According to the NY Post Turney Duff went from an innocent
7-year-old in his first New York trip (right) to a hot-shot trader (right
bottom in 2000) under crooked Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam (middle) and
a life of money, sex and drugs, as chronicled in his memoir.
“…The trading desk is surrounded by glass. I work in a fish
bowl. I’m in the middle of a newly renovated office on Park
Avenue . . . As the opening bell rings, every muscle in my body
clenches. I sit upright and try to focus on the eight computer screens in front
of me. There are 25 orders on my desk, each from five to 10 million dollars and
involving some sort of investment decision. My head throbs...
If I can just make it to lunch, I tell myself. A
cheeseburger with a fried egg will help. I try to see how many minutes I can go
without looking at the clock — 16 is the record for the day. I can’t keep my
eyes open. I just need to make it to the closing bell.. .
"...Forty-five minutes later: There’s an ounce of cocaine piled
in the microwave. An additional few thousand dollars’ worth of blow sits on a
single plate in the kitchen. The place is littered with Grey Goose bottles,
ice, cups, and straws for snorting. We call this East Side
apartment the White House for obvious reasons, but it’s more like a Wall Street
crack house. Randy and James [two sell side traders] live here. Everything is
provided and paid for, compliments of the sell side ... They like to please
their clients. Tonight they were kind enough to order in: Chinese and Mexican
escorts…
Wait…wait…there’s more at http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/baring_bulls_sleazy_treet_oAAKmnI2uajZaGDSNcnZIJ
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