Banking Law
Feds Visit Rothstein Law Firm; Ex-Judge Is Appointed as Receiver
Posted Nov 4, 2009, 08:01 pm CST
By Martha Neil
Federal agents descended tonight on a well-known South Florida law firm that has been much in the news lately after one name partner said another name partner may have misappropriated some $500 million in outside investor funds from a side business.
An FBI spokeswoman said it and the Internal Revenue Service are at Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler's Fort Lauderdale offices today on "official business" but declined to elaborate, the Palm Beach Post reports.
At one point, accused partner Scott Rothstein—who is the firm's managing partner and CEO—was reportedly in Morocco. However, he has returned and met with authorities.
Meanwhile, as requested in litigation filed at the behest of firm president Stuart Rosenfeldt, a Broward Circuit Court judge… Continue reading...
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