The real-life Wolf of Wall Street has defended his upcoming Masters of Wealth speaking tour where he will teach Australians how to 'ethically ' make money - while he is still paying back more than $ 98 million he owes to investors . Jordan Belfort , whose debaucherous rise to riches at the helm of stockbroking firm Stratton Oakmont was portrayed in the 2013 Martin Scorsese film , is preparing to run a series of workshops in Sydney and Melbourne in March . These include one day talks and a $ 2497 three-day boot camp teaching wealth-seekers the secrets of persuasion and success . The real-life Wolf of Wall Street has defended his upcoming Masters of Wealth speaking tour where he will teach Australians how to 'ethically ' make money . Jordan Belfort 's debaucherous rise to riches at the helm of stockbroking firm Stratton Oakmont was portrayed by Leonardo di Caprio ( pictured ) in the 2013 Martin Scorsese film . Stratton Oakmont investors – who lost about $ 200 million through the firm 's stock price manipulation in the late 1980s and 1990s – are still waiting on Belfort to repay in full the $ 110 million in restitution that he was ordered to pay when convicted of fraud and money laundering in 2004 . A CNBC profile on Belfort , which aired on Thursday night in the U.S. , said Belfort had still paid less than $ 12 million . But Belfort defended his suitability to give the workshops he says will help Australian business owners and investors 'take their wealth to the next level ' . ' I do n't see what I did 25 years ago has to do with what I do today , ' he told Daily Mail Australia . ' I have an ability to help and motivate and train and power entrepreneurs and sales people . ' Belfort defended his suitability to give the workshops he says will help Australian business owners and investors 'take their wealth to the next level ' Stratton Oakmont investors lost about $ 200 million through the firm 's stock price manipulation in the late 1980s and 1990s . He said it was a 'fallacy ' that he had not paid back the U.S. government-ordered restitution . 'The answer is I paid back a lot of money , there 's whole controversy that I was underpaying but in fact the judge ruled in my favour . 'The government was wrong I overpaid what I was supposed to pay . ' I still continue to pay all the time , all the book money goes back to investors and the movie money and I pay extra money towards it myself . ' The CNBC American Greed program reported that Belfort says he does n't have to pay any more of the money now his probation is over but that he 'wants to ' . But the U.S. Attorney says Belfort has to give half of his income towards his judgement . Belfort is preparing to run a series of workshops in Sydney and Melbourne in March .
Jordan Belfort will run a series of workshops in Sydney and Melbourne . He will teach Australian entrepreneurs how to 'ethically ' make money . The real-life Wolf of Wall Street has defended conducting the speaking tour while he is still paying back more than $ 98 million he owes to investors .