Where is allen glick

As president of Argent Corp. He was second only to Howard Hughes in the ownership of hotels and casinos. The only surprise in the obit is that it did mention his ownership of various casinos.

I was not surprised that it did not mention his troubles with Nevada regulators, the murder [of Rand], etc. In the movie, Glick came across as a smarmy accountant and little more than a puppet with no personality. The truth was, Glick was a proud Vietnam veteran who was decorated in combat and later became largely a self-made man.

Las Vegas has lost one of its last remaining links to the bad old days when one mob was replaced by another. The perks of being a Mob front included being able to afford a La Jolla, Calif. Glick also reveled in a car collection that included … a Stutz Bearcat with mink carpets and upholstery.

But Pileggi, who says he last spoke to Glick about 10 years ago, told Times of San Diego that he admired Glick and liked him as a person. And, Glick emphasized in the interview, he never realized that the Teamsters pension fund was influenced by organized crime until it was too late. In the face of alleged death threats against him, Glick said he agreed to testify because ''I believed that getting the true story out was much more important than the risks involved.

Since the summer of , when the FBI raided his offices in the Stardust, Glick had been portrayed by the news media as a front man for organized crime.

His background as a much-decorated war hero in Vietnam and his subsequent rise in the San Diego business world made him appear a perfect front for Mafia figures, authorities believed. Glick bought the Stardust in August, There was no one to turn to. The FBI did have Glick under their watchful eyes. He said he was sent there to deliver one last, final message to me from his partners. He later fired him. The real-life trial ended with prison sentences for a dozen defendants, including DeLuna.

Argent grew out of Recrion Corporation, which Glick acquired in They were followed by the abbreviation for enterprise: ENT. Glick was awarded the Bronze Star. At the time of his passing last Monday, Glick resided in San Diego.