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by phonon 1436 days ago
> How many lives were destroyed (or at least harmed) by hustling junk bonds?

Zero? What evidence do you have otherwise? None of his crimes were related to the issuance of high yield bonds. It's not like penny stocks being pushed from a boiler room...he helped create a market for higher risk, higher yield bonds. Historically, they have done pretty well in a portfolio.