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Michael I. "Mickey" Monus (born in 1947〔) is the former president of Phar-Mor, Inc., a defunct discount drug chain that established a strong national presence before declaring bankruptcy in the early 1990s.〔 〕 Accused of perpetrating a $350 million fraud and embezzlement scheme, Monus was fired from the company and faced criminal charges.〔 〕 He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, which is where Phar-Mor was headquartered. == Early years == Monus was born into a prominent family on the north side of Youngstown, Ohio.〔 His father, Nathan Monus (now retired), was a prominent businessman and the estranged younger brother of Mike and Al B. Monus (both deceased).〔 Mickey's mother, Frances Tamarkin Monus, was a housewife. Mickey attended the Rayen School and University School, a boys preparatory school in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.〔 Monus returned to Youngstown, where he worked for a family business.〔 His return coincided with the collapse of the community's core steel industry, and Monus became intrigued with the possibility of launching a retail enterprise whose operations stretched beyond the borders of his hometown.〔 With business partner David Shapira, Monus launched a "deep discount" drugstore, whose strategy of aggressive buying provided customers with tremendous savings, if fewer selections.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael I. Monus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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