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BUSINESS, Page 55Business NotesWALL STREETThe Junk Man Goeth
For Drexel Burnham Lambert and its junk-bond wizard, Michael
Milken, the pretense is over and the divorce begins. In court
papers filed last week, it was disclosed that Drexel has agreed to
fire Milken and withhold his 1988 bonus, estimated at $200 million.
Since the investment firm has already agreed to settle
criminal-fraud charges against it for a $650 million penalty,
denying Milken his money effectively reduces the fine by more than
30%. Milken's attorney, Martin Flumenbaum, castigated the
settlement as a "violation of due process, a punishment without
trial." Separate criminal charges against Milken for securities
fraud are expected to be filed soon.