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. Sam A. Antar faces ...

(JTA) — Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discounts stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials, a ...

He took the electronics chain from one store in Brooklyn, N.Y., to — at its height — 43 stores in four states. Antar went to prison for... If you ever saw a Crazy Eddie commercial, then you know the ...

STARTING OUT Weiss got his start at the Hartford Courant, covering small-town Connecticut. He later moved to a wire service in Washington, D.C., where his role was “business editor of some kind.” That ...

Note: Before a 33-year career in journalism, reporter William Westhoven spent seven years working for Crazy Eddie, finishing as a store manager in 1987. He previously broke the news of Eddie Antar's ...

New Yorkers are trying to kill the invasive creatures, but their efforts may be futile. By James Barron In “Retail Gangster,” Gary Weiss explores the life and sketchy business practices of Eddie Antar ...

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The man who turned the Crazy Eddie electronics stores into a retail giant before it collapsed amid federal fraud charges has died. Eddie Antar was 68. The Bloomfield-Cooper ...

Late last year Upper East Side resident Sam A. Antar started calling friends in the Syrian Jewish community around Deal, N.J., saying he could get them shares in Uber, Lyft and other unicorns before ...

The nephew of “Crazy” Eddie Antar - the legendary electronics chain founder known for the retailer’s fast-talking commercials and a financial fraud scheme - is accused of stealing from investors and ...

If you ever saw a Crazy Eddie commercial, then you know the electronics retail giant's prices were "insane!" At its height, the chain had 43 stores in four states. Eddie Antar started the chain in ...