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<text id=93TT2063>
<title>
Aug. 02, 1993: Convicted:Eddie ("Crazy Eddie") Antar
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Aug. 02, 1993 Big Shots:America's Kids and Their Guns
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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MILESTONES, Page 19
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<p> CONVICTED. EDDIE ("Crazy Eddie") ANTAR, 45, former home-electronics
king; on 17 counts, including stock fraud and racketeering that
ultimately netted him some $80 million; in Newark. At its peak
in the '80s, the Crazy Eddie chain was known throughout the
Northeast for its low-priced electronics. Through inflated inventory
records and other scams, Antar apparently pumped up the value
of Crazy Eddie stock and made a fortune by selling his shares
before the truth came out, a scheme uncovered in 1987. Antar,
who for some time was a fugitive living in Israel, faces up
to 11 years in prison.
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