Appearing in a public service announcement that begins with a scene from Wall Street, Douglas says, “In the movie Wall Street I play Gordon Gekko, a greedy corporate executive who cheated to profit while innocent investors lost their savings. The movie was fiction, but the problem is real.”
“Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and the integrity of the financial markets,” Douglas says in the video produced by the FBI. “If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. For more information on how you can identify securities fraud, or to report insider training, contact your local FBI office. Or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.” …
FBI Special Agent David Chaves said the Bureau “couldn’t be more excited” with Douglas’ cooperation.
“The antagonist role that he played as Gordon Gekko suggested to us there would be no better voice to put this message out insider trading and securities fraud,” said Chaves. Chaves works in the FBI’s New York Field Office where he is the supervisor of the corporate and securities fraud unit.
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