Ed Arenas steals 150,000.00 from actors payroll. Edwin Arenas stole 156K from talent payments while acting as the casting director for a Bacardi Rum commercial. Ad agency Young & Rubicam took Edwin to court after it was learned that no talent had been paid for their services when a resourceful talent agent repping the actors found this fact out. Edwin was trying to produce his film and needed the funds for this purpose. While pointing fingers at other people is always Edwin’s go to policy it leaves little doubt that his bank account verifies these transactions and deposits. Hey, how or why,would anyone even notice an additional 156 thousand in their checking account??