0:00. Charles Carella Obituary. Available on Prime Video, Tubi TV, Amazon Freevee. Behold, The another logo over. Michael Cohn. Eddie Antar founded the Crazy Eddie electronics retail chain in Brooklyn, New York, which rose to prominence across the New York-New Jersey area throughout the 1970s. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida granted the Commission's Kotion AsFor Order Of Dismissal. Not until Eddie Antar fled to Israel to escape fraud charges did I realize the TV spokesnut and CEO. Eddie Antar defrauded investors out of more than $74 million, and died in 2016. 28-Jan-1890. Sam E. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Eddie Antar, the man behind the now-defunct "Crazy Eddie" chain of stores, died Saturday at the age of 68. In 1965, Natalie married actor Robert Clary. Antar, the son of the Eddie’s brother’s Allen, pleaded guilty to a prior scam in 2013 where took money from an investor to buy electronics equipment, but instead spent the funds on gambling. The bean counters at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have a new watchdog on their case, and he smells trouble brewing. Mr. , Inc. “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. Mitchell Antar, in 94-5228. Eddie Antar, center, founder of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain, is led in handcuffs after being extradited from Israel. Crazy Eddie dominated the New York airwaves from the mid-seventies until bankruptcy in 1989. Eddie Antar once reigned over an electronics chain with 43 locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, NJ Advance Media reported. In 2013, Sam Antar was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for taking $225,000 in a fraudulent investment scheme. published March 27, 2019. The government and various civil litigants recovered over $75 million from Eddie and $2 million from Mitchell. 11, 1993. On September 10, 2016, he died at the age of 68, reportedly having been battling liver cancer. Mr. Licensed to: iChapters User CASE 1. Crazy Eddie. 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. 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 is the former businessman who cooked the books at Crazy Eddie. The girl had been at the hospital since hours after the Feb. 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. Antar, Mitchell Antar, Isaac Kairey, and David Panoff, former officers and directors of Crazy Eddie, Inc. Ackerman ordered. He became famous by cheating money from women he met through newspaper announcements, by. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discounts stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials, a. Actor. The Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels in New Jersey confirmed Antar’s death to CNNMoney on Sunday. 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. In Episode 124 of Fraud Talk, Gary Weiss, author of “Retail. The bidders said that they already owned 14 percent of Crazy Eddie's 31. Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom’s Daughter Daisy Dove Makes Public Debut at Vegas. Criminal. Palmieri not only ousted Mr. $24. 1528. July 15, 1993; Credit. Share full article. UMASS Boston Eddie Antar Crazy Eddie. Lives in Brooklyn. Serial fraudster Sam A. "Crazy Eddie" -- founder of the electronics chain known for its "insaaane prices" -- died Saturday. In a deeply personal battle intertwined with her legal actions, Antar is currently involved in a custody dispute over her daughter. Eddie Antar was 68. COURT ORDERS FORMER WIFE AND CHILDREN OF EDDIE ANTAR TO DISGORGE PROCEEDS OF INSIDER TRADING The U. . The commercials were parodied in the movie “Splash. Eddie's father, Sam, who openly sympathized with his daughter-in-law, suffered a heart attack days after the New Year's Eve confrontation. Entrepeneur. m. O. E. At its height, Crazy Eddie had 43 stores in four North Eastern states. Commission on September 6, 1989, in which the Commission alleges that Eddie Antar, Sam E. . Provide details on what you need help with along with a budget and time limit. The Crazy Eddie name is not forgotten, let’s hope they re-open some of those magical stores someday! Our friend Dean lived in the New York area for a while and was a loyal Crazy Eddie customer. Sam Antar, a self-described convicted felon, takes credit for helping mastermind the Crazy Eddie securities scheme, one of the largest fraud cases of its time (it predates Enron). In 1971, Eddie purchased his cousin’s share in the business for $25,000 and changed the name 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. A man’s face on 20 Now 62, Antar ended up cooperating with the feds, which helped them convict Eddie Antar on multiple charges, sending him to prison for a seven-year stretch. 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 co-founded. Three decades after it collapsed under the immense weight of a. Antar to see what he could tell me about his cousin Sam A. Founded by father and son team Sam M. Mr. Today, Eddie Antar's cousin Sam E. One memorable family story featured Murad Antar—Eddie and Sam’s grandfather and family patriarch who immigrated to America in 1920. About Eddie Antar. Ms. She was discharged Saturday and her aunt and uncle. Through a combination of fraud, chutzpah and an irritating, decade-long TV pitch, Antar turned a. Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Composer, Author. For more than 13 years, Jerry Carroll, a radio DJ, was the man who starred in thousands of Crazy Eddie radio and TV ads. Nearly 30 years after the fact, the. The. View More Reviews on. 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. Eddie and Allen Antar, and a third brother, Mitchell, were charged in August with stock fraud. A cause of death wasn't disclosed. If it weren't for the efforts of the FBI, SEC, Postal Inspector's Office, US Attorney's Office, and class action plaintiff's lawyers. View More Reviews on. "Crazy" Eddie Antar, center, founder of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain, is led in handcuffs after being extradited from Israel on Jan. App. (the "Class Complaint"), Eddie Antar realized cash proceeds of $72,245,649, his father Sam M. Around 1972, WCBS-FM account representative Norm Golden talked Eddie Antar into buying radio advertising for $5 a spot. Eddy Antar, Eddie Antar's uncle, was corporate treasurer. opened its. Crazy Eddie was an American retail store chain run by the Antar family, which was established as a private company in 1969 in Brooklyn, New York by businessmen Eddie and Sam M. Employee Rating. Antar was the primary person that told me. An Audacious Start: Eddie Antar was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. Antar. Per their story: Antar opened his. Antar sold the bulk of his Crazy Eddie stock - 1. 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. 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. 0. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discounts stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials. . 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. He was a true genius (“goen”). DEBORAH ROSEN ANTAR, Eddie’s first wife, divorced Eddie in 1984. Eddie Antar, the mastermind behind New York’s infamous Crazy Eddie CE chain, died on Sept. Headquartered in Edison, it grew to 43 stores in four states. This provided Eddie Antar, the owner of Crazy Eddie, the motivation to circumvent the law. He was extradited and in 1992, in a plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to a single charge of racketeering. ' De-spite this modest beginning, Antar would eventually dominate the retail consumer electronics market in the New York City metropolitan area. Antar was released from prison in 1999. Eddie Antar defrauded investors out of more than $74 million, and died in 2016. Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. 524K subscribers 59K views 15 years ago Their prices were insane. No cause was given. 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 died in 2016. But Eddie Antar aggressively courted the investment. Eddie Antar was 68. Antar, was CFO of Crazy Eddie and was complicit in its fraud. and is obligated to disgorge that amount; and (2) Eddie Antar is liable for prejudgment interest in the amount of $20,976,884. See full article at Den of Geek ». , USDC NJ, Civil Action No. Whoa, he’s still got his Crazy Eddie. A CASE STUDY Eddie Antar, one of the most shameless white-collar criminals in the last half of the 20th century, limped onto his latest of many flights from New York to Tel Aviv, Israel. The insularity of the organization was reflected in the ranks of employees who belonged to the tightknit Syrian community. The Antar family criminal enterprise ranged from under-reporting income taxes in the 1970s. "A. Crazy Eddie. Sup. Eddie S Antar. ‘Womber means ‘fire ablaze at night-time when it’s calm; the fire makes that noise, womber, womber. 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. , had 43 retail outlets, sales exceeding $350 million, and outstanding stock with a collective market value of $600 million. Antar, a close friend and cousin of Eddie Antar, joined the company and became its controller. The real Eddie, last name Antar, was born in 1947 to Sam M. their book keeping stole millions! Crazy Eddie Antar and his cousin Sam Antar meet face-to-face decades after their business ende. 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. Published Sep 15, 2016. The. provided similar testimony for fiscal. Antar, and other members of Eddie’s immediate family, I helped to mastermind one of the largest securities frauds perpetrated in the 1980’s. 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. "I remember Marvin buying Eddie a dog, or maybe Eddie bought one for Marvin," Mr. J. 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. The rise and well-deserved fall of Eddie Antar is told in veteran financial journalist Gary Weiss’s Retail Gangster: The Insane Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie, a rollicking chronicle of malignity, criminality, and family intrigue. 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. Antar (Eddie’s father) also wanted to dump 800,000 shares of stock (worth about $20 million). has been operating for 36. American Ambassadors. (2) 1980-1984: Gradually reducing skimming to increase profit growth in preparation for the initial public offering, i. In Episode 124 of Fraud Talk, Gary Weiss, author of “Retail. Antar, a former CPA and former CFO of a family-run business, Crazy Eddie, Inc. Antar, these sources said, is particularly fond of his daughter-in-law and the couple's daughters, who range in age from 8 to 14. Dec 18, 1947 – Sep 10, 2016. The younger Antar, who had become Crazy Eddie’s CFO, pled guilty to charges of securities and mail fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Antar’s death on Saturday was. Carella, Esq. 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. Eddie Antar is alleged to have made $75 million during the short public life of Crazy Eddie. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida granted the Commission's Kotion AsFor Order Of Dismissal. Eddie Antar, the Brooklyn-born man who created the chain of Crazy Eddie electronics stores only to watch it collapse when an underlying fraud was exposed, died on Saturday. ET Retail king Crazy Eddie was a high school dropout who once got stabbed outside a nightclub, a new book reveals. What they got, instead, was another Antar. Mr. It’s about family, business, ambition, money, and betrayal. Photo: Jeff Zelevansky/Associated Press. S. Later. But looking back at all of it, the entire story of Eddie Antar — forget about his prices — was insane. Sam Antar, the felonious former CFO of Crazy Eddie, is now teaching students and prosecutors how to spot fraud in public companies. Dan Hulshizer / AP. Essay, Pages 8 (1852 words) Views. Mr. Testimony of Sam E. By 1989 the company was bankrupt. Eddie Antar now owned 2/3 of Sights and Sounds and his father Sam M. 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. In the process, he kicked off a discounting frenzy that proved a boon for consumers but didn’t translate well on Wall Street. During the 1980’s Sam E Antar was the Chief Financial Officer of Crazy Eddie. C. Antar was the force, if not the face, behind the Crazy Eddie electronics chain whose pitchman dominated the airwaves in the 1970’s and 80’s with a motor-mouth delivery and the tagline, “These prices are insane!’’Convicted Felon, former CPA, and former Crazy Eddie CFO Sam Antar speaks out about white-collar crime . 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. Antar's. . Eddie Antar, in 94-5230, 53 F. Much of the money was sent to a bank account in Israel. (3) 1984-1987: As a public company. Eddie married first name Antar (born Rosen) . N. Believe it or not, there really was a real life salesman named Crazy Eddie. 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. United States. Divorced Eddie in 1984 and, with her daughters, paid $3. He was 68. Although Eddie Antar founded the company, Sam. As Crazy Eddie collapsed, newly uncovered documents show, Mr. Antar expanded his business from a single Brooklyn store, founded in 1969, into the largest consumer electronics chain in. United States v. Eddie Antar, the electronics kingpin who once presided over a retail empire spanning four states, died Saturday, according to a family member. 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 600, Bloomington, MN 55431. In 1987, Eddie Antar was forced out, and a physical inventory undertaken by new management revealed that $40 million of merchandise did not exist. BROOKLYN-- He was known as Crazy Eddie. CHAPTER 7 The Antar Complex: Eddie Antar There’s a scene in the movie Splash when the mermaid, played like a fish out of water by Darryl Hannah, wanders into Bloomingdale’s. Stiff Sentence. In other words, he turns the complicated and baffling into simple and understandable. 1 Despite this modest beginning, Antar would eventually dominate the retail consumer elec- tronics market in the New York City. Eddie Antar started young. Mr. , USDC NJ, Civil Action No. 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. The notoriety of this case has continued into the 21st century. 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. Source citation. ”. Eddie Antar died in 2016. Jun 28 US President George H. Eddie Antar finally pled guilty in 1996 for conspiracy and racketeering and spent seven years in prison. m. The last Crazy Eddie stores closed for good at the end of 1989. Added: 25 Apr 1998. Eddie was a millionaire, with roughly 53 million dollars in. Sol Goldman, largest individual real estate owner in NYC: Chrysler Building; Plaza Hotel, etc. 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. Antar knows a thing or two about corporate fraud. , a leading consumer electronics retailer in NY. Unsure about her new surroundings, the winsome blonde parks herself in front of a wall of television sets. Known as Eddie Antar, he became a pioneer. The notoriety of this case has continued into the 21st century. 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. It’s Friday. 1669 Henrietta Maria, French-born daughter of Henry IV of France and queen of Charles I of England (b. The father of five's cause of death has not been made public. JTA — Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. MORE: 'Crazy Eddie' dead at 68. Crime Jul 15, 2003 23 min. The real Eddie was Eddie Antar, who grew a single store in Brooklyn into a retail empire, and then was brought down in a blizzard of fraud charges and antics worthy of “American Hustle. 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. By Peter Carbonara Sam Antar testified against his cousin, Crazy. When the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain collapsed in 1987, its founder, Eddie Antar, and three other principals -- all family members -- were accused of swindling millions in investors' money in one of the largest stock fraud cases ever brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Crazy Eddie's eventually went public and had a valuation of $600 million. Antar died in Ocean Township, New Jersey, home on Saturday. ) 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. Antar. The Bloomfield-Cooper funeral home in Ocean Township, New Jersey, confirmed Sunday that Antar died Saturday. No one's prices have been quite as "insaaaaaaane. ”. The famous commercials were all produced in house and were not a creation of an outside. By The Associated Press. Send Flowers Opens send flowers url in a new windowSam 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. Antar was an intelligent youth but found school boring, dropping out at. Antar, 59, the founder and former chief executive of the now-defunct Crazy Eddie chain of electronics stores, has never heard of Alexander. Antar's uncle hid up to $3. Antar, these sources said, is particularly fond of his daughter-in-law and the couple's daughters, who range in age from 8 to 14. 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. Founded by Eddie Antar, Crazy Eddie was a chain of consumer electronic stores in the Northeast. In 1988, soon after the S. 8Crazy Eddie, Inc. Antar, which is to continue next week, has bolstered the government’s contention that Eddie Antar, along with his brothers Mitchell and Allen, bilked stockholders of $80 million before the chain collapsed in the late 1980s. Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics chain in the Northeastern United States. JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home has left the hospital and gone to her new home, where she was with her paternal aunt’s family Monday. 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. Eddie Antar, founder of Crazy Eddie; has criminal convictions on 17 counts and about $1 billion worth of civil judgments against him stemming from fraudulent accounting practices at that company; Ruben Oskar Auervaara, a notorious Finnish conman and thief. “The kid is a degenerate gambler,” Sam. NICKERSON, District Judge: In a Report and Recommendation dated September 15, 1995, as amended by a Supplemental Report and Recommendation dated October 4, 1995, Magistrate Judge Marilyn Dolan Go recommended that judgment be entered against defendant Eddie Antar as follows: (a) judgment in favor of the class. Eddie Antar defrauded investors out of more than $74 million, and died in 2016. E. After going public in the 1980s, the stock became nearly a 10-bagger before investigators found it. Three years later, he was extradited back to the U. Antar. Eddie Antar died in 2016. 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. provided similar testimony for fiscal. As breathless sales pitches occasionally remind us, everything must go. Much of the ill-gotten loot was placed. 18, 1947, the grandson of Syrian Jewish immigrants. ET Retail king Crazy Eddie was a high school dropout who once got stabbed outside a nightclub, a new book reveals. The Complaint alleges that defendants engaged in activities directed by Eddie Antar as a result of which Crazy Eddie fraudulently . DEBORAH ROSEN ANTAR Eddie's first wife. Eddie Antar, Retailer and Felon Who Created Crazy Eddie, Dies at 68. He. Electronics kingpin "Crazy Eddie," left, died Saturday at the age of 68. 22-Nov-1963. Eddie had 3 siblings. Antar, one of the largest securities frauds of its time This securities fraud cost investors hundreds of millions of dollars, cost many people. 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. Between that time and November 1987, although not in all cases throughout that period, the individual defendants were its directors or officers. Y. We’ll also look back at Crazy. When the Crazy Eddie chain was bought in 1987, the ruse was up and the SEC, FBI, US Postal Service and the Justice Department came crashing in. Eddie Antar defrauded investors out of more than $74 million, and died in 2016. Mr. Eddie's father, Sam, who openly sympathized with his daughter-in-law, suffered a heart attack days after the New Year's Eve confrontation. Antar also must pay $250,000 more in restitution during the first five years he is out of prison, U. After going public in the 1980s, the stock became nearly a 10-bagger before investigators found it. Highly recommend him to all shoppers. The fraud at Crazy Eddie was one of the longest running in modern times, lasting from 1969 to 1987. Since that time, the SEC. I am glad we were able to make our Truck purchase from Eddie Antar. The family business grew into a chain with. 0:52. e. and the current entity status is Active. Along with my cousin Eddie Antar, his father Sam M. Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. Soon after, Sam. 8 Crazy Eddie, Inc. Sam A. said. He was 68. By Alpha-burn. By 1989 the company was bankrupt. He was 68. In a filing with. “More than anything else, I miss the variety of New York,” said Eddie Antar, 58, of the Inwood section of Manhattan. Antar and Eddie Antar, Crazy Eddie was a Brooklyn electronics discount store first known as Sights and Sounds when it opened in 1969. This chapter discusses how, during the 1980s, Sam E. 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 eventually pleaded guilty to. " It's a colorful story from the early days of home PC sales. Eddie had 3 siblings. and is obligated to disgorge that amount; and (2) Eddie Antar is liable for prejudgment interest in the amount of $20,976,884. Antar is the nephew of Eddie Antar, who founded the Crazy Eddie electronics stores in the 1970s and 1980s. 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. Y. Editor-in-chief, AccountingToday. "I remember Marvin buying Eddie a dog, or maybe Eddie bought one for Marvin," Mr. Share on Facebook. Subject of Burt Lancaster movie. The younger Antar, who had become Crazy Eddie’s CFO, pled guilty to charges of securities and mail fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice. This book is worth your time, and Weiss should be saluted for his work. 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. Eddie Antar was 68. 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. BROOKLYN-- He was known as Crazy Eddie. The elder Mr. “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. Many family members remained loyal to Eddie—who always relied on a charismatic personality to charm employees, customers, and vendors—while other members of the family decided to side with Eddie's ex-wife. he helped us get a nice corolla for my daughter with no pressure and did his best to get us top dollar for an older trade, very much appreciated ! Thank you.