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Fall of the Fat Cats

CNN Special Investigations Unit

Episode Summary

The opulent lifestyles led by some Wall Street insiders, including Lehman Brothers chairman and CEO Richard S. Fuld Jr., are explored. Also: an interview with one-time stockbroker Jordan Belfort ("The Wolf of Wall Street"); who racked up millions---and served time for securities fraud and stock manipulation; a Wall Street cigar party; the reactions of middle-class Americans.