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Roger Stone: I Hired PI To Investigate Biz Partner And Accused Fraudster Scott Rothstein
Roger Stone: I Hired PI To Investigate Biz Partner And Accused Fraudster Scott Rothstein
Roger Stone told TPMmuckraker in an interview today that he retained a private investigator last year to scrutinize the activities of Scott Rothstein, Stone's onetime business partner who is now being accused of a $100 million fraud involving his south Florida law firm. And, Stone added, he ...
Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: With Republicans grappling with the fallout of an intra-party battle that may have cost them a House seat, the head of the Senate Republican campaign effort is making a pledge that may ease some of the anger being ... (more) Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
Club for Growth: Charlie Crist Could be Next Dede Scozzafava
Club for Growth: Charlie Crist Could be Next Dede Scozzafava
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: With a conservative revolt pushing a Republican candidate out of a key House race in New York State, the head of the conservative group Club for Growth is warning that other Republicans could face similar fates in ... (more) Club for Growth: Charlie Crist Could be Next Dede Scozzafava
Crist's approval rating hits new low
thehill.com — The sheen might be coming off of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R). A new St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald poll Sunday showed Crist’s approval rating dropping to 42 percent, with 55 percent of voters now holding negative view of him. The ... (more) Crist's approval rating hits new low
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Talking Points Memo — In our first installment of the Scott Rothstein fraud story we told you that accused Florida political power player Scott Rothstein (allegedly) made off with a $100 million in other people's money. Now it turns out he almost made off with GOP fixer Roger Stone's website. TPMMuckraker's Justin Elliott got hold of Stone today who told him the whole sordid tale -- Rothstein's attempts to censor Stone's criticisms of Rothstein's pal Charlie Crist on Stone's website, Rothstein pulling the plug on the infamous Stone Zone, a ridiculous scale of high living, ...

Lawyer of the Day: Scott Rothstein
Above the Law — ... its bank account. See Bloomberg. While all the sh** was flying, Rothstein was hanging out in Morocco. He just flew back to Florida today. See Wall Street Journal. Police have surrounded his law firm. See Miami Herald. Rothstein was mega politically-connected. Now Florida governor Charlie Crist and others are pledging to return contributions received from him. See the Palm Beach Post. Rothstein has two Rolls Royces. See Talking Points Memo. In other news, the firm's website is down. And this ...

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Prominent And Politically Connected Florida Attorney Accused In $100M Fraud Scheme
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 19 days ago — In a case already being compared to the Bernie Madoff affair, a lawsuit filed Monday in Broward County accuses south Florida "super attorney" Scott Rothstein of bilking investors in a scheme run out of the powerful firm Rothstein, Rosenfeldt and ...
Mo Money Mo Problems: Rothstein Is Latest Crist Fundraiser Under CloudTPMMuckraker
Something is rotten in the state of Florida? With the accusations this week that Scott Rothstein, fast-living Fort Lauderdale attorney and friend and donor to Gov. Charlie Crist, orchestrated a massive fraud out of his law firm, there are now three Crist moneymen caught up in alleged ...
Rothstein Roundup: Accused Fraudster Meets With Feds And Estimates Of Scheme's Size SoarTPMMuckraker
Back in south Florida after a trip to Morocco, the high-profile attorney who has been sued for allegedly operating a fraud scheme out of his law office met with federal prosecutors last night and criminal charges are likely to come soon, the Broward-Palm Beach New Times reports . In a suit ...
Rothstein returns to face fraud questionsThe Buzz: Florida Politics
A flashy Fort Lauderdale lawyer who investors say fleeced them for hundreds of millions of dollars flew back from Morocco on Tuesday to face federal prosecutors considering criminal charges, the Miami Herald reported. While Scott Rothstein and his defense attorney, Marc Nurik, held the ...
Rothstein returnsNaked Politics
Prominent Broward attorney Scott Rothstein, who is under federal investigation for alleged financial fraud, returned to town and is meeting with prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's office in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Rothstein and his lawyers are reviewing with prosecutors the FBI's ...