TV and Radio

Date: April 22, 2024
Network: New York’s Finest and Unfiltered Podcast
Topic: On this episode Sam Antar joins #TheFinestUnfiltered. Sam is the former CFO of the infamous Crazy Eddie, consumer electronic stores. After Sam’s fraud conviction he began training the federal government on how to detect fraud and eventually started his own blog whitecollarfraud.com. Sam who is now retired and still lives in Manhattan chronicles his days on social media and gives his opinion & analysis on all things NYC. Recently Sam took notice of the crime statistics being touted by NYC officials and decided to double check the publicly available crime statistics. He found NYC was actually up in crime in 2023 which debunked what the NYC Mayor & the NYPD had been telling New Yorkers. We discussed that and much more.
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Date: February 3, 2024
Network: The First TV, DirectTV Channel 347 – N0 Spin News with Bill O’Rielly
Topic: Discussed NYC crime and incarceration demographics with Bill O’Rielly.
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Date: September 19, 2019
Network: Bloomberg – Odd Lots Variety Show with Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway
Topic: On September 19, 2019, the Bloomberg Odd Lots podcast hosted its first-ever live event at the WNYC Greene Space in downtown New York City. With an all-star lineup of guests, the show featured convicted white-collar criminal Sam Antar, a panel on sovereign debt with Lee Buccheit and Brad Setser, and a discussion on MMT with Stephanie Kelton. We even had a surprise guest, SPY kid Kevin McGrath, not to mention two musical acts: country-singing economist Merle Hazard and a performance by Joe himself.
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Date: May 17, 2019
Network: Bloomberg – Odd Lots with Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway
Topic: If you lived in NYC a few decades ago, you probably have heard of Crazy Eddie, an electronics retailer that was famous for its outlandish ads on TV. What most people didn’t know until after it went public, is that the company was built on financial fraud. In this week’s episode of the Odd Lots podcast, we speak with its former CFO Sam Antar about the company’s shenanigans, and how it all came undone.
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Date: March 7, 2019
Network: AM970 Radio with Frank Morano
Topic: Sam Antar tells the incredible true story of “Crazy Eddie”- the store and the person. Sam was the CFO of Crazy Eddie before becoming a convicted felon. Now he’s a forensic accountant. The story is wild enough to be….. INSANE!

Date: June 2015
Network: (Dis)Honesty Project
Topic: (Dis)Honesty – The Truth About Lies: Deluxe Edition (Appearing in Bonus Features)

Date: February 19, 2015
Network: CNBC
Topic: Finally! The US is busting Israeli banks

Date: February 5, 2015
Network: CNBC
Topic: Former Crazy Eddie CFO and convicted felon Sam Antar gives his take on Michael Grimm’s tax evasion case.
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Date: July 29, 2014
Network: Wall Street Journal Live
Topic: White Collar Crime 101
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Date: March 7, 2014
Network: Fox Business
Program: Varney & Co.
Topic: Former Scam Artist Says Bitcoin is a Criminal Magnet

Date: June 6, 2013
Network: CNBC
Program: Power Lunch
Topic: CNBC investigates John Thomas Financial CEO Tommy Belesis who is accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Agency of securities fraud and threatening witnesses.

Date: May 23, 2013
Network: Fox Business
Program: Varney & Company
Topic: IRS – The Scariest Government Agency. Convicted fraudster Sam Antar on his time working for the Internal Revenue Service after his sentence.

Date: April 23, 2013
Network: CNBC
Program: Street Signs
Topic: A bankruptcy trustee is going after the former Governor and head of MF Global Jon Corzine, reports CNBC’s Kayla Tausche. Sam Antar, White Collar Fraud blog author, weighs in.

Date: April 4, 2013
Network: Fox Business
Program: Money with Melissa Francis
Topic: Does Financial Industry Attract Career Criminals?

Date: July 25, 2012
Network: CNBC
Program: American Greed
Topic: The Jersey Score
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Date: May 14, 2012
Network: Reuters TV
Program: Decoder
Topic: Green Mountain Coffee Fudged its Numbers

Date: January 10, 2012
Network: NY1
Program: NY1 At 20
Topic: NY1 At 20: 1993 Report Follows Extradited Return Of Eddie Antar

Date: September 14, 2011
Network: Fox Business Network
Program: Varney & Company
Topic: Who’s at Fault for Solyndra Scam? Former Crazy Eddie’s CFO Sam Antar sounds off on the growing scandal surrounding the solar-panel company

Date: August 26, 2011
Network: Fox Business Network
Program: Varney & Company
Topic: Former Crazy Eddie’s CFO Sam Antar discusses whether billionaire investor Warren Buffett would benefit from higher taxes.

Date: June 13, 2011
Network: Fox Business Network
Program: Varney & Company
Topic: Investor Fraud in China – Former Crazy Eddie’s CFO Sam Antar argues Americans should be cautious about investing in Chinese companies.

Date: April 20, 2011
Network: Reuters
Topic: Crazy Eddie vet on finding white-collar scammers

Date: April 18, 2011
Network: Fox Business Network
Program: Nightly Scoreboard
Topic: White House Misleading America on State of Debt

Date: April 14, 2011
Network: Fox Business Network
Program: Varney & Co.
Topic: Former Crazy Eddie’s CFO Sam Antar sounds off on the government’s accounting tricks

Date: March 29, 2011
Network: KERN 1180
Program: The Moneywise Guys
Topic: White-Collar Crime

Date: January 16, 2011
Network: Fox News
Program: Geraldo At Large
Host: Geraldo Rivera
Topic: Rapper Fifty Cent