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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A once high-flying South Florida attorney who lived lavishly and courted both politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal charges...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A once high-flying South Florida attorney who courted politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fraud charges for allegedly operating a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements, law enforcement officials said.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A once high-flying South Florida attorney who lived lavishly and courted both politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he operated a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements. The arrest of lawyer Scott Rothstein came as federal prosecutors prepared to unveil racketeering charges against him later in the day ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday denied Gov. Charlie Crist’s request to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate public corruption. In a 6-1 decision, the court said the governor’s petition did not meet the...
BY BORYS KRAWCZENIAK Times-Shamrock Writer When he announced his run for Congress in September 2005, few even knew who Chris Carney was. Upset that U.S. Rep. Don Sherwood and a House Republican majority aimed to intervene in the end-of-life case of Florida woman Terry Schiavo, the Democrat from Dimock Twp. decided Sherwood would not get his usual free ride to re-election. By then, news of ...
Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein was charged with racketeering conspiracy for allegedly victimizing clients in a $1 billion Ponzi case.
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Monday was the last chance to apply to NASA for space shuttle mission memorabilia. Only five missions away from retirement, the three shuttles are the biggest prizes and Eyewitness News took at a look at the local efforts to keep a shuttle in Central Florida.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A once high-flying attorney who courted politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fraud charges alleging he operated a $1 billion investment scheme involving phony legal settlements.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Bowden orchestrated one of the great runs in college football, building Florida State into a powerhouse that produced two national titles, dozens of All-Americans and some of the most memorable missed field goals ever.
Fla. lawyer charged with racketeering, fraud in $1B investment scam over fake settlements
US charges Fla. lawyer with racketeering, fraud in $1B investment scam over fake settlements
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