A couple weeks ago, you probably got wind of the South Hampton party known as #Sprayathon2016–the charity event hosted by Brett Barna that went viral. There was a lot of bad press about the party that raised $100K for Last Chance Animal Rescue; including word from the home’s owner that people had trashed the inside of the house, ruined art work, and generally destroyed the $20 million property.
The owner, who we now know is Omar Amanat, of the home that was used in the event wrote a scathing letter to the New York Post (who were only too happy to publish it) about how the guests of the party were disrespectful. “It was like Jersey Shore meets a frat party. We are preparing a massive lawsuit . . . We’re waiting to serve [Brett].”
But today Barna went on CNBC to talk about his side of the story, and (surprise, surprise) the owner of the Hamptons home was full of it. Barna admitted that although he had since been fired from Moore Capital Management, the exploits of the party were wildly exaggerated.
“We ran a good, clean event. Nothing illegal happened. We had it run by the former police chief and a security team of eight people. There was no damage to the house. We weren’t even allowed inside the house.”
But why would someone like Omar exaggerate damages like that?
Maybe because the owner is a crook who’s desperately in need of cash, cash that he asked Barna to pay up front. Apparently Omar Amanat is facing serious counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Not only that, this guy can’t afford to make bail. From Page Six:
Prosecutors said Amanat helped conceal losses in hedge fund Maiden Capital, including by providing capital contributions to meet redemption requests.
Prosecutor Andrea Griswold questioned Amanat’s claims that he has only $2,700 in the bank, saying he lives in a $4.75 million rental property. She also said Amanat has a “history of not paying judgments,” adding that she could offer up witnesses who would attest to him having boasted that he is “judgment-proof and owes money all over the world.”
According to Brett, Amanat requested more money than they had agreed upon after the party was finished. In fact, he wanted more money than the charity was supposed to get.
So it makes perfect sense that some loser facing 50 years in prison and is in desperate need of money would try and blackmail a young professional whose charity event was wildly successful.
