“For the past 22 months I have...

“For the past 22 months I have been the subject of a shadow trial of systematic leaks and innuendo based upon false accusations. . . . No one likes to be sued, but I welcome the opportunity to have at long last a full and open hearing of the allegations.”

--Michael Milken, head of Drexel Burnham Lambert’s “junk bond” department, on the filing of insider trading and other charges against him and the firm by the Securities and Exchange Commission.