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'''Jordan Belfort''' (Born July 9, 1962) is an American author and motivational speaker who is known for his history as a former stock market manipulator and [[Boiler room (business)|boiler room]] operator. <ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26079486-5018019,00.html Wolf of Wall Street back on the prowl: Jordan Belfort]</ref>. AsStratton Oakmont took public Steve Madden Shoes. He was indicted in 1998 for securities fraud and money laundering. After cooperating with the FBI, he served twenty-two months in federal prison for a [[Pump and dump]] scheme, which resulted in investor losses of approximately $200 million.
'''Jordan Belfort''' (Born July 9, 1962) is an American author and motivational speaker who is known for his history as a former stock market manipulator and [[Boiler room (business)|boiler room]] operator. <ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26079486-5018019,00.html Wolf of Wall Street back on the prowl: Jordan Belfort]</ref>. AsStratton Oakmont took public Steve Madden Shoes. He was indicted in 1998 for securities fraud and money laundering. After cooperating with the FBI, he served twenty-two months in federal prison for a [[Pump and dump]] scheme, which resulted in investor losses of approximately $200 million.


Belfort’s two bestselling memoirs, The Wolf of Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of Wall Street, have been published in approximately forty countries and translated into eighteen languages. <ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26079486-5018019,00.html Wolf of Wall Street back on the prowl: Jordan Belfort]</ref> His life-story is currently being turned into a motion picture by Warner Brothers, with Leonardo Dicaprio set to star and Martin Scorsese set to direct. Filming is set to begin in 2010. <ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961782.html?categoryid=13&cs=1]</ref> He is currently traveling the world on a motivational speaking tour, which focuses on how to achieve success without sacrificing integrity and ethics.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26079486-5018019,00.html Wolf of Wall Street back on the prowl: Jordan Belfort]</ref>
Belfort’s two bestselling memoirs, The Wolf of Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of Wall Street, have been published in approximately forty countries and translated into eighteen languages. <ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26079486-5018019,00.html Wolf of Wall Street back on the prowl: Jordan Belfort]</ref> He is currently traveling the world on a motivational speaking tour, which focuses on how to achieve success without sacrificing integrity and ethics.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26079486-5018019,00.html Wolf of Wall Street back on the prowl: Jordan Belfort]</ref>
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Jordan Belfort (Born July 9, 1962) is an American author and motivational speaker who is known for his history as a former stock market manipulator and boiler room operator. [1]. AsStratton Oakmont took public Steve Madden Shoes. He was indicted in 1998 for securities fraud and money laundering. After cooperating with the FBI, he served twenty-two months in federal prison for a Pump and dump scheme, which resulted in investor losses of approximately $200 million.

Belfort’s two bestselling memoirs, The Wolf of Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of Wall Street, have been published in approximately forty countries and translated into eighteen languages. [2] He is currently traveling the world on a motivational speaking tour, which focuses on how to achieve success without sacrificing integrity and ethics.[3]

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