Top 8 documentaries on financial crime and fraud econ. 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. Crazy eddie fraudster talks whitecollar crime at east. The twoway he took the electronics chain from one store in brooklyn, n. Jewusiak author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Masterminds best quotes what would you do with a million. The kids realize they can trust no onealeast of all their own parents. 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. Crazy eddie was an electronics retailing chain that quickly became a success story.
Eddie antar is the father of electronics super store chain and the mastermind behind the biggest retail fraud in american history. Masterminds crazy eddie tv episode 2004 plot summary. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The gradual reduction in skimming inflated reported pro forma earnings growth and store unit productivity growth in the fiscal years prior to crazy eddies initial.
Masterminds best quotes what would you do with a million dollars. Masterminds takes readers on wild ride with terrific humor, a surprising mystery, and characters you cant help but root for. The first book in the actionpacked series from new york times bestselling author gordon korman is perfect for young fans of james patterson and john grisham. Sooner or later, theyre going to have to confront the people behind the twisted experiment that created them in the first place. Crazy eddie went public in 1984 and a longlasting financial statement fraud was not. If you have met crazy ed, know from experience he is knowledgeable, fun to shop from, and one of the most well known and well thought of comic and collectible experts in south florida. The crazy eddie fraud may appear smaller and gentler than the massive billiondollar frauds exposed in recent times, such as bernie madoffs ponzi scheme, frauds in the subprime mortgage market, the aig bailout, and goldman sachs failure to disclose. Journal of forensic and investigative accounting volume 9. Documentary details what went on in the crazy eddie fraud. Action comedy based on true events directed by jared hess, the story follows david ghantt zach galifianakis, a night guard. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Join and today were counting down our picks for the top 10 mastermind criminal.
Synopsis it looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. The fraud at crazy eddie was one of the longest running in modern times, lasting from 1969 to 1987. Each 30 minute episode features one true crime story. Author gordon korman is a skilled storyteller, and this first installment in the masterminds series bodes well. They also paid employees off the books, and regularly skimmed thousands of. Crazy eddie founder guilty of fraud the new york times. Antar worked for small cpa firm that audited crazy eddie books. How we screwed the government, wall street, investors, consumers, and everyone else we were coldblooded ruthless crooks who committed our crimes for fun and profit. Eddie antar, who started the crazy eddie chain with insane. None other than the guy who cooked the books at crazy eddie, by aaron elstein, crains ny business, october 5, 2009 chief executive resigns, wall street journal, august 22, 2019 contemporary auditing, 11th edition, by michael c. Most new yorkers remember crazy eddie thanks to its great. Preventing fraud in the text or online with emphasis on what should be in a good system of internal controls and what controls were missing at crazy eddie. Theres plenty of humor, suspense, and believable middleschool dynamics as the kids take turns telling the story, making discoveries, and coming to terms with the sinister reality behind their perfect lives.
Masterminds series 3 primary works 4 total works from bestselling author gordon korman comes a thrilling new middle grade trilogy about a group of kids living in a pleasantvilletype town who discover a dark secret that connects them to some of the greatest criminal masterminds of their time. Masterminds crazy eddie eddie antar documentary youtube. I wuld have given it five stars if it had been a complete story with a sequel rather than a cliff hanger. He was one of the criminal masterminds behind new yorks famous crazy eddie scam. Masterminds tells real crime stories about amazing deceptions that. As a private company from 1969 to 1979, crazy eddies primary frauds were. Masterminds was a true crime documentary television series produced in canada with trutv formerly court tv.
Sep 29, 2016 masterminds is a bit of an interesting case study, as it is basically a coen brothers film but put through a mechanism that removes all the wit, visual style or excitement. Sep 11, 2016 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. The clones of project osiris are freebut theyre shelve criminal destiny. Eddie antar, head of the crazy eddie discount electronics chain, was convicted. Masterminds crazy eddie tv episode 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Over the weekend, the mastermind of this operation, eddie antar, passed away. Eddie antar cooked the books, faked inventory and sales, committed insurance fraud, and stock. Feb 02, 2016 masterminds is an engaging, wellwritten page turner. I wondered if their raves were puffery and logrolling or were honest reflections of this book s appeal. Sep 12, 2016 eddie antar, who started the crazy eddie chain with insane. Masterminds is an engaging, wellwritten page turner. For movie on crooked discount appliance sales king crazy eddie. Read masterminds by gordon korman available from rakuten kobo. The first book in the actionpacked trilogy from new york times bestselling author gordon korman is perfect for fans of. Masterminds tells real crime stories about amazing deceptions that brilliant criminals use to pull off seemingly impossible crimes. Theyre big, theyre bad, and theyre smarter than you. Former wall street journal columnist herb greenberg once asked me.
Antar, eddie antars criminal comastermind and cousin. Aug 19, 2009 inside the mind of a financial criminal. Most of the 200 people who crowded into the east stroudsburg university auditorium were too young to know sam antar as one of the masterminds behind the crazy eddie commercials that blanketed the. Planet money on todays planet money, we get the inside scoop on the crazy eddie scam of the 70s and 80s from sam antar, crazy eddie s cfo. Masterminds is a masterpiecea mindbending adventure in a shocking but alltoopossible present, a tale of friendship and ultimate sacrifice with characters who will reach inside you and not let go. The first book in the actionpacked trilogy from shelve masterminds. The thirty kids who live there never liethey know its a short leap from that to the. Planet money on todays planet money, we get the inside scoop on the crazy eddie scam of the 70s and 80s from sam antar, crazy eddies cfo.
Masterminds crazy eddie tv episode 2004 plot summary imdb. This new halfhour series combines the mystery of a whodunit with the thrill of a howdunit, revealing the extraordinary world of elite bank robbers, escape artists, impersonators, kidnappers, murderers and frauds. Masterminds by gordon korman scholastic books for kids. I give this book a 4 star because it has a lot of action and other things in it but it has a bunch of characters and it is hard to remember what each character did and to summarize what they did but other wise it is action, funny and a adventure b. Crazy eddie may have died rich crains new york business. Biggest crazy eddie audit errors the reason, crazy eddie was able to conceal and commit the fraud for such a long time could be the inefficiencies of the auditor and the government to uncover the fraud. Masterminds is a bit of an interesting case study, as it is basically a coen brothers film but put through a mechanism that removes all the wit, visual style or excitement.
Entertainment one goes insane for movie discount tv king crazy. Perfect for fans of stranger things and james patterson. The chain was started in 1971 in brooklyn, new york, by businessmen eddie and sam m. Apr 01, 2017 theyre big, theyre bad, and theyre smarter than you. He was a cpa, and he was the cfo of crazy eddie, and he readily admits to securities fraud, skimming, money laundering through a technique he calls the panama pump, and a variety of other crimes. His primary work focuses on identifying and investigating public companies engaged in securities fraud by performing an indepth deep. Convicted felon, former crazy eddie cfo, sam antar, talks to lauren lyster about accounting fraud zero hedge, august 3, 2012. Antar, and was previously named ers electronics ers stood for eddie, rose and sam. After a serious betrayal from one of their former friends, the clones of project osiris are on the run again. Crazy eddies insanely successful criminal enterprise.
Youre doing that crazy mastermind thing again, cuff said. Masterminds canadian tv series project gutenberg self. Apr 01, 2020 controller and later cfo for crazy eddie sam e. Crazy eddie paperback january 10, 2017 by thomas g. Crazy like a fox, guess whos tipping off the sec on alleged accounting frauds.
Eddie antar is the father of electronics super store chains and the mastermind behind the biggest retail fraud in american history. Crazy eddie was a consumer electronics chain in the northeastern united states. The chain rose to prominence throughout the tristate region as much for its prices as for its memorable. The first book in the actionpacked series from new york times bestselling author gordon korman is perfect for young fans of james patterson and john grisham eli frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world. The movie posted on tuesday, march 10th, 2009 by peter sciretta im probably aging myself a bit by saying this, but as a kid i use to love these wacky television commercials for a. He was a cpa, and he was the cfo of crazy eddie, and he readily admits to securities fraud, skimming, money laundering through a technique he calls the panama pump, and a. That lackadaisical approach is what kept crazy eddie cooking books for nearly. Eli frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world. Jul, 2012 top 8 documentaries on financial crime and fraud. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crimefree community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. Thieves stole over five million dollars worth of sketches and books from the university of transylvanias.
As of february 2011, the program is broadcast on history television and global tv in canada and trutv in the united states. Antar helped mastermind one of the largest securities frauds uncovered during the 1980s. Buy the paperback book masterminds by gordon korman at indigo. So, why didnt he buy heaps of stock, off the books, and fill his. Masterminds best quotes, which includes i always felt i was destined for a life of adventure. Essay, 8 pages 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.
Mar 31, 2016 crazy eddies insanely successful criminal enterprise. The thrilling finale to the new york times bestselling masterminds trilogy from middle grade star author gordon korman. None other than the guy who cooked the books at crazy eddie crains ny business, october 5, 2009. Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in serenity.