JORDAN BELFORT "THE WOLF OF WALL STREET"

FAME

• Owned his own meat and seafood business in the 1980's.
• Decided to start selling stock when his buisness failed.
• Started selling stock in 1987.
• Owned his own investment operation (Stratton Oakmont) in 1989.

FLAWS

• Started stealing money from investors.
• Using drugs & drinking heavily.
• Addicted to ludes.

FALL

• His company made millions illegally.
• The feds caught on to what they were doing.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTIONS

• In 1999 Belfort pled guilty to security fraud and money laundering.
• He cooperated with them to shorten his time.
• He was sentenced to four years in prison in 2003.
• He was fined 110 million dollars.
• He only served 22 months in jail.

CONSEQUENCES

• His wife at the time divorced him.
• He had to sell his home.
• Lost most of his cars, and money he had.
• Had to do time.

LIFE SINCE THEN

• In 2008 he wrote a book about his experiences, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
• The following year he released another book, "Catching the Wolf of Wall Street"
• In 2013 they made "The Wolf of Wall Street" into a movie.
• He currently lives in Los Angeles.
• He now operates his own company that provides training for sales and marketing.

Website Title: Bio.com
Publisher: A&E Networks Television
Date Accessed: February 03, 2015