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1980-1984

Scandal on Wall Street. Newsweek, Feb 23, 1981, v97, p68(2).


Fleming, James. A tax scandal on Wall Street. (Michael Senft). Maclean's, May 28, 1984, v97, p45(1).


1985


Black day for a Wall Street giant. (E.F. Hutton and Company Inc.) U.S. News & World Report, May 13, 1985, v98, p12(1).


1986

Dentzer, Susan. Greed on Wall Street; a spectacular insider-trading case scandalizes the investment community. (Dennis Levine). Newsweek, May 26, 1986, v107, p44(3).


Salter, Michael. A scandal on Wall street. (Dennis Levine insider trading case). Maclean's, June 2, 1986, v99, p43(2).


Henry, Gordon M. Circus time; Wall Street reels over scandal. (Dennis Levine insider trading case). Time, June 23, 1986, v12, p61(1).


Sherrid, Pamela. Gathering storm over insider trading. U.S. News & World Report, June 23, 1986, v100, p51(2).


Behr, Peter. SEC names 2 more as inside traders; agency links former Wall Street executives to Levine scandal. (Securities and Exchange Commission, Dennis B. Levine). Washington Post, July 2, 1986, v109, Wed ed, col 2, pA1.


DeMott, John S. Finger pointing; Wall Street's scandal. (insider trading case). Time, July 14, 1986, v128 , p46(1).


Whitefield, Debra. Wall Street lawyer quits in insider scandal. (Ilan K. Reich). Los Angeles Times, July 16, 1986, v105, Wed ed, sec IV, col 2, p1.


Stone, Michael. Insiders; the story of Dennis Levine and the scandal that's rocking Wall Street. New York, July 28, 1986, v19, p26(9).


Scandal on Wall Street. (Ivan Boesky) (editorial). Los Angeles Times, Nov 18, 1986, v105, Tue ed, sec II, col 1 , p4.


Behr, Peter; Hinden, Stan. Insider scandal fuels rumors, uncertainty; jitters on Wall Street send stocks plunging. Washington Post, Nov 19, 1986, v109 , Wed ed, col 6, pA1.


Safire, William. Raidergate. (stock market scandal) (column). New York Times, Nov 20, 1986, v136, Thu ed, col 5, p29(N) pA31(L).


Hornblower, Margaret. Brokers trade in macabre humor in wake of Wall Street scandal; some members of financial community say they feel vindicated by SEC actions against Ivan Boesky. Washington Post, Nov 22 , 1986, v109, Sat ed, col 1, pA10.


Potts, Mark. On Wall Street, the deals go on; widely predicted dampening of takeover fever fails to occur. (despite insider trading scandal). Washington Post, Nov 27, 1986, v109 , col 3 , pB12.


Swartz, Steve; Ingersoll, Bruce. Taking stock: Wall Street may face big changes in wake of the Boesky scandal; takeover business is likely to be the most affected; new legislation possible; but market may suffer little. (stock exchange regulations, Ivan F. Boesky). Wall Street Journal, Dec 3, 1986, Wed ed, col 6, p1(W) p1(E).


Currier, Chet. Junk bond market said to be 'back to normal'; Drexel Burnham chief tells Securities panel vulnerability to trading scandal overplayed. Washington Post, Dec 5, 1986, v109, Fri ed, col 5 , pG2.


Koepp, Stephen. Bracing for more bombshells; after the Boesky scandal, Wall Street wonders who will be next. (Ivan F. Boesky insider trading case). Time, Dec 8, 1986, v128, p62(1).


Sterngold, James. Plumbing the depths of scandal on Wall Street. (New York Stock Exchange scandals). New York Times, Dec 14, 1986, v136, Sun ed, sec 4, col 3, pE4(N) pE4(L).


Worthy, Ford S. Wall Street's spreading scandal; the web spun by Ivan Boesky threatens to snare more dealmakers and alter takeover rules. Fortune, Dec 22, 1986, v114, p26(4).


Koepp, Stephen. Bracing for more bombshells; after the Boesky scandal, Wall Street wonders who will be next. (Ivan F. Boesky insider trading case). Time, Dec 8, 1986, v128, p62(1).


Tabb, William. What the Boesky case means; The apple falls near the tree. (Ivan Boesky insider trading case). The Nation, Dec 13, 1986, v243 , p668(4).


Forbes, Malcolm S., Jr. Antidote to Boesky, Pickens et al. (insider trading scandal will promote close scrutiny of stock exchange practices). Forbes, Dec 15, 1986, v138, p31(1).


Worthy, Ford S. Wall Street's spreading scandal; the web spun by Ivan Boesky threatens to snare more dealmakers and alter takeover rules. Fortune, Dec 22, 1986, v114 , p26(4).


Loeb, Marshall. The editor's desk. (Boesky scandal reporting) (editorial). Fortune, Dec 22, 1986, v114, p4(1).


Abelson, Alan. Up and down Wall Street. (U.S. budget deficit, world affairs in 1986, Boesky scandal, OPEC) (column). Barron's, Dec 29, 1986, p1(3).


1987


Bourgerie, Richard P. Insider-trading liability. (suing companies as well as individuals for fraud could result in more profitable settlements) (Speaking Out) (column). Financial World, Jan 6, 1987, v156 , p92(1).


Simpson, Janice C. Wall Street's courting of M.B.A.s proceeds apace despite scandals. (insider trading scandals). Wall Street Journal, Jan 28, 1987, Wed ed, col 4, p31(W) p31(E).


Brady, Ray. Scary times on Wall Street. (protection against insider trading. Nation's Business, Feb, 1987, v75, p63(2).


Gabor, Andrea.Let's-make-a-deal time on Wall Street. (investment banking investigations). U.S. News & World Report, Feb 2, 1987, v102, p48(2).


Stewart, James B.; Hertzberg, Daniel. Street bombshell; inside-trading scandal implicates high aides at Goldman, Kidder; chiefs of arbitrage arrested, along with third man in the widening fraud; traders watch a handcuffing. (Robert Freeman, Richard Wigton, Timothy Tabor). Wall Street Journal, Feb 13, 1987, Fri ed, col 6, p1(W) p1(E).


Sterngold, James. With key executives' arrest, Wall Street faces challenge. (insider trading in securities). New York Times, Feb 15, 1987, v136, Sun ed, sec 1, col 3, p1(N) p1(L), .


Abelson, Alan. Up & down Wall Street. (insider trading scandal; Steve Leuthold's humor; J.B. Hunt; OPEC oil supply; Carlton Communications). Barron's, v67, p1(3), Feb 16, 1987.


Metz, Tim. Trading abuses run deep on Wall Street; cause suggests the likely impact of scandal. Wall Street Journal, Feb 17, 1987, Tue ed, col 1, p27(W) p31(E).


Miller, Michael W. Coming attractions: Wall Street's stock soars in the movies; the insider-trading scandals interest Robert Redford, even make it to 'Dynasty'. Wall Street Journal, Feb 18 , 1987, Wed ed, col 4 , p1(W) p1(E).


Glaberson, William; Goleman, Daniel. Kidder faces life after Siegel; the trading scandal may ruin its chances to crack Wall Street's top tier. (Martin A. Siegel). New York Times, Feb 22 , 1987, v136, Sun ed, sec 3, col 2, pF1(N) pF1(L).


Now Wall Street itself is on trial. (U.S. insider trading scandal; includes related article on profits made during scandal). The Economist, Feb 21, 1987, v302, p77(2).


Baer, Donald. Handcuffs on Wall Street. (insider trading cases). U.S. News & World Report, Feb 23, 1987, v102, p38(2).


Burstein, Daniel. Insiders gamble with America's future. (insider trading in securities scandal) (column). Los Angeles Times, Feb 23, 1987, v106, Mon ed, sec II, col 3, p5.


Pauly, David; Powell, Bill. New arrests on Wall Street: who's next in the insider-trading scandal? (includes related articles chronology of arrests and pervasiveness of Wall Street corruption). Newsweek, Feb 23, 1987, v109, p48(3).


Stein, Benjamin J. The reason why; what motivated the insiders. (insider trading scandal not result of greed, but quest for power and status). Barron's, Feb 23, 1987, v67, p16(2).


Baer, Donald. Getting even with Ivan & Co.; can investors and angry companies dun inside traders for their crimes. (Ivan Boesky). U.S. News & World Report, March 2, 1987, v107, p46(1).


Koepp, Stephen. From pinstripes to prison stripes; as the Feds round up the bad apples, the market flourishes. (insider trading in securities scandal). Time, March 2, 1987, v129 , p48(2).


Sterngold, James. Wall Street is facing reappraisal; insider scandal taints stance of self-regulation. New York Times, March 2 , 1987, v136, Mon ed, col 6, p21(N) pD1(L).


Kinsley, Michael Wall Street's other scandal. (arbitrage and merger services cause conflicts) (column). Washington Post, vMarch 5, 1987, 110, Thu ed, col 5, pA27.


Powell, Bill. The buzz on Wall Street; wild rumors surround the insider-trading scandal. Newsweek, March 9, 1987, v109 , p49(1).


Clemons, John K. Wall Street and the age-old tragic flaw. (insider trading scandal) (column). Wall Street Journal, March 18 , 1987, Wed ed, col 3, p30(W) p30(E).


Lewis, Flora Regulating a global market; European financiers ponder the Wall Street scandals. (column). New York Times, March 20, 1987, v136, Fri ed, col 6, p31(N) pA31(L).

Srodes, James L. Beyond Boesky. (Ivan F. Boesky, the Securities and Exchange Commission). Financial World, March 10, 1987, v156, p12(1).


Baer, Donald. Convictions and conflict: a top cop's tale. (Rudolph Giuliani). U.S. News & World Report, March 23, 1987, v102 , p

Blotnick, Srully. It isn't greed alone. (competition also reason for insider trading) (column). Forbes, v139, March 23, 1987, p178(1).


Koepp, Stephen. Serving his client all too well; Wall Street's spreading scandal fells a prominent trader. (stock exchange). Time, March 30, 1987, v129, p52(1).


Bianco, Anthony. Wall Street's craving for capital; the insider-trading scandal makes raising money even harder. Business Week, April 6, 1987, p34(2).


Cohen, Laurie P. Drexel conference about junk bonds gets record crowd; despite Wall Street scandal, banking firm still draws savvy, powerful investors. (Drexel Burnham Lambert). Wall Street Journal, April 6, 1987, Mon ed, col 4, p16(W).


Junk to equity. (financing of takeovers after insider trading scandals). Financial World, April 7, 1987, v156, p38(2).


Sherman, Stratford P. C.E.O.s take on their investment bankers; the insider trading scandal is giving the Fortune 500 an opening to wrest valuable concessions from Wall Street. Fortune, April 27, 1987, v115, p57(5).


Vise, David A.; Coll, Steve. Wall Street's long year of turmoil; market's massive insider trading scandal shows no sign of fading. Washington Post, May 10 , 1987, v110, Sun ed, col 4, pA1.


Rohrlich, Jay B. Wall Street's money junkies. (insider trading scandal) (column). New York Times, May 7, 1987, v136, Thu ed, col 1, p29(N) pA35(L).


Koepp, Stephen. Having it all, then throwing it all away. (scandals and punishment on Wall Street). Time, May 25, 1987, v129, p22(2).


Stern, Richard L.; Matthew Schifrin and David Henry. Crime wave. (brokers marketing stocks of little or no value; includes related article on Sam Sarcinelli). Forbes, June 29, 1987, v139 , p67(4).


Jereski, Laura. Requiem for a heavyweight. (stockbroker Charles H. Howard III). Forbes, Nov 30, 1987 v140, n12, p152(1), .


Boesky receives 3-year sentence. (Wall Street) (Ivan F. Boesky; insider trading scandal) (column). New York Times, Dec 20, 1987, v137, Sun ed, sec 4, col 4, pE20(N) pE20(L).


Ivan Boesky's final deal. (sentenced in insider trading case). U.S. News & World Report, Dec 28, 1987, v103, n26, p13(1).


1988

Sing, Bill. Business Week stock trading scandal widens. (advance information on 'Inside Wall Street' column). Los Angeles Times, July 30, 1988, v107, Sat ed, sec I , col 2, p1.


Sing, Bill. Business Week's printer fires one, suspends another. (R.R. Donnelley & Sons; Business Week's "Inside Wall Street" insider trading scandal). Los Angeles Times, Aug 2 , 1988, v107, Tue ed, sec IV, col 5, p1.


Gabor, Andrea and Eva Pomice. The long arm of the law on Wall Street. (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act). U.S. News & World Report, Sept 26, 1988, v105, n12, p47(1).


Weiss, Gary. Is a new scandal building on Wall Street? Business Week, n3076, p64(3), Oct 24, 1988.


Labaton, Stephen. Drexel concedes guilt on trading; to pay $650 million; civil case remains; settlement would close 2-year investigation into Boesky deals. (Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.; insider trading in securities; Ivan Boesky). New York Times, Dec 22, 1988, v138, Thu ed, col 2, pA1(N) pA1(L).


Wall Street's Watergate. (insider trading scandal) (editorial). Washington Post, v112, Fri ed, col 1, pA18, Dec 23 , 1988.


1989

Richter, Paul; Paltrow, Scot J. Giuliani's legacy may be a 'post-Boesky morality.' (Rudolph Giuliani, Ivan Boesky). Los Angeles Times, Jan 11 , 1989, v108, Wed ed, sec IV, col 2, p1, .


Newman, Peter C. The junk bond plague moves north. (Stock market scandals) (column). Maclean's, Jan 16, 1989, v102 , n3 , p32(1).


Securities exchange. (Drexel Burnham Lambert case) (editorial). The Nation, May 8, 1989, v248, n18, p613(1).


Sherrid, Pamela. Will Michael Milken go to jail? The stakes are high for both prosecutors and the junk-bond king. (Drexel Burnham Lambert, stock price manipulation). U.S. News & World Report, April 10, 1989, v106 , n14 , p49(2),.


Washington conference on April 27 to focus on lessons from Wall Street scandals. (Washington D.C., North American Securities Administrators Association conference) (includes schedule of events) (NEWS ADVISORY). PR Newswire, April 14, 1989, 0414DC001.