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.

FORBES

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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