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 March 6, 1937 |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Former stock trader |
| Known for | Insider trading scandal |
| Spouse | Seema Silberstein
(m. 1962; div. 1991) |
| Children | 4 |
