<P> Jordan Ross Belfort ( / ˈbɛlfɔːrt / ; born July 9 , 1962 ) is an American author , motivational speaker , and former stockbroker . In 1999 , he 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 . Belfort spent 22 months in prison as part of an agreement under which he gave testimony against numerous partners and subordinates in his fraud scheme . He published the memoir The Wolf of Wall Street , which was adapted into a film and released in 2013 . </P>
<P> Jordan Ross Belfort ( / ˈbɛlfɔːrt / ; born July 9 , 1962 ) is an American author , motivational speaker , and former stockbroker . In 1999 , he 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 . Belfort spent 22 months in prison as part of an agreement under which he gave testimony against numerous partners and subordinates in his fraud scheme . He published the memoir The Wolf of Wall Street , which was adapted into a film and released in 2013 . </P>
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Jordan Ross Belfort
Jordan Ross Belfort