▁Post ▁Camp us ▁of ▁Long ▁Island ▁University ▁in ▁Brook ville . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁We its man ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁Manh attan ▁art ▁gallery , ▁Hir sch l ▁& ▁Ad ler ▁Fol k , ▁and ▁opened ▁the ▁American ▁Fol k ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁We its man ▁became ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁Ben ▁We its man ▁& ▁Son , ▁a ▁sc rap ▁processing ▁company ▁owned ▁by ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁We its man ▁opened ▁Up state ▁Sh red ding ▁at ▁the ▁Ti oga ▁County ▁Indust rial ▁Park ▁in ▁O w ego , ▁NY . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lag ging ▁metal ▁industry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁We its man ▁served ▁eight ▁months ▁at ▁Ot is ville ▁Federal ▁Pr ison ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁k iting ▁ 3 , 8 0 0 ▁fra ud ul ent ▁checks ▁total ing ▁over ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁during ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁financial ▁strugg les . ▁His ▁sentence ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁months ▁in ▁a ▁half way ▁house . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁We its man ▁acquired ▁Up state ▁Sh red ding ’ s ▁sister ▁company , ▁Ben ▁We its man ▁& ▁Son , ▁Inc ., ▁after ▁his ▁father ▁retired .