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FNC’s Rick Leventhal on actor Michael Douglas’ new public service announcement on insider trading.
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It has been 25 years since Michael Douglas uttered the famous line greed is good.
Playing Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street but the actor now says do the right thing.
You won't believe who -- has partnered with boxes Rick Leventhal has the details from where else Wall Street's wreck.
And Sheryl the FBI decided that the day after the Oscars with the best time to released this public service announcement featuring Michael Douglas.
A two time Oscar winner.
Who says that after that movie Wall Street came out of getting high fives on the street from financial traders and he said he was surprised by that because.
Of course his role in that film.
Was one of -- -- it's a criminal.
And he says that the message -- this PSA in the FBI -- that.
Is that insider trading is actually dangerous -- and rob consumer confidence and financial markets here's a look at that public service announcement.
Hello -- Michael Douglas.
In the movie Wall Street I played Gordon Gekko a greedy corporate executive who cheated to profit -- -- -- investors lost their savings.
The -- But the problem is real our economy increasingly dependent on -- and integrity of financial market.
-- big deal looks too good to be true it probably years.
-- and the FBI says that financial crimes -- -- -- investigative priority releasing a number of undercover video showing agents and sting operations in -- -- -- -- HSBC bank vice president.
The FBI says that this is all part of an operation called perfect hedge over the last three years they've been recruiting informants within the industry building cases executing.
More than 300 search warrants arresting at least 64 people on the FBI says.
That's resulted.
And more than fifty convictions I especially to Richard Jacobs.
If he thinks the problem's gotten worse since the film Wall Street celebrate agree.
Competition within.
-- pressures may now be.
So.
And that.
And the FBI says it just like counterterrorism operations during purging the public and people who work in the financial industry if you see something.
Say something contact the FBI you need to go on their website at -- dot gov hero.
And casting choice for them up for a PSA and he is still is -- -- his -- back as -- positive on an island.
Rick Leventhal said that he was their first choice in fact they're -- good it's amazing I didn't realize that I was missing story there was people were -- by having him back in the day and -- Rick Leventhal thank you very much very interesting story for.
