Fouad al-Zayat

Fouad al-Zayat (known as "The Fat Man" in London casinos) is a Syrian-born businessman, who flew former Congressman Bob Ney and two of his staffers over to London for a high-flying night at a casino and provided them with thousands of dollars in gambling chips.

This 'Night at the Casino' had absolutely nothing to do with al-Zayat's company which was seeking to sell U.S.-made airplanes and airplane parts to Iran. It also had nothing to do with al-Zayat wanting Ney to get him an exemption to U.S. laws that ban the sale of such parts to Iran.

Party Animal
The Fat Man knows how to have a good time. He showed Ney such a good time that the former Congressman walked away from their night of gambling with over $50,000. Shouldn't we all have good friends like al-Zayat?