He very nearly pulled it off, duping two of the nation's largest banks, Wachovia and Citibank, along with EquiServe, the stock transfer agent for 1, 300 U.S. companies.

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Now Berezovsky effectively controls ORT with 36% of the network's voting stock, and Lisovsky is again the sole agent for its advertising.

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As the deal's so-called stabilizing agent, Morgan Stanley could support the stock through a pool of Facebook shares known as an overallotment.

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He was arrested at his apartment by an undercover FBI agent--before he was able to sell any of the stock.

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When do you, as an individual economic agent in your business or personal life, start putting off major purchases because you look at your stock holdings and feel lousy?

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