Tag: Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler
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BULLETIN: Ponzi Swindler And Racketeer Scott Rothstein Sentenced To 50 Years In Federal Prison For $1.2 Billion Scam; Schemer Forged Judges’ Signatures, Threatened Reporter
BULLETIN: Scott Rothstein, the disbarred Florida lawyer who sold interests in nonexistent legal settlements, forged the signatures of federal judges on court documents to hoodwink investors and keep money flowing to his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme and threatened to sue a reporter asking tough questions, has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. Rothstein,…
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U.S. Attorney: Rothstein Ponzi Money Went To Politicians, Charities; ‘High-Ranking’ Police Officers Received ‘Gratuities’
In a criminal information and news release dripping with the word “co-conspirators,” federal prosecutors, the FBI and the IRS said Ponzi proceeds were used to grease wheels in law enforcement and pollute the worlds of business and politics in South Florida. Former attorney Scott Rothstein of Fort Lauderdale was arrested for racketeering yesterday. He was…