Criminal. He was extradited to the United States in early 1993 to stand trial. Antar to learn accounting so he could eventually work at the growing company’s small auditing firm, Penn and Horowitz. Eddie Antar, in 94-5230, 53 F. In July 1984, Sam E. United States of America v. Eddie Antar (Antar), Charles C. Share on Facebook. It is intended to be turned over to the S. Share full article. Y. Dec 4, 2017 6:43 PM EST. Sam Antar was the government's key witness and informant on the Crazy Eddie fraud which spanned 18 years. ) Sam E. On one cold February night in 1977, Eddie Antar walked out of an Upper West Side discotheque called Hurrah's and was attacked by two men. OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N. The insularity of the organization was reflected in the ranks of employees who belonged to the tightknit Syrian community. 5 million shares - at $14 a share. (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. The. He was 68. 28-Jan-1890. The chain rose to prominence throughout the Tri-State area as much for its prices as for its memorable radio and television commercials,. For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here. Antar, and other members of Eddie’s immediate family, I helped to mastermind one of the largest securities frauds perpetrated in the 1980’s. He was extradited and in 1992, in a plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to a single charge of racketeering. Eddie and Allen Antar, and a third brother, Mitchell, were charged in August with stock fraud. Three years later, he was extradited back to the U. 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. Sam A. In 1990, Antar fled to Israel after being indicted on securities fraud and insider trading. Although the conviction was overturned, he eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison. sentenced Eddie Antar, formerly the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crazy Eddie, Inc. According to the proposed amendment to the class action complaint in In re Crazy Eddie Sec. Antar, Mitchell Antar, Isaac Kairey, and David Panoff, former officers and directors of Crazy Eddie, Inc. and the current entity status is Active. Eddie Antar was 68. Antar's minor nephews and nieces but does not include 300,000 shares held by Deborah Antar, former wife of Eddie Antar, as custodian for Mr. 15-Jul-1960. Eddie Antar and Sam M. What they got, instead, was another Antar. He died on 10 September 2016, in New Jersey, United. United States of America v. Eddie Antar was 68. CNNMoney (New York) First published September 11, 2016: 6:59 PM ET Eddie Antar,. Now Sam Antar, 52, is using the expertise he gained as a criminal to uncover accounting problems at other. 6 earthquake. "Crazy Eddie had been lying about its numbers since its inception — and the higher the stock soared the further founder Eddie Antar went to maintain the illusion. The complete story of the rise and downfall of Eddie Antar and the Crazy Eddie chain is told in a new book called “Retail Gangster: The INSANE, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie,” written by veteran investigative journalist Gary Weiss. Director Jon Turteltaub, who we all know from Cool Runnings, While You Were Sleeping, National Treasure, and The Meg, has been hired to take on the task of directing the movie Insane, about the real life story of “Crazy” Eddie Antar, the Electronics King. Crazy Eddie's eventually went public and had a valuation of $600 million. In 2013, Sam Antar was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for taking $225,000 in a fraudulent investment scheme. Other co-conspirators pleaded guilty to various crimes, cooperated with the government investigations of Crazy Eddie, and testified at. . Eddie was a family man, a ladies man, and a rich man. In 1981, Sam passed the CPA. Antar is the nephew of the late Eddie Antar — the proprietor of Crazy Eddie’s electronic retailers that were ubiquitous in the Northeast in the 1970s and 1980s. Antar was the primary person that told me. C. Marvin Jemal and Eddie Antar, the head of Crazy Eddie, shared an affection for dogs, for example. Mr. During his term as the company's chief executive. ); Deborah Rosen Antar; Robert S. Dealership Rating. DEBORAH ROSEN ANTAR, Eddie’s first wife, divorced Eddie in 1984. Eddie Antar, the electronics kingpin who once presided over a retail empire spanning four states, died Saturday, according to a family member. Much of the ill-gotten loot was placed. and is obligated to disgorge that amount; and (2) Eddie Antar is liable for prejudgment interest in the amount of $20,976,884. Eddie Antar, center, founder of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain, is led in handcuffs after being extradited from Israel. Antar's lawyer estimates there have been default judgments rendered against Antar for about $260 million. A certified public accountant, he had. Speaking at a fraud seminar Friday co-sponsored by the Center for Audit. Antar was chief financial officer of Crazy Eddie, a New York electronics retailer that in the 1970s and 1980s claimed “our prices are inSANE” as it bilked investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars. A mother brings her daughter into the emergency room during an asthma attack. Johanna Frances Antar, American computer consultant. He was 68. Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Composer, Author. Crazy Eddie was founded in 1969 by Eddie Antar and his father, Sam M. 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. Eddie Antar was 68. provided similar testimony for fiscal. 1528. Eddie Antar was 68. (2) 1980-1984: Gradually reducing skimming to increase profit growth in preparation for the initial public offering, i. Antar died in Ocean Township, New Jersey, home on Saturday. , to — at its height. He died in 2016 at the age of 68. United States v. In addition. . their book keeping stole millions! Crazy Eddie Antar and his cousin Sam Antar meet face-to-face decades after their business ende. . Antar, Mitchell Antar, Isaac Kairey, and David Panoff, former officers and directors of Crazy Eddie, Inc. Headquartered in Edison, it grew to 43 stores in four states. He died in 2016 at the age of 68. Antar, who having started. Eddie S Antar. Eddy Antar, Eddie Antar's uncle, was corporate treasurer. 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. Eddie Antar, who hired a radio disc jockey to portray him in the iconic TV. OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N. Born: 18-Dec-1947 Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY Died: 10-Sep-2016 Location of death: Ocean Township, NJ Cause of death: unspecified. E. The man who turned the Crazy Eddie electronics stores into a retail giant before it collapsed amid federal fraud charges has died. Brooklyn, New Jersey. Mitchell Antar, 39, was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay back $3. Lives in Brooklyn. , which did not say where he died or give the cause. , the consumer electronics concern that is the target of two takeover bids. Michael Cohn. Eddie Womber Williams’ family recorded that Noongar names have a specific meaning. Commission on September 6, 1989, in which the Commission alleges that Eddie Antar, Sam E. Cofounder of the electronics retail chain Crazy Eddie, Inc. Antar fled in 1990. 9 million to disgorge profits from Eddie's illegal stock sales. Photo: Jeff Zelevansky/Associated Press. Antar. Other attempts have. Palmieri not only ousted Mr. During the 1980s, I helped mastermind with my cousin Eddie Antar and Uncle Sam M. RIP," he wrote. 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 more than $74 million. Gonzalez, Jr. Antar, who went into business with his father, turned Crazy Eddie into the largest electronics chain in the New York metropolitan area. 1609) 1680 Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato singer, dies at 69;. This was viewed by the customers in a great way, resulting in a large loyalty from his customers. their book keeping stole millions! Crazy Eddie Antar and his cousin Sam Antar meet face-to-face decades after their business ende. 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. Eddie Antar served over 6 years in prison and Mitchell Antar served approximately 2 years. opened its. Px 44 at 1 n. Back in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, "Crazy Eddie" as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. 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. The family business grew into a chain with. pdf) or read online for free. Eddie (Samuel) Antar was born on month day 1947, in birth place, New York, to Samuel (Murad) Antar and Rose (Abraham) Antar (born Tawil). Eddie Antar, the founder of the Crazy Eddie chain of electronics stores, was sentenced to a total of eight years in prison and fined $250,000 today for falsifying the chain's books and fleeing the. + Follow. 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. Antar. OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N. Marvin Jemal and Eddie Antar, the head of Crazy Eddie, shared an affection for dogs, for example. Divorced Eddie in 1984 and, with her daughters, paid $3. Antar, who served as Crazy Eddie's CFO, gleefully recounted how he bamboozled the outside auditors and then avoided prison by testifying against his cousin. Among his clients were Donald J. 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. Antar realized $16,857,332, and other family members and associates realized lesser amounts. 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. Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. He became famous by cheating money from women he met through newspaper announcements, by. Source citation. The Bloomfield-Cooper funeral home in Ocean Township, New Jersey, confirmed Sunday that Antar died Saturday. A cause of death was not disclosed. The book not only documents Antar’s nefarious antics in lucid detail. They built a modest tasting room to showcase their authentic and natural style of winemaking and has grown while still keeping to its traditional roots. 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. Podcast Duration: 56 min, 22 sec. Litig. Today, Eddie Antar's cousin Sam E. New York Post photo composite More On: cons If. In 2013, Sam Antar was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for taking $225,000 in a fraudulent investment scheme. " App. Edition of Sun-JournalThis is the story of a Brooklyn Italian family. 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. Serial fraudster Sam A. 143-145. The original predecessor company to Crazy Eddie was ERS Electronics, which was founded by Eddie Antar, Sam M. December 31, 1983: New Year’s Eve massacre Eddie Antar was a ladies man and was not faithful to his first wife Debbie Rosen Antar (known as Debbie # 1). He previously broke the news of Eddie Antar's death in 2016 and later authored a first-person memoir of his experience there. Birdman of Alcatraz. 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. She was discharged Saturday and her aunt and uncle. The elder Mr. — Herb Greenberg (@herbgreenberg) September 10, 2016 "Love him/hate him, he was an original. Eddie's father, Sam, who openly sympathized with his daughter-in-law, suffered a heart attack days after the New. BROOKLYN-- He was known as Crazy Eddie. As the criminal CFO of Crazy Eddie, I helped Eddie Antar and other members of his family mastermind one of the largest securities frauds uncovered during the 1980's. And Rose and Debbie Antar, Eddie Antar's mother and wife, were each drawing $76,000 a year in salary; for what, Oppenheimer couldn't quite figure out. Ackerman ordered. United States. 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. Aug. “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. Eddie Antar, better known as “Crazy Eddie,” is a very prevalent fraudster in the world of accounting. Operating undetected for years, Eddie’s business practices were grounded in fraud from the very beginning. Antar was released from prison in 1999. Crazy Eddie Antar was coined by US Attorney Michael. 3d 568 Docket: 94-5228. Eddie was a millionaire, with roughly 53 million dollars in. He was 68. In June 1992, the law finally caught up with Eddie Antar, alias David Cohen. By 1987,. Antar, 44 years old, was indicted for defrauding Crazy Eddie stockholders of $83 million and was the subject of a two-year international hunt. 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. View More Reviews on. 22-Nov-1963. Testimony of Sam E. View contact information: phones, addresses, emails and networks. S. CNNMoney (New York) First published September 11, 2016: 6:59 PM ET Eddie Antar,. " It's a colorful story from the early days of home PC sales. The Early Years. 143-145. After going public in the 1980s, the stock became nearly a 10-bagger before investigators found it. Antar, but also dismissed virtually all of Crazy Eddie's current management, including a number of Mr. Unsure about her new surroundings, the winsome blonde parks herself in front of a wall of television sets. Crazy Eddie's eventually went public and had a valuation of $600 million. Dealership Rating. United States of America v. who sided with their daughter-in-law. Antar knows a thing or two about corporate fraud. In response to a motion by the SEC, the court on June 29, 1990 determined that “ (1) Eddie Antar made illegal profits of $52,519,548 from the sale of the stock of Crazy Eddie, Inc. Unsure about her new surroundings, the winsome blonde parks herself in front of a wall of television sets. In a deeply personal battle intertwined with her legal actions, Antar is currently involved in a custody dispute over her daughter. The rise and spectacular fall of the chain, and its CEO Eddie Antar is the subject of a the book Retail Gangster: The INSANE, Real-Life Story of CRAZY EDDIE by. Sam E. 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. Eddie Antar, in 94-5230 — Holding that resignation from conspiracy is insufficient if the defendant “continues to do acts in furtherance of the 18 conspiracy and continues to receive benefits from the conspiracy’s operations”Writers on a NE Stage. Founded by Eddie Antar, Crazy Eddie was a chain of consumer electronic stores in the Northeast. , U. 2 million. In July 1984, Sam E. My salary is insufficient to meet. Judge Ackerman began his opinion as follows: There is perhaps no more insidious drain on the. A cause of death wasn't disclosed. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discounts stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud. All groups and messages. Eddie married first name Antar (born Rosen) . 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. 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. Added: 12 Sep 2016. In Episode 124 of Fraud Talk, Gary Weiss, author of “Retail Gangster. Mr. Antar's relatives. Eddie Palmieri's ConjuntoBorn in 1947, Antar opened his first Crazy Eddie electronics store when he was in his early 20s, in Brooklyn, N. Wednesday, Sam Antar was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in connection with his own investment scheme that went sour. C. Antar on how the illegal schemes had been carried out. "Crazy Eddie" -- founder of the electronics chain known for its "insaaane prices" -- died Saturday. In 1988, soon after the S. And so it is: Eddie Antar, the Eddie from the Crazy Eddie's chain of electronics stores, has died. Antar, one of the largest securities frauds of its time This securities fraud cost investors hundreds of millions of dollars, cost many people. Zinn and Mr. Eddie Antar now owned 2/3 of Sights and Sounds and his father Sam M. Many people thought that the man featured in the Crazy Eddie commercials was the founder, Antar, but it was actually a radio disc jockey named Jerry Carroll, who performed in 7,500-plus. 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. CASE 1. Eddie's first ad aired in 1975, when New York was at a bit of a low point. Stiff and unable to bend. Antar, of New York City, also was the mastermind behind schemes to inflate Crazy Eddie's inventory and understate its accounts payable in 1985, 1986 and 1987, SEC lawyers alleged. Antar and Eddie Antar, Crazy Eddie was a Brooklyn electronics discount store first known as Sights and Sounds when it opened in 1969. Later. UMASS Boston Eddie Antar Crazy Eddie. At the age of 20 years old, Antar opened up his very first store, Crazy Eddie. overstated its. Financial backing for the business will come largely from the family matriarch, Rose Antar, the 72-year-old mother of Eddie and Mitchell who, with her husband, Sam, 76, helped start the business. Behold, The another logo over. Wife of World-famous Astronomer and space scientist Carl SaganCrazy Eddie Summations. Apr 05, 2021. Cofounder of the electronics retail chain Crazy Eddie, Inc. Wall Street swooned. Deborah Joyce Antar currently resides in New York, New York. MORE: 'Crazy Eddie' dead at 68. 12, 2022, 6:22 a. The fraud at Crazy Eddie was one of the longest running in modern times, lasting from 1969. In November 1986, Mr. J. 06755/88 (N. 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. owned equal 1/3 shares of ERS Electronics. Antar (Eddie’s father), and Ronnie Gindi (a first cousin) in 1969. Masterminds tells real crime stories about amazing deceptions that brilliant criminals use to pull off seemingly impossible crimes. Eddie Antar, in 94-5230 — Holding that resignation from conspiracy is insufficient if the defendant “continues to do acts in furtherance of the 18 conspiracy and continues to receive benefits from the conspiracy’s operations”Wife of “Crazy Eddie”. Antar is the nephew of the late Eddie Antar — the proprietor of Crazy Eddie’s electronic retailers that were ubiquitous in the Northeast in the 1970s and 1980s. 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. In 1972, the “fair trade law” was removed and many consumers viewed Eddie as a “retail. 3d 568 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. After gaining control, Mr. Crazy Eddie Antar. "Eddie Antar, Index No. Eddie Antar founded Crazy Eddie in Brooklyn in 1970, and at its peak in the 1980s, the chain had more than 40 stores, mostly in the metropolitan New York area, with reported annual sales of more. m. T-shirts, hoodies, tops, dresses, skirts, hats, and more in a huge range of styles, colors, and sizes (XS - plus size). However, I heard it from time to time form the various other individuals like Ben Kuszer, Mitchell Antar and Eddie Antar, and also in the previous year I heard it from those various individuals also. His cousin Eddie Antar, the company’s CEO, fled to Israel in 1990. Family turmoil persisted and. In 1969, Eddie Antar, a 21-year-old high school dropout from Brooklyn, opened a consumer electronics store with 150 square feet of floor space in New York City. ANTAR, MITCHELL ANTAR, ISAAC KAIREY, DAVID PANOFF, EDDIE GINDI, AND KATHLEEN MORIN, Civil Action No. 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. Apr 05, 2021. ‘Womber means ‘fire ablaze at night-time when it’s calm; the fire makes that noise, womber, womber. E. Antar: “1969-1979: Skimming and under-reporting income (tax fraud) prior to the big plan to go public. Sam later became the. Media - 9 Elul 5776 – September 12, 2016. Antar expanded his business from a single Brooklyn store, founded in 1969, into the largest consumer electronics chain in. Since that time, the SEC. In 1987, Eddie Antar was forced out, and a physical inventory undertaken by new management revealed that $40 million of merchandise did not exist. United States of America v. 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. Eddie Antar died in 2016. In response to a motion by the SEC, the court on June 29, 1990 determined that "(1) Eddie Antar made illegal profits of $52,519,548 from the sale of the stock of Crazy Eddie, Inc. The nephew of "Crazy Eddie," the New York retail legend who later went to prison on fraud charges, has himself been charged with allegedly committing fraud to feed a gambling habit. Charles Carella Obituary. Eddie Antar, 68, who owned retail chain Crazy Eddie electronics, has died. TUCKER The Atlanta Regional and Miami Branch Offices announced that, on June 26, the Honorable Jose A. The Bloomfield-Cooper. By 1989 the company was bankrupt. Crazy Eddie began as a family-controlled operation with Eddie Antar as the key. Operating undetected for years, Eddie’s business practices were grounded in fraud from the very beginning. J. 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. February 27, 1990 arrest warrant for Eddie Antar. The commercials were parodied in the movie “Splash. S. Sam Antar, 57, is a felon and former certified public accountant who helped perpetrate one of the largest securities frauds of the 1980s at Crazy Eddie, a chain of electronics stores based in New. Retail Gangster (Hachette Books, August 23, 2022), his fourth book, is an inside look at Eddie Antar---a marketing genius who turned a tiny Brooklyn store into the heart of a corporate empire, the largest retailer of consumer electronics in the northeast. Gonzalez, Jr. No one's prices have been quite as "insaaaaaaane. The project was set by eOne late last year, with an exclusive rights deal has been made with Crazy Eddie’s cousin and co-conspirator Sam E. A certified public accountant, he had. In addition. $34. Mitchell Antar, in 94-5228. 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 was the government’s key witness in both the criminal and civil prosecutions against members of his family, including his cousin, “Crazy” Eddie Antar, and his uncle, family patriarch. J. Believe it or not, there really was a real life salesman named Crazy Eddie. Sven Nackstrand/AFP/Getty ImagesDeadline reports that Jon Turteltaub, director of the National Treasure films and The Meg, will helm Insane, which will track the real Crazy Eddie's rise and fall. Behind the scenes and the screams, Eddie Antar never met a scam he didn't love and was a pathological liar. 0:00. Prices, Dies At 68. Entrepeneur. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Peter Steinfeld. Eddie Antar, the founder of the electronics chain Crazy Eddie, which collapsed amid accusations of accounting fraud, has died at the age of 68. , USDC NJ, Civil Action No. For more than 13 years, Jerry Carroll, a radio DJ, was the man who starred in thousands of Crazy Eddie radio and TV ads. 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 600, Bloomington, MN 55431. He was 68. Although the conviction was overturned, he eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison. I am glad we were able to make our Truck purchase from Eddie Antar. Eddie Antar died in 2016. Antar eventually pleaded guilty to. Antar owns 11 percent and the Belzbergs the remainder. TUCKER The Atlanta Regional and Miami Branch Offices announced that, on June 26, the Honorable Jose A. After hearing that another Antar was in trouble, I called former Crazy Eddie executive Sam E. , USDC NJ, Civil Action No. Antar on how the illegal schemes had been carried out. Sam A. The father of five's cause of death has not been made public. Member National Association Professional Organizations. By Alpha-burn. J. Crazy Eddie was an electronics store that specialized in low prices and a party. Antar, and other members of Eddie’s immediate family, I helped to mastermind one of the largest securities frauds perpetrated in the 1980’s. 89-3773 (NHP)] (LR-12548) DISMISSAL GRANTED TO LEONARD M. The notoriety of this case has continued into the 21st century. Antar was eventually busted and forced to describe to US investigators precisely how he had laundered money through Bank Leumi.