Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who is under federal investigation in a $1 billion Ponzi scheme, just lost his law license.<p/> The Florida Supreme Court disbarred the embattled Rothstein on Wednesday. The high court provided no details in its one-page order.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
George Levin, a wealthy Fort Lauderdale investor with Wall Street connections, thought Scott Rothstein's confidential legal-settlement deals were a sure thing.
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | yesterday
Fort Laudardale, FL – The down economy already has South Florida charities in pain, as donations have fallen dramatically as potential donors face unemployment or pay cuts. Now, they’re being asked to return money they already have, donations that may have come from the proceeds of attorney Scott Rothstein’s alleged Ponzi scheme believed to have [...]
The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Rich Text Area. Gov. Charlie Crist bragged the other night that all his chiefs of staff have been from Broward County, forming a "Broward County connection." Accused Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein was from there as well. And he gave loads...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Gov. Charlie Crist bragged the other night that all his chiefs of staff have been from Broward County, forming a "Broward County connection." Accused Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein was from there as well. And he gave loads of money to...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday
Disgraced and disbarred, Scott Rothstein — like just about everyone else in South Florida — is waiting for federal prosecutors to slap the cuffs on him.
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Attorney Bill Scherer filed an amended complaint today on behalf of investors who lost around $100 million due to Scott Rothstein. Among the new defendants: Irene Stay, CFO at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm. When the law firm's phones...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Bill Scherer, an attorney who has sued Scott Rothstein among others on behalf of investors, filed an amended complaint late Wednesday that names additional defendants.
The South Florida Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
It’s official. Former attorney Scott Rothstein has been disbarred.
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Even if lawyer Scott Rothstein is cleared of running a $1 billion Ponzi scheme -- and it doesn't look good -- we'll at least know the insatiable appetite he had for luxury. Initially, there was a seized yacht and a handful of European cars . Then we noted his golden toilet and other gaudy mansion furnishing. But now this. Courtesy of the Miami Herald , Feds released a list of all the...
The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Among the things for which Bill McCollum can be thankful this Thanksgiving: That people keep sending Buzz photos of alleged Ponzi schemer/top fundraiser Scott Rothstein appearing to be best buds with Alex Sink.
The South Florida Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Legal battles over Scott Rothstein’s alleged billion-dollar financial scandal mushroomed into a fight between titans of the Fort Lauderdale investment world on Wednesday.
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The Florida Bar has opened investigations into four attorneys at Scott Rothstein's now defunct law firm.
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Herbert Stettin, the trustee in the bankruptcy case involving Scott Rothstein's former law firm, raised questions today in court about Rothstein's defense attorney, Marc Nurik, living in one of his client's homes. Stettin explained after the hearing that he wonders...
Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Bl (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
What was it like to work at the Fort Lauderdale firm of Scott Rothstein, the lawyer who now stands accused of running a Ponzi scheme that may have swindled more than $1 billion? Two sources offer inside looks at life inside the now-defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler. For Andrew Perez, it was somewhat mesmerizing, at least at first. He was just 18 years old when he arrived at RRA...
