Jordan Belfort
Jordan Belfort | |
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Belfort in November 2017 | |
| Born | Jordan Ross Belfort July 9, 1962 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | American University (BSc) |
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| Criminal status | Released April 2006 after 22 months |
| Spouse |
Denise Lombardo
(m. 1985; div. 1991)Anne Koppe
(m. 2008; div. 2020)Cristina Invernizzi (m. 2021) |
| Convictions | Securities fraud, money laundering |
| Criminal penalty | 22 months in federal prison, one month in rehab, $110 million in restitution |
| Website | jb.online |
Jordan Ross Belfort (/ˈbɛlfərt/; born July 9, 1962) is an American former stockbroker, financial criminal, and businessman who pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam in 1999. Belfort spent 22 months in prison as part of an agreement under which, becoming an informant for the FBI and wearing a wire, he gave testimony against numerous partners and subordinates in his fraud scheme. He published the memoir The Wolf of Wall Street in 2007, which was adapted into Martin Scorsese's film of the same name released in 2013, in which he was played by Leonardo DiCaprio.