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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Source: Kim Rothstein went undercover
 | Source: Kim Rothstein went undercoverSource: local10.com When her attempt to hide more than a million dollars in Ponzi jewelry from the FBI unraveled, Kim Rothstein wore a wire for the feds to help build a case against her lawyer and others, according to a source close to her criminal conspiracy case. |
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Rothstein Watch
| Attorneys go extra mile to iron out Rothstein bank settlements South Florida Business Journal Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme left numerous victims in its wake, including some of those who were a part of the Razorback legal case. It took shoe leather and elbow grease, but attorneys for various parties in the Scott Rothstein Ponzi ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Rothstein bankruptcy trustee settles with Florida Panthers South Florida Business Journal (blog) It's not a lot of money in the big Ponzi scheme of things, but the bankruptcy trustee for Scott Rothstein's former law firm is settling with the Florida Panthers Hockey Club for $12000. The trustee, Herbert Stettin, sued the Panthers, along with dozens ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Power broker Bill Scherer cashing in on Rothstein's crimes Sun-Sentinel (blog) By Michael Mayo March 1, 2012 11:12 AM Here's one of the best plotlines of the ongoing Scott Rothstein Ponzi saga: the man who stands to gain the most from Rothstein's downfall is a power broker whose star was eclipsed briefly by Rothstein. See all stories on this topic » |
| Harvey Rothstein, father of Ponzi schemer Local 10 (blog) Harvey Rothstein, the father of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, was laid to rest Thursday at Star of David Memorial Gardens in North Lauderdale. He had a history of health problems and was 76. Among those attending the service was Scott Rothstein's wife ... See all stories on this topic » |
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Rothstein Watch
Rothstein investors' case ends in settlements
Orlando Sentinel
By Jon Burstein, Sun Sentinel It was set to be the biggest courtroom showdown in Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme — a host of the imprisoned fraudster's victims accusing 29 defendants of misdeeds. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at stake, ...
See all stories on this topic »Power broker Bill Scherer profits from rival Scott Rothstein's downfall
Sun-Sentinel
When it comes to onetime rival Scott Rothstein, Fort Lauderdale attorney Bill Scherer is having the last laugh. Not only has Scherer reclaimed his place as the top power broker among local Republicans, a role the flashy Rothstein usurped for a time, ...
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Attorneys iron out Rothstein bank settlements
South Florida Business Journal (blog)
It took shoe leather and elbow grease, but attorneys for various parties in the Scott Rothstein Ponzi litigation against Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust finally ironed out an agreement Wednesday amongst themselves regarding settlement with the bank.
See all stories on this topic »How Gibralter Bank Helped Rothstein's Ponzi
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
29 2012 at 2:09 PM Update: Also check out part 2, on Rothstein's accusations on the role of TD Bank in the scheme. Both TD Bank and Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Co. have settled with a group of investors in Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme and will ...
See all stories on this topic »Toronto-Dominion First-Quarter Profit Falls on Litigation Costs in Florida
Bloomberg
Toronto-Dominion recorded costs of C$171 million for litigation related to disbarred Florida attorney Scott Rothstein, who admitted running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. The bank lost a $67 million jury verdict in January over an investor group's claims ...
See all stories on this topic »TD Bank profit slips, but tops estimates
Reuters
The bank set aside C$171 million for costs related to a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run by Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein. TD was ordered to pay $67 million in January after losing a Miami verdict related to its involvement in the case, and then settled ...
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Orlando Sentinel
By Jon Burstein, Sun Sentinel It was set to be the biggest courtroom showdown in Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme — a host of the imprisoned fraudster's victims accusing 29 defendants of misdeeds. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at stake, ...
See all stories on this topic »Power broker Bill Scherer profits from rival Scott Rothstein's downfall
Sun-Sentinel
When it comes to onetime rival Scott Rothstein, Fort Lauderdale attorney Bill Scherer is having the last laugh. Not only has Scherer reclaimed his place as the top power broker among local Republicans, a role the flashy Rothstein usurped for a time, ...
See all stories on this topic »
| How Rothstein Says Banks Helped Run His Ponzi Scheme, Part 2: TD Bank Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog) 29 2012 at 3:33 PM We wrote earlier today about the latest settlements going to investors in Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme; investors were awarded $130 million and lawyers at least another $50 million from TD Bank and Gibraltar Bank ... See all stories on this topic » |  Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog) |
South Florida Business Journal (blog)
It took shoe leather and elbow grease, but attorneys for various parties in the Scott Rothstein Ponzi litigation against Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust finally ironed out an agreement Wednesday amongst themselves regarding settlement with the bank.
See all stories on this topic »How Gibralter Bank Helped Rothstein's Ponzi
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
29 2012 at 2:09 PM Update: Also check out part 2, on Rothstein's accusations on the role of TD Bank in the scheme. Both TD Bank and Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Co. have settled with a group of investors in Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme and will ...
See all stories on this topic »Toronto-Dominion First-Quarter Profit Falls on Litigation Costs in Florida
Bloomberg
Toronto-Dominion recorded costs of C$171 million for litigation related to disbarred Florida attorney Scott Rothstein, who admitted running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. The bank lost a $67 million jury verdict in January over an investor group's claims ...
See all stories on this topic »TD Bank profit slips, but tops estimates
Reuters
The bank set aside C$171 million for costs related to a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run by Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein. TD was ordered to pay $67 million in January after losing a Miami verdict related to its involvement in the case, and then settled ...
See all stories on this topic »
| TD profit hit by capital markets, litigation reserve Globe and Mail ... most significantly a litigation reserve that amounts to $171-million after tax, which the bank is setting aside after it was ordered to pay $67-million for its role as a third-party bank in a $1.2-billion Ponzi scheme operated by Scott Rothstein, ... See all stories on this topic » |  Globe and Mail |
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Rothstein Watch
Report: Rothstein victims to get $170 million settlement
Local 10 (blog)
A settlement agreement was announced Friday morning between TD Bank and victims of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. The terms at the moment are confidential, but I confirmed it was over $100 million -- and now a report in Barron's puts the figure at $170 ...
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Local 10 (blog)
A settlement agreement was announced Friday morning between TD Bank and victims of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. The terms at the moment are confidential, but I confirmed it was over $100 million -- and now a report in Barron's puts the figure at $170 ...
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Rothstein Watch
| How Hedge Funds Got Hooked in a Ponzi Scheme Barron's By BILL ALPERT | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein lured supposedly smart money out of New York hedge funds. Why did they continue doing business with him? Scott Rothstein was a special kind of Ponzi schemer. See all stories on this topic » |
| TD Bank settles largest Rothstein investor lawsuit Orlando Sentinel By Jon Burstein, Sun Sentinel TD Bank has settled the largest lawsuit filed against it by investors of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, attorneys confirmed Friday in federal bankruptcy court. Terms of the deal between North America's sixth-largest bank ... See all stories on this topic » |
| TD Bank settles Fla. Ponzi investor lawsuit MiamiHerald.com TD Bank has settled a major lawsuit filed by investors fleeced in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme operated by imprisoned former South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein. Lawyers said at a hearing Friday that the bank had reached an agreement with 25 ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Who's who at crowded Rothstein-related hearing Bizjournals.com (blog) Friday's packed court hearing regarding hundred-million dollar settlements in Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme lawsuits brought out a who's who in the legal and financial community. It was a federal bankruptcy court hearing, so one of the most unusual ... See all stories on this topic » |
| TD Bank Reaches Settlement in Ponzi Scheme Lawsuit American Banker The suit is related to a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by disbarred Florida attorney Scott Rothstein, who is currently serving a 50-year jail term for defrauding investors out of $1.2 billion. Plaintiffs, who lost a combined $186 million in the scheme, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Daily Stock Alert Barron's Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein lured supposedly smart money out of New York hedge funds. So why were they still doing deals with him after discovering the scam? Barron's takes a closer look. Hitachi is finally on track to revive its earnings, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Rothstein Watch
| 'Scott Rothstein Speaks: The Sequel' coming in June Sun-Sentinel By Jon Burstein, Sun Sentinel The first time that Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein answered attorneys' questions he savaged former friends and associates, serving up tales of greed, corruption and prostitutes. The mastermind behind the largest financial ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Judge Orders Another Deposition for Rothstein NBC 6 Miami Convicted Florida Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein will give another round of sworn testimony about the inner workings of his $1.2 billion fraud. A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale ordered a chance for more lawyers to question Rothstein under oath. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Business briefs for Feb. 11 Tbo.com COM | Staff Convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein will undergo a second round of questioning about the inner workings of his $1.2 billion fraud, a judge ruled Friday. Rothstein, a 49-year-old disbarred lawyer, is serving a 50-year prison sentence ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Don Henley institute to pay $50000 to Rothstein's firm South Florida Business Journal (blog) View all articles in this section >> An environmental non-profit founded by Eagles' singer Don Henley has agreed to return half of a $100000 donation made by Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. Henley's Caddo Lake Institute received the donation before ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Coming this summer: A Rothstein revival Local 10 (blog) Scott Rothstein, who coldly told the tale of his one-man crime wave during a marathon deposition in a Miami courtroom at the end of last year, will sit through another 10-day deposition starting June 4. Only this time he'll do the depo from an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mysterious Gibraltar bank charge costs $10M Bizjournals.com (blog) He declined to say whether the charges were related to the lawsuits that Gibraltar is facing from Ponzi scheme victims of disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein. Rothstein previously testified that several Gibraltar officials were "in his pocket. See all stories on this topic » Rothstein's uncle to plead guilty to fraud in $1 billion Ponzi scheme 3 days ago – Rothstein's uncle to plead guilty to fraud in $1 billion Ponzi scheme ...William "Billy" Boockvor was at the disgraced Fort Lauderdale lawyer's ... |
Friday, January 27, 2012
Rothstein Watch
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| BSO rumor control Local 10 The feds are investigating all of BSO's links to Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, who was especially close to Sheriff Al Lamberti's former executive assistant ... | ||
| Experts: TD Bank jury verdict could lead to more bank lawsuits South Florida Business Journal The jury decided the bank had committed fraud against victims of Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. "I think copycat lawsuits are not just a ... |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Rothstein Watch
| Scott Rothstein's 'Uncle Bill' expected to plead guilty Sun-Sentinel By Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel Scott Rothstein's"Uncle Bill" is expected to plead guilty to his role in the Ponzi scheme in the next few weeks, according to court records. William Boockvor, 66, of Deerfield Beach, was charged in December with ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Federal Jury Says TD Bank Must Pay $67M to Investors Swindled By Ex-Attorney ... ABA Journal By Martha Neil After four hours of deliberation, a federal jury in Miami yesterday decided that a South Florida bank must pay $67 million to a group of 27 investors swindled by then-attorney Scott Rothstein. The award, which includes $35 million in ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Jury returns $67M verdict against TD Bank in Rothstein-related case South Florida Business Journal 18 was hit with a $67 million verdict in the first trial related to Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme. A Miami federal jury returned the verdict against the bank at about 1 pm, deciding that TD Bank (NYSE: TD), helped Rothstein defraud a group of ... See all stories on this topic » |
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Rothstein Watch 1/19/2012
 Jury: TD Bank failed to stop Ponzi schemer MiamiHerald.com A Miami jury said Toronto-Dominion Bank should pay $67 million for helping Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. By Susannah Nesmith Toronto-Dominion Bank lost a $67 million jury verdict over claims it helped Scott Rothstein — the disbarred South Florida ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Insider Trading, Goldman, Carlyle, Ally, TD in Court News Bloomberg TD Bank Loses $67 Million Verdict Over Rothstein Fraud Role Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) lost a $67 million jury verdict over claims it helped Scott Rothstein, the convicted Florida attorney, in his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme by telling victims their ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Rothstein Watch
| Scott Rothstein Says Firm Was Hotbed of Pot, Ponzi, and Prostitutes The American Lawyer As reported by sibling publication the Daily Business Review, recently released deposition transcripts covering two weeks of testimony by Rothstein last month offer a glimpse of the disgraced Fort Lauderdale attorney's now-defunct firm that manage to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Levinson, Hunter, Martorano team up on event South Florida Business Journal (blog) Levinson Jewelers seems to be plugging along with business amid controversy over its owners' relationship with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein. There's an email invite circulating around for an end-of-January launch party for a new jewelry ... See all stories on this topic » |
Rothstein Watch for 1/17/2012
 Closing arguments under way in first Rothstein-related trial Bizjournals.com Former TD Bank regional VP Frank Spinosa took the Fifth Amendment more than 150 times during the first jury trial related to Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion ... |
| Shyamalan Sells Penthouse; SOM Opens Office in LA; More! Curbed National [CurbedWire Inbox] FLORIDA—Unable to recoup more, the government has settled on $10 as a sale price for Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's Fort Lauderdale ... |
Monday, January 16, 2012
Rothstein Watch 1/16/2012
| Two Rothstein luxury properties change hands Sun-Sentinel Two of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's luxury properties have changed hands — his Harbor Beach mansion in Fort Lauderdale was turned over to the builder who ... |
| Government Unloads Rothstein's Fort Lauderdale Mansion, Manhattan ... NBC Miami By Brian Hamacher AP The Fort Lauderdale mansion and New York condo that once belonged to convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein are both out of the hands ... |
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Rothstein Watch 1/12/2012
| Rothstein enjoyed gossip at 'girls lunches' Sun-Sentinel (blog) By Michael Mayo January 12, 2012 09:09 AM Most of the newsworthy bits from Ponzi schemerScott Rothstein's recent two-week deposition have been concisely covered by my colleague Jon Burstein, but there were some moments of levity that haven't hit print ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Novel Ponzi scheme Inquirer.net Call it ignorance or plain greed, but the lessons from Madoff's caper appear to have been lost on some investors who were taken for a ride by American lawyer Scott Rothstein, managing partner of a 70-person law office in Florida, to the tune of $1.2 ... See all stories on this topic » |
| TD Bank expert says bank looked at Rothstein alerts South Florida Business Journal (blog) TD Bank conducted "reasonable due diligence" regarding dozens of alerts generated by computer systems regarding Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's fraud, an expert testified at trial on Tuesday. Accountant Ivan Garces, an expert witness hired by TD Bank, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Monday, January 9, 2012
Rothstein Watch for 1/9/0212
 Proceedings | Highlights from WSJ Law Blog Wall Street Journal Scott Rothstein, who is serving a 50-year prison term for running a $1.2 billion scheme out of his law offices in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., took offense recently when a lawyer questioning him as part of a tangle of civil suits stemming from his fraud drew ... See all stories on this topic » |
| IN RE ROTHSTEIN ROSENFELDT ADLER, P.A. Leagle.com This proceeding arises from the collapse of the notorious Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Scott Rothstein, one of the owners of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, PA, the Debtor herein. Rothstein operated a multi-faceted scheme in which he offered investors the ... See all stories on this topic » |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Rothstein Watch 1/8/2012
South Florida Business Journal (blog)
The Florida Bar is pursuing one of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's former partners, Russell S. Adler, in a complaint before the Florida Supreme Court . Adler is only the third attorney connected to Rothstein's $1.2 billion fraud to face discipline ...
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| How Scott Rothstein became the toast of Fort Lauderdale MiamiHerald.com And Scott Rothstein knew what we wannabe. He called it a "rock star lifestyle." That was the allure for his fellow schemers. That's how he co-opted the politicians and judges and cops and bankers and lawyers to help him sustain a $1.2 billion fraud ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Rothstein's 'Big Deposition' is talk of the town MiamiHerald.com (blog) When Scott Rothstein was arrested in late 2009 for running more than a billion-dollar investment scam, everyone wondered who else was in on it. If you are to believe the extraordinary testimony the convicted South Florida attorney recently gave in ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Gov. Scott's lust for casinos a bad bet Sun-Sentinel Rick Scott and other proponents of expanding gambling in the state are just as bad as Ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein, maybe worse. Their con is pitching that casinos, more lottery options, slots, roulette, and similar immoral games to take people's ... See all stories on this topic » |
| "Inside BSO": Book purports to expose sheriff's office corruption Local 10 (blog) Right off the top, a comment from "Judge Sirica," who is known to many of this blog's readers, is included regarding Scott Rothstein's influence on law enforcement and the judiciary. The preface includes mention of Lamberti and current and former ... See all stories on this topic » |
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Rothstein Watch for 1/5/2012
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| Rothstein lashed out under the name 'Goodfella' Local 10 (blog) In the last day of questioning Scott Rothstein was asked if he was the "infamous Goodfella" -- and the federal government used its privilege to keep him from answering. Here's a link to the full text of the Goodfella message in which he lashed out at ... See all stories on this topic » |
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Rothstein Watch 1/4/2012
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Rothstein Watch 1/3/2012
| Convicted Ex-Lawyer Scott Rothstein Says That Funds Didn't Warn ... Bloomberg (Corrects to show Rothstein said he didn't consider the funds to be co-conspirators in third paragraph of story published Dec. 31.) Scott Rothstein ... |
| Rothstein Says He Had an Affair With Slain Lawyer Melissa Lewis Broward-Palm Beach New Times 3 2012 at 11:36 AM In a sworn deposition last month, convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothsteinalleged he had an affair with his slain employee, ... |
| Credit Suisse, Madoff, Alcoa, GE, Exelon in Court News Bloomberg Litigation Departments Ex-Lawyer Rothstein Says Funds Didn't Warn Investors Scott Rothstein, the Florida lawyer sentenced to 50 years in prison for running ... |
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Rothstein Watch 12/31/2011
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| Ex-Lawyer Rothstein Testifies Fund Managers Aided Ponzi Scheme BusinessWeek 31 (Bloomberg) -- Scott Rothstein, the Florida lawyer sentenced to 50 years in prison for running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, said officials at three Manhattan hedge funds helped him prop up the fraud in its final months, according to transcripts of a ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Other woman named in Rothstein depo Local 10 (blog) In his marathon Miami deposition, Scott Rothstein wasn't shy about his use of women to entice investors and so-called "co-conspirators" into his billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. He testified that he used escorts from an unnamed agency (a source says it was ... See all stories on this topic » |
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