| 词条 | Omar Amanat |
| 释义 |
| name = Omar Amanat | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | home_town = Queens, New York, U.S.[1] New Jersey[1] | occupation = Entrepreneur | residence = Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S.[2] | education = Montville High School[3][4] | known_for = }}Omar Sharif Amanat is an American entrepreneur, film producer, and investor in media, technology and hospitality companies.[5][6][7] He was convicted in December 2017 of fraud for his involvement in a scheme that involved a number of companies, including KIT Digital and Enable Invest.[8][9][10] Business Insider reported that he was expected to spend a minimum of 10 years in jail after "a striking fall from power".[11] EducationAmanat grew up in Montville, New Jersey and was educated at Montville High School.[3] He later enrolled at Franklin and Marshall College and transferred to the University of Pennsylvania.[14] CareerHe began at startup Datek Online[12] and afterwards he moved to Texas and partnered with Philip Berber on a prototype online trading system called Cyber-Block,[13] which was acquired by Charles Schwab for $488 million in 2000, before moving to New York to start Tradescape,[14] of which he was the founder, chief executive and majority shareholder.[15] In 2002, E*Trade acquired Tradescape for $276 million.[16] Entertainment industryAmanat is the co-founder of Peak Group Holdings which is the largest shareholder of The Twilight Saga studio Summit Entertainment, in which he holds a 20% ownership stake via Peak Group Holdings.[20] Brent Lang of The Wrap called him "the most powerful person in Hollywood you've never heard of".[17] Summit was acquired by Hunger Games studio Lionsgate for $412.5 million and Peak became one of its largest shareholders,[18] with a 48% stake.[19] He was the executive producer of the 2007 drama The Visitor and the 2008 comedy drama Smart People[20][21] not including approximately 75 other films he financed via Summit Entertainment from 2007-2012. Aman ResortsIn February 2014, Amanat co-founded with Adrian Zecha a new venture known as Aman Resorts Group Limited (ARGL) backed by a consortium of investors led by Vladislav Doronin. This new entity purchased luxury hotel and resort chain Aman Resorts from DLF for $360 million.[22] In July 2014, Amanat filed suit in the High Court of London against Vladislav Doronin, claiming Doronin committed breaches of a shareholders' agreement and forced the unlawful ouster of Adrian Zecha as CEO. Amanat claimed the decision to remove Zecha did not have board approval. The ruling, by the High Court, which was reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, reinstated Zecha as CEO, which was viewed as a victory for Amanat.[23] Two days later, Doronin filed a counterclaim in New York,[24] but the judge ruled that the lawsuit must be decided in England.[25] In July 2014, London's High Court permitted a board decision which replaced Zecha with Olivier Jolivet to stand.[26] In March 2016 the High Court in London published an order which confirmed the settlement between Doronin and Amanat, ousting Amanat from the Aman Resorts ownership group.[27] LitigationAmanat has been involved in a number of high-profile lawsuits during his career:
BankruptcyIn 2004 a bankruptcy petition was lodged against Amanat.[34] The circumstances of the filing were highly unusual. Fortune reported the following transcript of Judge Alan Gropper:[34] {{quote|You might certainly be interested in reading how Mr. Amanat started off his Chapter 7 case, which was absolutely extraordinary. He induced his chauffeur to file an involuntary petition against him on the theory that, well, in an involuntary [bankruptcy] he could get an automatic stay against a number of creditors who are going against him, but it wouldn't stop him from engaging in whatever transactions he wanted to ... I made no finding there that he had perjured himself ... on the first occasion that he appeared before this court. So I'm not saying I make any such finding now, but you can draw your own conclusions.}}The bankruptcy petition was subsequently dismissed, as was a subsequent appeal against its dismissal by Amanat.[35] Fortune also reported that "[b]efore the case was over, the bankruptcy judge, Gropper, found that Amanat executed fraudulent conveyances, deceived creditors, and backdated documents."[34] Arrest and convictionIn July 2016 Amanat was arrested as part of the conspiracy case against former technology IPTV company KIT Digital.[36][37] Prosecutors asserted that Amanat with Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, Stephen E. Maiden and an unnamed individual used an investment vehicle controlled by Tuzman to purchase KIT Digital shares.[36] Maiden was sentenced in February 2015 to seven years in prison on a separate matter;[36] Tuzman served time in prison in Colombia and was extradited to the U.S. to face charges.[38][39][40] Former Chief Financial Officer Robin Smyth pleaded guilty to criminal charges in March 2016 and has been assisting prosecutors.[37] Amanat previously sued Tuzman asserting breach of contract. The fraud trial commenced in October 2017.[41] The prosecution accused Omanat of "lies upon lies" in their opening statements in relation to the fraud allegations.[42] Defense lawyers accused the prosecution's star witness Stephen E Maiden of having high-ranking DOJ ties and of losing most of his funds money before investing in Kit.[43] In December 2017, Amanat was found guilty of defrauding Kit investors along with his associate Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, the former KIT Digital CEO. Tuzman and Amanat had been accused of conspiring to inflate KIT's trading volume and share price between 2008 and 2011 in an effort to hide their devastating losses.[44] The verdict came after 6 weeks of trial. Three government witnesses who pleaded guilty, including two former KIT executives and a disgraced hedge-fund founder, told jurors of related frauds being directed by Tuzman and Amanat in an effort to hide their disastrous investment losses.[8] PhilanthropyAmanat has been a board member of Human Rights Watch, Malaria No More,[45][46] The Acumen Fund and the Ad Council[47] and worked as a spokesman for Bridges TV before its debut,[48] where he advocated for Muslims to undo negative misperceptions of themselves in media.[49] He co-founded a film fund affiliated with the United Nations called the Alliance of Civilizations Media Fund[50] Amanat commissioned Harvard Medical School to research the physiological effects on minorities who watch images of violence being perpetrated on fellow minorities.[51][52] He has been an executive producer of films including The Visitor,[53] Darfur Now,[53] Smart People,[53] and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.[53] Personal lifeAmanat has three children with ex-wife Helena Houdová,[1][54][41] He is the first cousin of Hillary Clinton's longtime aide Huma Abedin.[55] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/09/04/aman-resorts-nasty-battle-for-luxury-hotel-chain/|title=The Global Battle for the World's Most Exclusive Hotel Chain|date=4 September 2014|publisher=fortune.com|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://pagesix.com/2016/07/14/omar-amanat-cant-afford-to-make-bail/|title=Omar Amanat can't afford to make bail|first=Kaja|last=Whitehouse|date=14 July 2016|work=New York Post|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.newjerseyhills.com/busy-boonton-township-recreation-denville-pba-hosts-dance/article_a47fba6f-9aa2-5af9-9a98-65fc0be9cf72.html|title=Busy Boonton Township recreation, Denville PBA hosts dance|publisher=newjerseyhills.com|date=20 October 2005|accessdate=17 July 2016|quote= This year, Omar Amanat, Class of 1990;...}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.montville.net/page/2174|title=Hall of Fame / Welcome|publisher=montville.net|accessdate=17 July 2016|quote=2005 Omar Amanat}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fraud-amanat-idUSKCN0ZT1ZX|title=New York entrepreneur Amanat indicted for fraud scheme|last=|first=|date=13 July 2016|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-07-16}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/07/28/the-mystery-behind-wall-streets-wildest-party/|title=The Mystery Behind Wall Street's Wildest Party|last=Perman|first=Stacy|website=Fortune|access-date=2017-07-16}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/05/kit-digital-fraud-probe-arrest/|title=New Arrest in Fraud Probe of Bankrupt Video Tech Firm|last=Reuters|first=|date=|website=Fortune|access-date=2017-07-16|quote=...and Omar Amanat, an investor in media, finance and technology companies who is Irfan Amanat's brother.}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-26/ex-kit-ceo-tuzman-socialite-amanat-convicted-at-fraud-trial |title=Ex-KIT CEO, Socialite Convicted at Fraud Trial |publisher=Bloomberg|date=26 December 2017}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-entrepreneurs-convicted-of-fraud-1514607455|title=Tech Entrepreneurs Convicted of Fraud |publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=29 December 2017 |accessdate=30 December 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/29/huma-abedins-cousin-convicted-in-fraud-case-involving-fake-emails.html|title=Huma Abedin's cousin convicted in fraud case involving fake emails |publisher=Fox News|author=Benjamin Brown |date=29 December 2017|accessdate=30 December 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/omar-amanat-kaleil-isaza-tuzman-kit-digital-fraud-2017-12|title=Lawsuits, lies, and Colombian prisons: The downfall of two wildly successful tech entrepreneurs |publisher=Business Insider |author=Zoë Bernard |date=30 December 2017 |accessdate=4 January 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2000/02/25/investing/q_tradescape/ |title=Street courts day trade firms |publisher=CNN Money|date=25 February 2000}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Healthcare Providers and Services: Company Overview of Malaria No More|work=Bloomberg Business Week|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=430125&privcapId=40485923&previousCapId=42368917&previousTitle=National%20Security%20Solutions%20Inc}} 14. ^Matthew Goldstein Tradescape Becomes a Contender SmartMoney. 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"Summit Investor's Libel Suit Reveals Omar Amanat's Control" The Wrap Accessed August 5, 2011. 18. ^Alex Ben Block (1/13/2012). . 19. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-summit-deal-merger-twilight-279401|title=Lionsgate Close to Deal to Buy Summit; Friedman and Wachsberger Likely to Remain|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-06-27|language=en}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/summit-investor-sues-brit-tabloids-166662|title=Summit Investor Sues Brit Tabloids for Calling Him 'Impostor' (Exclusive)|author=Alex Ben Block|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=10 March 2011|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2713368/|title=Omar Amanat|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 22. ^{{cite web|last1=Wrathall|first1=Claire|title=Aman for all seasons|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/85627/aman-for-all-seasons.html|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=29 May 2017}} 23. ^{{cite 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web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/09/04/aman-resorts-nasty-battle-for-luxury-hotel-chain/|title=The global battle for the ultimate luxury hotel chain|publisher=Fortune|accessdate=15 July 2016}} 35. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/2ex1egnp6/new-york-southern-district-court/in-re-omar-sharif-amanat/|title=In Re: Omar Sharif Amanat|publisher=www.plainsite.org|accessdate=15 July 2015}} 36. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-13/omar-amanat-arrested-and-charged-as-kit-digital-case-widens |title=Omar Amanat Arrested and Charged as Kit Digital Case Widens |publisher=Bloomberg |accessdate=14 July 2016}} 37. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-19/fraud-charges-cloud-entrepreneur-s-self-described-success-story|title=Fraud Charges Cloud Entrepreneur's Story of His Success |authors= Bob Van Voris and Christian Berthelsen |publisher=Bloomberg|date=19 July 2016|accessdate=20 July 2016}} 38. 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From Income Tax|publisher=malarianomore.org}} 47. ^{{cite web|url=http://stage.ez.adcouncil.org/About-Us/Committees/Advisory-Committee|title=Advisory Committee|publisher=|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 48. ^{{cite news |title=Muslim TV Network Debuted Amid Litigation |author=Jay Tokasz |newspaper=Buffalo News |date=December 20, 2004 |page=B.3}} 49. ^News aljazeerah.info: First American Muslim Television Channel Announced by Bridges Network {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828174747/http://www.aljazeerah.info/News%20archives/2003%20News%20archives/May%202003%20News/3%20n/First%20American%20Muslim%20Television%20Channel%20Announced%20by%20Bridges%20Network..htm |date=August 28, 2008 }} 50. ^Oprah Winfrey {{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/Global-Philanthropist-Omar-Amanat |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-02-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122140232/http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/Global-Philanthropist-Omar-Amanat |archivedate=2011-01-22 |df= }} 51. ^Ten Young Visionaries {{cite web|url=http://islamicamagazine.com/?p%3D722 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-08-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329104356/http://islamicamagazine.com/?p=722 |archivedate=2012-03-29 |df= }} 52. ^{{cite web|title=Research Base for the High-level Group Report Analysis on Media|publisher=UN Alliance of Civilizations Research|url=http://www.unaoc.org/repository/thematic_media.pdf}} 53. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2713368/|title=Omar Amanat|publisher=|accessdate=17 July 2016}} 54. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ihot.cz/celebrity/helena-houdova/14894/|title=Helena Houdová: Jejího exmanžela zatkla policie pro rozsáhlé podvody - iHOT.cz|publisher=ihot.cz|accessdate=17 July 2016|quote=Potkala ale bohatého podnikatele Omara Amanata, kterého si vzala, porodila mu tři děti, dala se na raw stravu a po rozpadu manželství se zhroutila.|language=Czech}} 55. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-30/tech-entrepreneur-s-trial-is-biggest-battle-of-a-glossy-career|title=Tech Entrepreneur's Trial Is Biggest Battle of Career|date=30 October 2017|publisher=Bloomberg}} External links
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