Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How Michael Milken turned his life around after going to prison
Michael Milken was known as the “the junk bond king” of Wall Street. He inspired Michael Douglas’ character, Gordon Gecko, in the 1987 film “Wall Street.” But in the 1990s, Milken pleaded guilty to a slew of financial crimes.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMichael Milken was known as the “the junk bond king” of Wall Street. He inspired Michael Douglas’ character, Gordon Gecko, in the 1987 film “Wall Street.” But in the 1990s, Milken pleaded guilty to a slew of financial crimes. After hundreds of millions in fines and about two years in prison, Milken became a major philanthropist. He has funded cancer and public health research and opened a nonprofit. On Tuesday, President Trump granted Milken a presidential pardon.
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The full episode
2 of 5‘Gay Like Me’- 0:00The drop in white collar crime prosecutions, and Justice Department priorities
- 9:17How Michael Milken turned his life around after going to prisonYou’re reading this
- 17:32Richie Jackson: It’s tougher to be gay in Trump era than 1980s
- 32:17Remembering civil rights activist Bayard Rustin
- 42:38Microsoft wants to go carbon negative. What does that mean?