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Grasso wins! Former NYSE chief can keep money

Dick Grasso's career seemed to be ending on a very sour note: the State of New York was making him something of a poster boy for his gargantuan pay over the years. In an ugly battle, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer went after Grasso for the $139.5 million he was paid. Along the way, t

Grasso finally vanquishes Spitzer

Truth be told, former NYSE chairman Dick Grasso's battle against former New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer was looking better, even before Spitzer imploded amid revelations that he used an escort service. This week, yet another nail was driven into Spitzer's public-life coffin: The New

Wall Street can't knock Grasso out

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.

Grasso to pay back tens of millions

The verdict couldn't have been worse for Dick Grasso. In acts termed "shocking" by the judge, the former chief of the Big Board effectively stymied the board's abilities to monitor his pay and

Will trader name names in trial?

The buzz is that Dan Finnerty, the next in a line of Big Board specialists to go on trial, may point some fingers if called to testify. That's mere talk at this point. He may not need

SPOTLIGHT: Spitzer vs. Grasso--Again

The soap opera continues. These guys are still going at each other. The latest flare-up: Eliot Spitzer has called Dick Grasso's attempt to switch judges "deceitful, disingenuous and dishonest."

Grasso becomes a Spitzer campaign issue

Eliot Spitzer has somehow managed to keep his high-profile battle with Dick Grasso from becoming a campaign issue. Until now. According to the New York Post, it all started when his

Grasso presses for jury trial

Former New York Stock Exchange head Dick Grasso would rather take his chances with a jury. The judge certainly hasn't struck him as sympathetic to his cause as he and his lawyers must be aware of

Grasso, Langone trial moved up to Sept.

New York Supreme Court Judge Charles Ramos apparently wants it all to end. He has moved up the trial that pits New York Attorney Eliot Spitzer against Dick Grasso and Ken Langone up to September

Grasso enters private equity business

And so the comeback of Dick Grasso commences. The New York Post reports the ex-chief of the NYSE has begun working for a private equity firm headed by former PaineWebber President Joe