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Barry Jay Minkow (born March 22, 1966) is a former American businessman, pastor, and convicted felon. While still in high school, Minkow founded ZZZZ Best ( / ˈ z iː b ɛ s t / [2] ), which appeared to be an immensely successful carpet-cleaning and restoration company.
Jul 23, 2015 · SAN DIEGO – Former San Diego Community Bible Church Pastor Barry Minkow, a prolific fraudster whose crimes and claimed rehabilitation landed him on 60 Minutes and the cover of Fortune Magazine, was sentenced today to five years in prison for embezzling more than $3 million from his own parishioners and then concealing the funds ...
Jan 11, 2022 · Barry Minkow was a teenage entrepreneur who founded ZZZZ Best and became a Wall Street star, but also a convicted conman who ran a Ponzi scheme and embezzled from his church. He now shares his story in a Discovery+ docuseries called "King of the Con".
- Richard Guzman
Apr 28, 2014 · Barry Minkow, who bilked his congregation of more than $3 million and concealed it from the IRS, received a five-year sentence in 2014. He is also serving time for manipulating Lennar stock and running a Ponzi scheme in the past.
F ew con men are as notorious as Barry Minkow. As a 1980s California high school sophomore, Minkow founded ZZZZ Best carpet cleaners, which grew at such an astronomical rate that it swiftly...
- Nick Schager
- Entertainment Critic
Jan 11, 2022 · Barry Minkow, the former carpet-cleaning tycoon and fraudster, is the subject of a Discovery+ docuseries that chronicles his life of deception and redemption. He reflects on his crimes, his addiction, and his message to other con artists in a new interview.
Aug 3, 2022 · Barry Minkow founded ZZZZ Best, a carpet cleaning company that was a front for a massive Ponzi scheme. He defrauded investors, banks, and customers out of millions of dollars, but was exposed by a homemaker who chased a few hundred dollars overcharge.
