Ivan Boesky, a onetime Wall Street titan-turned-convict who served as the partial inspiration for the 1987 Oliver Stone film "Wall Street," has died at the age of 87.
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Boesky, who made millions by betting on stocks thought to be the target of corporate takeovers, cooperated with then-U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani in a bid for leniency, uncovering an insider trading scandal that shattered promising careers.