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Another lawyer Ponzi schemer now looking at a long federal sentence

By Douglas A. Berman

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As detailed in Bloomberg News report, another infamous Ponzi schemer has now formally entered a guilty plea in federal court, and he can now only hope he gets a sentence more in line with similar Ponzi player/lawyer Marc Dreier (who got 20 years), rather than something similar to the 150 years given to the modern Ponzi king Bernie Maddoff.  Here are the basics: Former South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein pleaded guilty to using his law firm as a criminal enterprise to run a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme that funded a lavish lifestyle, bankrolled his firm and bought political influence. Rothstein, 47, admitted guilt today to two counts of wire fraud and three conspiracy charges before U.S. District Judge James Cohn in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 27, 2010 (boomark / email).

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