This seems like it happened a long time ago: Former NYSE chief Dick Grasso was locked in a do-or-die struggle with then state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer over his eye-catching take of $185 million. The New York Times points out that Grasso may have put some kind of curse on his adversaries. Just look at what has happened to Spitzer--a humiliating story to say the least. And then there's Jimmy Cayne and Stanley O'Neal, both whom were on the board that approved much of Grasso's pay and witnessed his fall from grace. The Times says Grasso, who faces a court date this week, has a "a growing chance that he may keep the vast portion of his payout."   

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