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Meet New York grocery billionaire John Catsimatidis, the outspoken Trump supporter who sleeps with James Bond's gun under his pillow and used a controversial facial recognition app to spy on his daughter's date
Meet New York grocery billionaire John Catsimatidis, the outspoken Trump supporter who sleeps with James Bond's gun under his pillow and used a controversial facial recognition app to spy on his daughter's date
Mar 6, 2020, 22:07 IST
John Catsimatidis, 71, began his career in groceries while attending New York University.
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By the time he was 25, Catsimatidis owned 10 grocery stores on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
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Catsimatidis may be best known for his grocery business, but a lot of his wealth comes from elsewhere.
Catsimatidis is married, with two children.
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They have a second home in the Hamptons, complete with infrared sensors.
Like his daughter, Catsimatidis is active in local politics.
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Catsimatidis made headlines in March after telling The New York Times that he had used a controversial facial recognition app to do a background check on a man his daughter Andrea was on a date with.