TITLE

INSIDE THE BANK JOB

AUTHOR(S)

Elstein, Aaron

PUB. DATE

March 2010

SOURCE

Crain's New York Business;3/22/2010, Vol. 26 Issue 12, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents information related to Charles Antonucci, former chief executive of Manhattan-based Park Avenue Bank. Antonucci was charged with stealing from a small church in Florida, lying on his bank's application for federal bailout money, embezzlement and bribery. An unusual slew of officials were attracted to his arrest news as he was the first banker charged with trying to defraud the federal bank-bailout program.

ACCESSION #

48767681

Tags: ANTONUCCI, Charles;  BANK fraud;  PARK Avenue Bank (Company);  BRIBERY

 

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