Input: Disgraced Stockbroker To The Stars Dana Giacchetto Found Dead at Home at 53
06/13/2016 AT 10:00 PM EDT

Dana Giacchetto, a stockbroker who racked up an A-list celebrity clientele before being sent to prison for embezzlement, has died, according to a report. He was 53.

Early Sunday, Giacchetto was found dead at his home in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York after a night of hard partying , according to

Giacchetto's former girlfriend and mother of his two children grew worried when she couldn't contact him on Saturday night, and his roommate found him a day later laying in his bed, foaming at the mouth, according to

A cause of death has not been released.

In his prime, Giaccheto worked with a growing roster of rich young stars including

. Young Hollywood entrusted him with their investments and spent nights at the financier's SoHo home, where he threw regular parties.

in 2000 when Giacchetto admitted to stealing up to $10 million from the personal investment accounts of some of his clients, including the likes of

Following his arrest and release on $1 million bond, Giacchetto attempted to leave the country, but was apprehended at Newark airport in New Jersey with a doctored passport, 80 plane tickets and $4,000 in small bills.

"What I built became so big and I became so overwhelmed and lost control," he later said in court. "I pray and hope that we will make reparations â¦ and I mean that from my heart."

Giacchetto was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for his crime.

The family has not announced any memorial plans.
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Input: Photos of Bangladesh’s Toxic River
Springing from the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is a burgeoning megacity. Already one of the biggest and most densely populated cities in the world, Dhaka is also among the fastest growing. The teeming metropolis — like so many ancient cities — initially flourished in large part because of its proximity to a great river; the Buriganga’s countless boats and launches provided easy access to other parts of India, making Dhaka a prime location for trade. The Buriganga was also, at one time, the city’s primary source of drinking water.

Today, the river is terribly toxic; the Bangladesh government estimates that about 21,000 cubic meters of untreated industrial sewage is released into its waters every day. According to Human Rights Watch, residents in neighboring slums regularly suffer from fevers, skin diseases, respiratory problems, and diarrhea. The dire contrast between what the river once was — a literally life-giving force — and what it has become caught the attention of Italian-born photojournalist Ugo Borga.

Borga came across Human Rights Watch’s October 2012 report, Toxic Tanneries, which details the health and safety crisis among tannery workers in Bangladesh. The report also notes that tannery wastewater contaminates the Buriganga with animal flesh, sulfuric acid, chromium, and lead. The photographer then spent two months researching the region before embarking on a 20-day trip to Bangladesh. As part of a still-ongoing project started in September 2013, Living on the Death River, Borga photographed and interviewed workers and people living near the Buriganga, chronicling the human and environmental catastrophe unfolding there.

In his statement about Living on the Death River, Borga quotes Jamil Sharif, activist and founder of Buriganga River Keeper: “Buriganga gave life to Dhaka,” Sharif says, “and Dhaka killed it.”

Ugo Borga is a photographer represented by Echo photo agency.

Sara Distin is a writer and editor based in Boulder, CO, and Brooklyn, NY. Follow her on Twitter @sldistin.
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The Buriganga River gave life to Dhaka, and Dhaka killed it. Photographer Ugo Borga documents the human and environmental catastrophe unfolding in Bangladesh.