 The firm was targeted by law enforcement officials throughout nearly its entire history, and its notoriety inspired the film "Boiler Room" (2000), as well as the 2013 biopic "The Wolf of Wall Street".Stratton Oakmont was under near-constant scrutiny from the National Association of Securities Dealers (now the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) from 1989 onward.Finally, in December 1996, the NASD expelled Stratton Oakmont, putting it out of business.