 1970s and 1980s, and later brought down by a massive fraud scheme, died Saturday at the age of 68. Maxene Andrews. Get this Sun-Journal page for free from Monday, February 2, 1987 r' 2C Lewiston Journal Community events Monday Fabruary 2 1987 A Patent Business briefs Management s. E. Antar vanished from the United States after. Although Eddie Antar founded the company, Sam. Eddie Antar was convicted of illegally pocketing $75 million by selling his stock when he knew that its price was artificially inflated through bogus inventory and sales figures. $34. Eddie Antar, Who Started The Crazy Eddie Chain With 'Insane!' Prices, Dies At 68 : The Two-Way He took the electronics chain from one store in Brooklyn, N. Antar eventually pleaded guilty to. American broadcaster (Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest), dies at 72; Jun 24 Juris. By 1989 the company was bankrupt. At the age of 20 years old, Antar opened up his very first store, Crazy Eddie. Share full article. After going public in the 1980s, the stock became nearly a 10-bagger before investigators found it. In November 1986, Mr. The elder Mr. Eddie Antar, in 94-5230, 53 F. Antar, and other members of Eddie’s immediate family, I helped to mastermind one of the largest securities frauds perpetrated in the 1980’s. Few things evoke the New York of a particular era the way “Crazy Eddie!Eddie Antar, 47, was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison and ordered to repay $121 million to investors. Antar is the former businessman who cooked the books at Crazy Eddie. Crazy Eddie Antar was coined by US Attorney Michael. This book is worth your time, and Weiss should be saluted for his work. For more than 13 years, Jerry Carroll, a radio DJ, was the man who starred in thousands of Crazy Eddie radio and TV ads. The Antar family committed a laundry list of scams making it look like business was booming. Sam Antar was the government's key witness and informant on the Crazy Eddie fraud which spanned 18 years. who sided with their daughter-in-law. “Crazy Eddie” was Eddie Antar, the grandson of Syrian immigrants, who started a modest stereo shop in Brooklyn and parlayed it into a retail empire grossing $350 million annually. . E. He built “Crazy Eddie’s” into a publicly traded $300 million company with many franchise locations. Eddie Antar, Sam E. He also is the nephew of Eddie Antar, who founded the Crazy Eddie electronics stores in the 1970s and 1980s, who defrauded investors out of. This provided Eddie Antar, the owner of Crazy Eddie, the motivation to circumvent the law. He took the electronics chain from one store in Brooklyn, N. Johanna Frances Antar, American computer consultant. Prices, Dies At 68. View More Reviews on. Mr. Although Antar was the man behind Crazy Eddie, he was not the pitchman who appeared in its commercials. I committed my crimes, simply because I could. After Eddie fled the country, Sammy offered to testify for Federal prosecutors in exchange for immunity. By Peter Carbonara Sam Antar testified against his cousin, Crazy. See the article in its original context from July 15, 1993, Section D. He was 68. , the consumer electronics concern that is the target of two takeover bids. According to the proposed amendment to the class action complaint in In re Crazy Eddie Sec. Y. Added: 25 Apr 1998. Antar on how the illegal schemes had been carried out. In July 1984, Sam E. Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. Antar said. . Updated: 05/03/10 at 12:08 AM on Bottom of Post: Added Blog Reactions In an exclusive interview with Mike Fleming from Deadline New York, Producer and Director Danny DeVito whines about how. (the "Class Complaint"), Eddie Antar realized cash proceeds of $72,245,649, his father Sam M. . J. Check resumes and CV, places of employment, news, social media profiles, photos and videos, public records, skilled experts, arrest records and business records. Eddie Antar once reigned over an electronics chain with 43 locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, NJ Advance Media reported. Antar: “1969-1979: Skimming and under-reporting income (tax fraud) prior to the big plan to go public. App. “Crazy” Eddie Antar, dubbed the “Darth Vader of Capitalism” by the then-United StatesThe massacre was a real bean-spiller, and it was followed by the testimony of Eddie’s first cousin (and partner and C. In 1993 Eddie Antar, left, was convicted on racketeering and stock fraud charges. In other words, he turns the complicated and baffling into simple and understandable. Antar is serving his second sentenceSam Antar, the felonious former CFO of Crazy Eddie, is now teaching students and prosecutors how to spot fraud in public companies. Tweet on TwitterFollowing his time in prison, Antar desperately tried to start one electronics effort after another, but ultimately they all failed. , which did not say where he died or give the cause. Crazy Eddie Fraud Case. Antar, a close friend and cousin of Eddie Antar, joined the company and became its controller. Among his clients were Donald J. For 13 years Eddie Antar wheeled and dealt out of an office in his Brooklyn headquarters that sported a bar, leather couch and a gym. m. 3d 568 Docket: 94-5228. 9 million to disgorge profits from Eddie’s illegal stock sales. Antar is serving his second sentence Sam Antar, the felonious former CFO of Crazy Eddie, is now teaching students and prosecutors how to spot fraud in public companies. By Niraj Chokshi Sept. Paul and Twin Cities #1GNEVGKW7MJ169537Eddie Antar Found 11 people in New York, New Jersey and 4 other states. Antar’s views on white-collar crime are frequently quoted in the media, and he has appeared on a variety of television and radio shows, including Fox News, CNBC and National Public Radio. Antar eventually sold out for a large profit, but stockholders lost huge amounts of money when Crazy Eddie filed for bankruptcy in 1989 and then went out of business. Eddie Antar, 47, was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison and ordered to repay $121 million to investors. Crazy Eddie became a known symbol for corporate fraud in its. The term "crazy" came. 143-145. Eddie Antar was having an crimes such as Conspiracy, Tax evasion, Money laundering, & Security Fraud, and Even Worse, He was abusive husband and father who have uncaring as he destroyed along the way! His own poor daughter named Rose was dying from suffering! the Demise of this Electronics Retail was a result of Internal rivalries,It’s the first face-to-face meeting in 20 years between cousins Eddie and Sam Antar, the founder and chief financial officer, respectively, of the Crazy Eddie electronics stores. Eddie Antar, better known as “Crazy Eddie,” is a very prevalent fraudster in the world of accounting. Eddie and Allen Antar, and a third brother, Mitchell, were charged in August with stock fraud. Jun 28 US President George H. , and a prominent leader in New Jersey legal, government, and Catholic affairs, died peacefully at the age of 89 on November 4th at his home in Cedar Grove, N. (YouTube screen capture) OCEAN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — The man who turned the Crazy Eddie electronics stores into a retail giant before it collapsed amid federal fraud charges has died. He ducked into a store, left the money with the Syrian shopkeeper, and promptly forgot. No one's prices have been quite as "insaaaaaaane. Eddie was a millionaire, with roughly 53 million dollars in. By 1987,Antar's firm, Crazy Eddie , Inc. Here's a quick look at 11 moments during his rise and fascinatingly bizarre fall: Antar opened his first Crazy Eddie electronics store in 1969 on Kings Highway in. Stiff Sentence. Eddie had 3 siblings. Sometime in the morning on June 26, Lillian Rosen had been informed by Amelia Arazie that Amelia's daughter, Teri Arazie, had seen in the Proxy Statement a reference to Deborah as "the former wife of Eddie. Charles Carella Obituary. The complaint alleges, for example, that (1) Crazy Eddie founder Eddie Antar and other officers skimmed cash from store receipts prior to Crazy Eddie's initial public offering in September 1984 causing post-offering gross sales falsely to suggest extraordinary growth; (2) they later placed some of this skimmed cash into the cash registers of. A cause of death was not disclosed. 22-Nov-1963. Eddie Antar, et a1. S. Mitchell Antar, in 94-5228. Used 2021 Chevrolet Traverse LT Cloth SUV Summit White for sale - only $31,491. F. See full article at Den of Geek ». Eddie Antar And Daughters Philanthropic Fund, Inc. 12, 2022, 6:22 a. His family has not disclosed the cause of his death. Eddie Antar was a Brooklyn-born businessman who in 1971 started the electronic retail store, “Crazy Eddie. In addition. Antar's relatives. In a statement given by Sam E. Sam A. Subscribe to FAQ NYC on Apple, Spotify, or pretty much everywhere podcasts are found. S. Antar, the. It’s the first face-to-face meeting in 20 years between cousins Eddie and Sam Antar, the founder and chief financial officer, respectively, of the Crazy Eddie electronics stores. J. Headquartered in Edison, it grew to 43 stores in four states. The bean counters at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have a new watchdog on their case, and he smells trouble brewing. Around 1972, WCBS-FM account representative Norm Golden talked Eddie Antar into buying radio advertising for $5 a spot. TUCKER The Atlanta Regional and Miami Branch Offices announced that, on June 26, the Honorable Jose A. The Crazy Eddie, Inc. By Peter Carbonara Sam Antar testified against his cousin, Crazy. The original store was located at 1117 Kings Highway in Brooklyn, New York. Sammy pleaded guilty to three felonies. Eddie Antar finally pled guilty in 1996 for conspiracy and racketeering and spent seven years in prison. and is obligated to disgorge that amount; and (2) Eddie Antar is liable for prejudgment interest in the amount of $20,976,884. 18, 1947, the grandson of Syrian Jewish immigrants. Y. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Eddie Antar, the man behind the now-defunct "Crazy Eddie" chain of stores, died Saturday at the age of 68. She is also a mother. But Eddie was Eddie Antar, a Syrian Jew from Flatbush who turned a single store in Brooklyn into the largest retail electronics chain in the New York metro area with annual sales over $300 million. She was discharged Saturday and her aunt and uncle. Inside The Mind Of A Financial Criminal : Planet Money The family behind Crazy Eddie, the electronics store, ran a massive fraud for years. The girl had been at the hospital since hours after the Feb. Fled to Israel in February 1990 to avoid prosecution with $53 million in Swiss bank accounts. 2 (emphasis added). Antar was released from prison in 1999. Whether you wear women's clothing or men's clothing you’ll find the original artwork that’s perfect for you. A mother brings her daughter into the emergency room during an asthma attack. Gender: Male Religion: Jewish Race or . , a leading consumer electronics retailer in NY. Sam E. Between that time and November 1987, although not in all cases throughout that period, the individual defendants were its directors or officers. A month later, the company announced its first-ever decline in same-store sales, an. Daphne Guinness [English] Peter Beard and Cheryl Tiegs, Supermodel, represented Peter Beard. Antar was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in 2013 for taking $225,000 in a fraudulent investment scheme and spending the money in part on gambling, and he pled guilty in 2019 to second-degree theft by deception in another investment scheme. Judge Ackerman began his opinion as follows: There is perhaps no more insidious drain on the. Eddie married first name Antar (born Rosen) . Sam Antar says he is a compulsive gambler — a fact he says was well-known to defendants in the case including the Borgata casino, MGM Resorts International, and its online partner Entain. ) On July 16, 1990, the SEC obtained a judgment for $73,496,432, plus interest, against Eddie Antar in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Eddie Antar (R), once known as 'Crazy Eddie,' New York's electronics king, is led by an Israeli police detective for a remand hearing after his arrest, June 25, 1992. Antar, one of the largest securities frauds of its time This securities fraud cost investors hundreds of millions of dollars, cost many people. Eddie Antar started the chain in 1969 with a store in Brooklyn, New York. ET Retail king Crazy Eddie was a high school dropout who once got stabbed outside a nightclub, a new book reveals. Eddie Antar, whose Crazy Eddie retail chain was once as much a part of the New York landscape as pizza slices and the ubiquitous yellow cab, has died. Antar expanded his business from a single Brooklyn store, founded in 1969, into the largest consumer electronics chain in. Commission on September 6, 1989, in which the Commission alleges that Eddie Antar, Sam E. He was 68. " Eddie Antar, co-founder of the Crazy Eddie electronic retail chain, died Saturday at age 68. " App. Deborah is 74 years old and was born in June 1949. Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. 12, 2022, 6:22 a. Testimony of Sam E. -- Eddie Antar, founder of the Crazy Eddie discount electronics store chain, his two brothers and a cousin were indicted Monday on charges of cooking the company's books and making a. We discussed that Eddie Antar came from a Syrian family who had always been merchants before they came to the United States in the 1920s. Antar co-founded Crazy Eddie in the early 1970s with his father and another family member as a single store on Kings Highway in Brooklyn, New York. He was extradited to the United States in early 1993 to stand trial. An Audacious Start: Eddie Antar was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. Founded by Eddie Antar, Crazy Eddie was a chain of consumer electronic stores in the Northeast. Headquartered in Edison, it grew to 43 stores in four states. OCEAN TOWNSHIP - The man who turned the “Crazy Eddie” electronics stores into a retail giant before it collapsed amid federal fraud charges has died. Antar fled in 1990. Antar on how the illegal schemes had been carried out. The repatriation order again came up during the trial when Eddie's daughter died and his attorney requested the court to allow him to sit. ‘Womber means ‘fire ablaze at night-time when it’s calm; the fire makes that noise, womber, womber. Mitchell Antar has resigned as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Crazy Eddie Inc. “More than anything else, I miss the variety of New York,” said Eddie Antar, 58, of the Inwood section of Manhattan. Antar died in Ocean Township, New Jersey, home on Saturday. The Bloomfield-Cooper funeral home in Ocean Township, New Jersey, confirmed Sunday that Antar died Saturday. Eddie's father, Sam, who openly sympathized with his daughter-in-law, suffered a heart attack days after the New Year's Eve confrontation. Serial fraudster Sam A. Mr. Antar, who helped mastermind the now-defunct consumer electronic business with his cousin, Eddie Antar and uncle, Sam M. Eddie, Ronnie, and Sam M. This book is worth your time, and Weiss should be saluted for his work. He used the hard-bargaining techniques of the Middle Eastern souks to undermine the staid, clubby realm of American retailing. Eddie Antar, his father Sam M. . The chain rose to prominence throughout the Tri-State area as much for its prices as for its memorable radio and television commercials,. The screenplay was written by Peter Steinfeld. According to published reports, his death was confirmed by a New Jersey funeral chapel although the cause was not disclosed. sent his daughter Ellen Kuszer and daughter-in-law Robin Antar (Mitchell Antar’s wife) to accompany Debbie # 1 to Manhattan and catch Eddie in the act of partying with his mistress. Zinn and Mr. He was 68. JNi. The funeral home said it had no details on. Antar, will provide straight talk and facts as to the dangers of fraud, lack of internal controls, lack of careful auditing, and how criminals take advantage of human nature and the weaknesses of others. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Peter Steinfeld. Crazy Eddie's eventually went public and had a valuation of $600 million. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discount stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials, a reputation for low prices and a compelling story about an underdog family of Syrian Jews who had fled persecution and built a successful. The notoriety of this case has continued into the 21st century. Eddie Antar was 68. 5 million in principal and interest to regulators to help reimburse Crazy Eddie shareholders, who lost about $120 million, the S. Divorced Eddie in 1984 and, with her daughters, paid $3. “Crazy” Eddie Antar, dubbed the “Darth Vader of Capitalism” by the then. Member National Association Professional Organizations. This new half-hour series. , to — at its height — 43 stores in. The government and various civil litigants recovered over $75 million from Eddie and $2 million from Mitchell. Y. e. Kings Co. Though both of her parents work, they cannot afford medical insurance for themselves or her. Eddie had 3 siblings. He was 68. . Eddie Antar made more than $74. sentenced Eddie Antar, formerly the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crazy Eddie, Inc. Antar, Vol. Hon. February 27, 1990 arrest warrant for Eddie Antar. Stiff and unable to bend. In a brief scuffle, Mr. What they got, instead, was another Antar. 20 old farm road, oakhurst, NJ 07755250 e 63rd street 1012, new york, NY 10065265 e 66th st apt 25d, new york, NY 10065265 e 66th st apt 31a, new york, NY 10065265 e 66th st apt 38a, new york, NY 10065265 e 66th street. Eddie Antar, the mastermind behind New York’s infamous Crazy Eddie CE chain, died on Sept. Jon Turteltaub will direct the biopic Insane about "Crazy" Eddie Antar, who did time on one of the greatest securities frauds in history, according to Deadline. 0:00.