Feds Arrest Peregrine Ceo After $215 Million Goes Missing

Halah Touryalai, Forbes
Fri, 07/13/2012 - 11:38am

The Feds arrested Peregrine CEO Russell Wasendorf, Sr who attempted suicide four days ago after his brokerage went bankrupt losing $215 million in client assets.

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