Jordan Belfort
Jordan Belfort was the CEO of of brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont. He served 22 months in federal prison for a "Pump and Dump" scheme. As part of the scheme, falsely purportedly profitable stocks were sold to investors at inflated prices. He is now an author of the 2007 book The Wolf of Wall Street[1], which details the havoc wreaked upon both others and himself as he fell under the influence of his addictions.[2]
Belfort made at least $50 million from Stratton Oakmont, and acquired a beautiful motor yacht originally built and named for Coco Chanel.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). Belfort sank the yacht, "complete with seaplane and helicopter, after overruling the captain and taking it into a Mediterranean storm."[3]
Belfort's story may be adapted into film. Martin Scorsese is possibly looking to direct Leonardo DiCaprio in the film adaptation the The Wolf of Wall Street book for Warner Bros Pictures, with The Sopranos scribe Terence Winter possibly aboard to write.[4]
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"Wall Street 'Wolf' Jordan Belfort Recalls Crimes, 'Loamy Loins'". http://www.bloomberg.com Bloomberg L.P. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
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"Jordan Belfort: Confessions of the Wolf of Wall Street". http://www.telegraph.co.uk. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Scorsese, DiCaprio cry 'Wolf'". Variety. http://www.variety.com. 2007-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
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