USA v. Rothstein

  1. February 13, 2018

    Rothstein Slams Feds' Try To Rescind Reduced Sentence Bid

    Convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein has urged a Florida federal court to deny prosecutors' request to withdraw a motion they filed supporting a reduction of his 50-year sentence for his $1.2 billion scam, saying the government failed to back its assertion that he violated his plea deal.

  2. September 26, 2017

    Feds Say Rothstein Lied, Shouldn't Get 50-Year Term Reduced

    Federal prosecutors told a Florida court Tuesday that Scott Rothstein's 50-year sentence for running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme out of his now-defunct law firm should not be reduced, saying he lied to the government and violated the terms of his plea deal.

  3. August 14, 2014

    Rothstein Trustee Seeks To Nix Effort To Divulge Victim Info

    The trustee charged with liquidating Scott Rothstein's law firm on Thursday told a Florida federal judge and a bankruptcy judge that he shouldn't have to provide allegedly sealed information to 55 investors victimized by Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

  4. March 14, 2012

    Rothstein Investor Can Recoup $25M Clawback Settlement

    A Florida federal judge abruptly reversed course Wednesday and allowed Miami businessman Ira Sochet to increase his claim against jailed Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein by $25 million, the amount Sochet previously paid to settle a clawback suit by Rothstein's bankruptcy trustee.

  5. June 09, 2011

    Feds Seek Fewer Years For Rothstein In $1.4B Fraud Case

    Prosecutors told a Florida federal court on Wednesday that disgraced attorney Scott Rothstein should serve less than his 50-year sentence because he helped bring down others involved in a $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme.

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