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Ivan Boesky | |
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| Born | Ivan Frederick Boesky March 6, 1937 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 2024 (aged 87) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Stock trader |
| Known for | Insider trading scandal |
| Spouse(s) |
Seema Silberstein
(m. 1962; div. 1991)Ana Boesky |
| Children | 5 |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Conviction(s) | Insider trading (1986) |
| Criminal penalty | 3.5 years incarceration, $100 million fine, prohibition on future work with securities |
| Imprisoned at | Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc (1987–1990) |
Ivan Frederick Boesky (/ˈboʊski/;[1] March 6, 1937 – May 20, 2024) was a convicted criminal and an American stock trader who was infamous for his prominent role in an insider trading scandal in the mid-1980s.[2] After getting caught he became a government informant and then pleaded guilty, and was fined a record $100 million, and served twenty months in prison.[3][4]
- ^ "Wall Street's Greed (In 1987, Flashback NBC News)". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Meserve, Myles. "Meet Ivan Boesky, The Infamous Wall Streeter Who Inspired Gordon Gekko". Business Insider. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ https://www.voanews.com/a/ivan-boesky-stock-trader-convicted-in-insider-trading-scandal-dies-at-87/7619886.html
- ^ https://news.sky.com/story/ivan-boesky-notorious-insider-trader-who-helped-inspire-wall-streets-gordon-gekko-dies-13140433