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- 01Drexel pleaded guilty to six felony counts in December 1988 and agreed to pay $650 million in fines.
- 02The firm filed for bankruptcy on February 13, 1990 — 14 months after the settlement — laying off 5,000 employees.
- 03At its peak Drexel controlled 45% of the entire U.S. high-yield bond market.