The Woman Who Wrote About How Her Dad And The Real 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Ruined Her Life Just Got A Book Deal

The most vivid description of what happened to the victims of real-life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort's stock pumping scam unquestionably came from Christina McDowell, formerly Christina Prousalis.  She is the daughter of Tom Prousalis, who along with Belfort pled guilty to money laundering and wire fraud. In an op-ed for LAWeekly in December, McDowell wrote about the pain she suffered growing up as the daughter of a criminal: The day my father had to surrender to prison, I drove him. My ...