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A Wall Street Legend and His Penthouse Sex Dungeon
January 29, 2026·26 min·2 clips
Howard Rubin, a star trader, secretly rented a penthouse in Manhattan that prosecutors say was the center of a sex trafficking ring.
As heard by us
A restrained Wall Street crime story about status, money, and the allegations surrounding Howard Rubin.
The Journal treats Howard Rubin less as a lurid Wall Street fall story than as a case study in money, access, and a carefully managed public image.
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A Wall Street star spent decades hiding a parallel life that prosecutors say involved sex trafficking.
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