Miami Lawyer Ponzi Scheme
Politicians asked to return Republican Dirty Donations
Attorneys at the law firm of Scott Rothstein bankruptcy case, have written to the Florida GOP Gov. Charlie Crist and some other politicians, demanding the return of 650.000 U.S. dollars in campaign donations +, Made by the company. The lawyers sent a letter to 60 political groups and candidates for local, state and federal grants demanding be returned to the dirty, now defunct firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, by 07 May. Lawyers are working for the victims of Ponzi scheme Rothstein shadow.
The letter demanded $ 237,000 from the Florida Republican Party and $ 500 politicians, including Crist, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, Senator Dan Gelber, Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter and Broward State Attorney Michael Satz.
Katie Betta, a spokesman for the Republican Party of Florida, said the party had not yet received the letter and she could not answer, what else could I say? But recently, she has said that the Republican Party of Florida became almost $ 90,000 in law firm contributions, of which $ 40,000 Scott Rothstein himself and another $ 5,000 from one of his companies, to the appropriate authorities in the federal case, criminal.
Rothstein ago pleaded guilty in January to racketeering and other charges for hatching and management of a $ 1,200,000,000 Ponzi scheme, a following its signature. He will be sentenced in June.
Scott Rothstein made legal settlements had sold over the past four years and used some funds campaign contributions, mostly to Republican candidates and political action committees.
To attract investors, as part of its plan, Rothstein developed "credibility and confidence to embrace politicians, including Crist. He personally gave donations to politicians, signing and some of its best lawyers and their wives also contributed large donations.
More than 30 lawyers from his firm, along with 15 other employees, spouses and family, together spent about $ 2.2 billion in federal and state contributions during this campaign elaborate Ponzi scheme that lasted from 2005 to 2009, according to public records.
Almost 40% of the money went to the McCain-Palin campaign in '08, which is then passed along some other Republican political committees across the country.
The bankruptcy letter of lawyers focus solely on campaign donations from the law firm Rothstein, and not the people who worked there.
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