A ƙarshe, a watan Disamba na 1996, NASD ta kori Stratton Oakmont, ta fitar da shi daga kasuwanci. Belfort an tuhume shi da zamba da kuma cin hanci da rashawa a 1999. Belfort ya yi watanni 22 na hukuncin shekaru hudu a Taft Correctional Institution a Taft, California, don musayar yarjejeniyar da aka yi tare da Ofishin Bincike na Tarayya don famfo-da-dump wanda ya jagoranci wanda ya haifar da asarar masu zuba jari na kimanin dala miliyan 200. An umurci Belfort ya biya dala miliyan 110.4 da ya yaudara daga masu sayen jari.
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