Fry's Electronics VP Ausaf Umar Siddiqui allegedly bullied his way into $200+ million in kickbacks from vendors (who wanted space on retail shelves) as he tried to pay off his Vegas-size gambling debts.
Common in some markets, such kickbacks are relatively rare in USA and will probably earn Omar (as Mr. Siddiqui, son of a Pakistani diplomat, preferred to be called) a jail sentence for embezzlement, wire-fraud and money-laundering.
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