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Adam Kidan (born 30 July 1964) is an American business executive and
Adam Kidan (born 30 July 1964) is an American business executive and lawyer
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of Empire Workforce. He is also the current vice chairman of the Staffing Advisory Group.
Previously, he served as the president of Atlantic & Pacific Mattress Co.
Early life and education
Kidan spent his early life inBrooklyn, New York
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. He attended John Dewey High School and was the president of the Social Science Club and editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, ''The Gadfly''. In 1998, Kidan returned to John Dewey High School as graduation keynote speaker.
He went to college at George Washington University
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, and received a Juris Doctor
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from Brooklyn Law School
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along with the American Jurisprudence Award in legal writing and research in 1989. He was also active in the national office of College Republicans
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.
Career
Kidan campaigned forGeorge H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
as Chairman of Young Professionals for Bush and served as New York Co-Chair of Youth For Reagan
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/Bush '84.
In 1989, Kidan started his practice as a lawyer. He later started a bagel business, New York City's Best Bagels, opening two stores in the New York resort community of the Hamptons while he was practicing law. He sold the business to focus on his career.
In 1994, Kidan opened a Dial-A-Mattress franchise in Washington, D.C.
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In July 1999, he sold his franchise to Dial-A-Mattress, the parent company.
In September 2000, Kidan, along with American lobbyist Jack Abramoff, acquired SunCruz Casinos.
In 2005, conspiracy charges were brought against Kidan in connection to SunCruz Casinos sale. On December 15, 2005, he pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges; as part of a plea bargain, four other felony counts against him were dropped. In March 2006, Kidan was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison, the same sentence as Abramoff. He served 31 months in prison before being paroled in 2009.
In 2010, Kidan was subpoenaed to testify in the conspiracy trial of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay
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, for whom he had once been a major fundraiser, concerning DeLay's personal relationship with Abramoff.
Between 2012 and 2018, Kidan was the chairman of Chartwell Staffing. Fictional portrayals
Kidan was portrayed by Jon Lovitz in the 2010 biopic/political satire ''Casino Jack
''Casino Jack'' (known in certain territories as ''Bagman'') is a 2010 comedy-drama thriller film directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Kevin Spacey. The film focuses on the career of Washington, D.C. lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramof ...
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References
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