leading to the discovery of a skimming operation at the resorts. It was among the city's biggest skimming scandals. Jay Vandermark, the Stardust's slot machine boss, oversaw the skimming. He disappeared once the operation was uncovered, and he was later presumed dead. Rosenthal was never charged in connection with the skimming. By 1978, a special grand jury was formed to investigate organized crime connections with the Stardust. Glick grew tired of state and federal investigations regarding his casinos, and he announced in June 1978 that he would lease out and eventually sell the Stardust. Sachs and Tobman Sachs, along with Herb Tobman, took over operations in 1979, through a management contract with Glick. Tobman, like Sachs, had previously operated the Stardust years earlier. While Sachs and Tobman were handling operations again, Glick was negotiating to sell the resort to brothers Fred and Ed Doumani, although this did not proceed. An attorney for the Doumanis said that Argent had failed to provide necessary information to complete the sale. Glick eventually sold the Stardust to Sachs at the end of 1979. Sachs was licensed by the state despite alleged affiliations with the Chicago mob. It was later discovered that Richard Bunker, the former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, had withheld an investigative report from the board during Sachs' licensing. The report documented the 1970s skimming operation and concluded that Sachs had hired Rosenthal and Vandermark. However. Bunker said he withheld the report because the evidence of Sachs' involvement was actually inconclusive. Tobman would later become a co-owner of the Stardust, although he said that he was never required to be licensed. In 1982, federal authorities accused Sachs and Tobman of providing skimmed money to the Chicago mob. On December 4, 1983, after a two-year investigation, the gaming commission ordered the suspension of the Stardust's gaming license, using new emergency powers for the first time to remove casino management. An 18-count complaint was filed against Sachs and Tobman, stating that they failed to take appropriate action to stop this latest skimming operation, which totaled more than $1.5 million. The men themselves were not accused of skimming. Gaming officials sought a record $3.5 million fine for 222 alleged gaming violations. This latest investigation was part of an effort to remove Mafia figures from Nevada gaming operations. The Stardust had become infamous for its mob affiliations. A federal agent described it as "the