Crime and Fraud
“Wolf of Wall Street” Jordan Belfort Is Now Motivational Speaker
Jordan Belfort is an American writer, entrepreneur, ex- stockbroker, speaker, and financial criminal - and is the inspiration for the movie "Wolf of Wall Street."
In 1999, he was found guilty of many stock market-related crimes and a scam involving penny stock.
He spent 22 months in jail, and during that time, he wrote two memoirs: "The Wolf of Wall Street" - adapted into a movie in 2013 - and "Way of the Wolf."
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He was highly criticized for making money from his stories as he stole from the innocent, yet they received nothing.
Belfort has turned his life around after serving jail time for the massive frauds he carried out.
After being released from jail, he went on to become a motivational speaker, with one of his main topics being the differences between ambition, greed, and passion on Wall Street.