Who were the major people involved in investigating and prosecuting the Crazy Eddie frauds?
In alphabetical order below: Samuel A. Alito (United States Attorney and predecessor to Michael Chertoff) – His office initiated the Crazy Eddie criminal investigation and was replaced by Michael Chertoff. Jayne K. Blumberg (Assistant United States Attorney) – Assisted Paul Weissman who replaced Dan Gibbons. Michael Chertoff (United States Attorney) – He replaced Samuel A. Alito and was the chief criminal trial counsel. Oversaw Justice Department efforts to prosecute Crazy Eddie fraud case. Patrick Cicchetti (Justice Department Investigator) – Department liaison to the Internal Revenue Service for the Crazy Eddie investigation. Dan Gibbons (Assistant United States Attorney) – Handled the initial Crazy Eddie investigation for the Justice Department and was replaced by Paul Weissman and Jayne K. Blumberg. Max Folkenflik (Attorney from Folkenflik & McGerity) -Represented Elias Zinn & Entertainment Marketing, one of the major shareholders who took over Crazy Eddie in a hostile takeover. Ho
