 Cover of the New York Times Magazine Sunday, February 25, 2001 |
Jonathan Lebed: JR comes to life almost three decades later . . . A young man considered by the Securities and Exchange Commission to be a stock manipulator was regarded by many as remarkably like Gaddis's character JR, updated about 30 years to the age of the Internet, where children now play as they once did on the telephone. The articles are here for those who enjoy the spectacle of life imitating art, and for the posthumous pleasure of William Gaddis. |
S.E.C.
Desist order September 20, 2000 Alive & well: |
February 25,
2001 Jonathan Lebed's Extracurricular Activities by Michael Lewis September 22, 2000 Named a Market Swindler at 15, He Likes Wrestling, the Mets and Penny Stocks by Neil MacFarquhar September 21, 2000 Teen Settles Stock Manipulation Case by Gretchen Morgenson |
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