Barry Minkow is a former businessman who later turned out to convict a felony. Learn more about Barry and his documentary.
Barry Minkow is a former American businessman who founded a carpet cleaning and restoration company.
The company became very successful, and in no time, it collapsed, costing the investors and lenders a considerable debt which later turned out to be the biggest fraud ever in history done by one man Barry Minkow.
Barry Minkow went from being a millionaire to being the reason for his downfall in no time. He went to prison three times which summed up to 30 years in jail.
Then, a documentary was made about his life which was eventually released in March 2018 under the name of Con Man, where Barry himself insisted on playing the role of the middle-aged version of himself.
Who Is Barry Minkow?
On March 22, 1966, Barry Minkow was born and brought up in Inglewood, California.
A Jewish family raised him in the Reseda area of the San Fernando Valley.
At the age of nine, Barry worked as a telemarketer with the carpet-cleaning business where his mother also worked.
While a sophomore at Cleveland High School, Barry started ZZZZ Best carpet cleaning and restoration company with three employees and four phones in his parent’s garage. The company became immensely successful soon.
Soon after, a high schooler had his own company in a short period, even though he had to face many obstacles in between.
Get To Know More About Barry Minkow Documentary
Barry Minkow’s life was no less than a movie. He had to face the ups and downs and a sudden twist- who wouldn’t love such movies.
People were interested in making a documentary out of his life because of his exciting life.
In 2011, the film’s production began, which showed Barry’s life and redemption featuring big stars. It was half produced by his own money that he received from the congregation. He also insisted on playing the role of the middle-aged version of himself in the film.
The film’s release was canceled because of Barry’s arrest; the film was then retitled in Con Man from the original title Minkow.
The documentary Con Man is the story of Barry Minkow, who becomes a wealthy CEO by lying, cheating, and stealing his way to the top.
What Is Barry Minkow Net Worth?
Barry Minkow was once a millionaire and also at a young age. He might earn around $100,000,
But because Barry was arrested and charges were pressed against him, he has to lose a huge sum of money even though the actual money is not revealed.
He also became a pastor after coming out of prison.
The court subjected him to restitution requirements totaling $612 million.
Barry even worked as a pastor and fraud investigator after releasing from jail for the first time, through which he could have earned a good amount of money. Still, again he admitted to helping drive down the stock price of homebuilder Lennar, so he was ordered back to prison for five years again.
After three years, he again admitted to defrauding his church. Again he was sentenced to an additional five years in prison, making him lose a huge amount of money.