The dispute was closely followed by Romania's new secret police, the Securitate. In 1953, it took clues from a piece in the Washington Times-Herald that Auschnitt was a "guardian angel" for the RNC Chairman—his old acquaintance Constantin Vișoianu.Dobre et al., p. 337 According to Pandrea, Auschnitt had purchased Vișoianu's services, preventing him from returning to Romania, and was using "such political beggars" for personal gain.Pandrea (2011), pp. 137–138, 140, 283 As seen by Pandrea, "Max I is the real king, having formed his own tiny court in New York."Pandrea (2011), p. 137 The connection was seen as scandalous by Rădescu's League of Free Romanians. Its sources indicated that there was reason to view Auschnitt as a liability, since he had been "recently implicated in a scandal with loose women."Dobre et al., pp. 337–338 Edgar was also noted for picking up girls from Barbizon 63 and getting them to attend "impromptu parties in his Fifth Avenue penthouse, where he would entertain pals such as Cary Grant."Michael Callahan, "Sorority on E. 63rd St.", in Vanity Fair, April 2010
