Jordan Belfort
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Jordan Belfort is the former chief executive officer of Stratton Oakmont, a brokerage firm that engaged in pump-and-dump stock schemes.
Belfort is the author of the 2007 book The Wolf of Wall Street, which described his experiences as head of Stratton while simulataneously chasing women and abusing drugs. The book also details in part his rise in the culture and havoc wreaked upon both others and himself as he fell under the influence of his addictions.
Martin Scorsese is looking to direct Leonardo DiCaprio in the film adaptation the book for Warner Bros. Pictures, with The Sopranos scribe Terence Winter aboard to write.[1]
In 1999, Belfort was convicted of securities fraud for his actions at Stratton Oakmont. He was sentenced to four years in prison.
[edit] References
- Bloomberg Review of "The Wolf of Wall Street"
- The Wolf of Wall Street, Bantam Books, October 2007
- Scorsese, DiCaprio cry 'Wolf'
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