Yesterday was apparently not the first time Emanual Goffer has been accused of wrongdoing in conducting his biz. In 2003 Boston.com outted Emanuel as the owner-operator of a cheat-sheet note system for coeds at Boston University. Goffer’s firm, which he called Beantown Notes, operated out of Boston on Beacon Street. The University’s lawyer sent a cease and desist order to Goffer’s firm, threatening to sue if they didn’t shut it down. Goffer conceded, and moved on to bigger and better things, like (allegedly) trading on material non-public information with his brother, Zvi. Speaking of: Dealbreaker, in an attempt to learn more about Team Goffer, reached out to Dalia Goffer, the boy’s mother yesterday, and asked if she thought the FBI had arrested the wrong guys. In an email sent late last night she responded:
Zvi Goffer
When Zvi “Octopussy” Goffer decided to dip one of his tentacles in the sweetness of insider trading, do you think he realized all that he’d be forced to give up if caught? Obviously we’re not talking about his wife, child, and freedom to wear tracksuits here, but rather the chance to wake up with his brother and a bunch of other dudes the morning after what appears to have been quite the rager?
Yes, he’s been accused of being the ringleader of the latest alleged insider trading scam, and could conceivably go to prison, but on the bright side a) he’s been recognized as a leader in the field and b) for his achievements, been given a pretty great nickname:
SEC says it has caught “Octopussy.” SEC enforcement boss Khuzami says that’s what people called Zvi Goffer because “he had his arms in so many insider” trading schemes.
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