Ivan Boesky

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Ivan_Boesky (Wikipedia)

Ivan Frederick Boesky (born March 6, 1937) is a former American stock trader who became infamous for his prominent role in an insider trading scandal that occurred in the United States during the mid-1980s. He was charged and pled guilty to insider trading, was fined a record $100 million, served three years in prison and became an informant.

Ivan Boesky
Born
Ivan Frederick Boesky

(1937-03-06) March 6, 1937 (age 85)
Alma materMichigan State University
OccupationFormer stock trader
Known forInsider trading scandal
Spouse
Seema Silberstein
(m. 1962; div. 1991)
Children4
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