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From: dbrown@watarts.UUCP (Dave Brown)
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Subject: Re: Stockbroker barred for life
Message-ID: <8407@watarts.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Apr-85 15:18:05 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 15 15:18:05 1985
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In article <13943@watmath.UUCP> jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens) writes:
>From article in the Toronto Globe and Mail April 13/85:
>	The former manager of a Smith Barney office was barred for life
>	from working in the securities industry by the SEC after he
>	was charged with taking about $800,000 from his customers'
>	accounts for his personal use.
>
>Perhaps he mis-interpreted Smith Barney's slogan as
>"We make money the old fashioned way - we *steal* it."

I am not sure of this, but I believe that a famous investment counsellor in
the states got caught tipping off mobsters that the F.B.I. was looking into
their affairs.

It gave new meaning to the slogan when[......] talks people listen.