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  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    How Rothstein Says Banks Helped Run His Ponzi Scheme, Part 2: T.D. Bank

    ​We wrote earlier today about the latest settlements going to investors in Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme; investors were awarded $130 million and lawyers at least another $50 million from T.D. Bank and Gibraltar Bank & Trust Co. The previous post covered Rothstein's description o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Scott Rothstein's Deposition Was Good for Something: Verdict Against TD Bank

    ​It turns out Scott Rothstein's two-week deposition in Miami was actually useful outside of the purpose of everyone in South Florida attempting to disseminate facts -- or rumors -- of the case: a jury calling for TD Bank to pay $67 million, and laying some blame on the bank in the process.Aside fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Scott Rothstein Deposition Overview

    zazzle.com​Eight days worth of transcripts from Scott Rothstein's Miami deposition have been released, and he's covered a wide range of topics while investment firms try to recover some of the money they lost in Rothstein's mega-Ponzi.He's been prohibited by the feds from going into too much detai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Scott Rothstein Alleges TD Bank's "Critical" Role in Ponzi Scheme; Explains Morocco Trip

    Scott Rothstein claimed during his deposition that TD Bank played a "critical" role in furthering his billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, according to transcripts.When asked just how important the bank was to furthering his scheme, Rothstein said that on a scale of one to ten, "They were a ten."Rothstein c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Scott Rothstein's Miami Appearance: What He's Talking About and When the Public Will Know

    Scott Rothstein​Scumbag Scott Rothstein is on day two of chatting up a room full of lawyers in Miami as part of a two-week deposition in which the victims of his Ponzi scheme are trying to get some of their money back.It was decided months ago that the proceedings, in which Rothstein is supposed t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Scott Rothstein Saga: Marybeth Feiss and William Boockvor Charged With Felonies

    ​Scott Rothstein's scummy ways have now led to two more people being hit with felony charges, becoming the sixth and seventh of Rothstein's old pals to face felonies.Marybeth Feiss, an administrative assistant at the now-defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm, and William "Uncle Bill" Boockvo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    In Defense of Bankers: Why Occupy Protesters Shouldn't Target Those Who Cash Our Checks

    ​One banker, we'll call him Steve, was walking out of the corporate office in Orlando recently when a protester got in his face. There were three or four Occupy protesters who spotted Steve with a couple other people wearing suits. The protesters figured they had found one percenters. "You're resp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Allen West's PAC Contributions Include Some Old Favorites: Bank of America and Halliburton

    ​Rep. Allen West's campaign submitted its quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission at the end of the week, and he scored a few grand from the political action committees of a few companies that think it's a good idea to keep West in office, including Bailout Bank of America and Hall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Scott Rothstein Investors Set for Trial Against TD Bank; Rothstein's Pals Ordered to Appear

    zazzle.com​Coquina investments, which claims it lost $37.7 million in Scott Rothstein's billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, is slated to go to trial before a jury against TD Bank on October 24 in Miami.The lawsuit, which was filed in March 2010, alleges two Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Florida Employers Laid Off 1,638 Workers in September, According to Report

    ​September's numbers on employment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics aren't due until Friday, but a private report says 1,638 Floridians were laid off last month.The consultants at Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. released their findings this morning, reporting that more than 115,000 Americ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Scott Rothstein's Recently Sentenced Pals May Testify in Lawsuit Against TD Bank

    Scott Rothstein​An investment company alleging TD Bank committed multiple crimes throughout Scott Rothstein's billion-dollar Ponzi scheme is requesting that three of the four recently sentenced Rothstein cohorts testify at a civil trial.Coquina investments, which claims it lost $37.7 million in Ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Scott Rothstein Computer Nerds Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison

    Scott Rothstein​Curtis Renie and William Corte, the information technology workers for Ponzi scheme mastermind Scott Rothstein's law firm, were each sentenced to 37 months in prison yesterday.Renie and Corte, both 38 years old, pleaded guilty in June to a single count each of conspiracy to commit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Scott Rothstein Saga: TD Bank Accused of Being Complicit in Ponzi Scheme

    ​Herbert Stettin, the Chapter 11 trustee for victims of Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, has filed a lawsuit against TD Bank, alleging it was at fault for allowing Rothstein and his Ponzi pals to continue to rip off his investors.As you may recall, Rothstein's computer nerds for his no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Bank of America Forecloses on Its Own Branch, Providing Much-Needed Anecdote

    ​Our neck of the woods is still making news these days in the building-bubble world: Yesterday's housing numbers saw prices in South Florida hit a new low, and many of the houses that are being sold are foreclosures. Some routine housing-market data, then, but wait... we need an anecdote! How else ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Scott Rothstein's Head Computer Nerd Turns Himself In

    Scott Rothstein -- still 49 more years in the slammer​Curtis Renie, the 38-year-old information technology head of Ponzi scheme mastermind Scott Rothstein's law firm, turned himself in to the feds today.Renie, of Fort Lauderdale, is the third person to turn himself in to authorities to be indicted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Terrible Packaging Skills Induce Boynton Beach Bomb Scare

    Boynton Beach Police DepartmentHere's the nonbomb that showed up at World Savings bank's mail center today.​Apparently a cardboard box semi-sealed by Scotch tape with wires hanging out is all it takes for someone to be pretty sure they just got a bomb in the mail.Boynton Beach police spokeswoman S ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2011

    SunFest Schedule

    Boynton Beach Police DepartmentHere's the nonbomb that showed up at World Savings bank's mail center today.​Apparently a cardboard box semi-sealed by Scotch tape with wires hanging out is all it takes for someone to be pretty sure they just got a bomb in the mail.Boynton Beach police spokeswoman S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Daybreak

    Flickr: .:FlickrDrew:.Wachovia Bank building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, lookin' like Superman's Fortress of Solitude​

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Be on Lookout for Bank Robber; Looks Like Loser in a Paintball Match

    Somebody's been writing out his Christmas wish list early this year. But the guy in the Miami Hurricanes hat should have stipulated that he does not want an exploding dye pack with the rest of the cash in his bag. While running out of the Bank of America in Oakland Park, he probably looked a little ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Gibraltar Bank Releases Statement on Rothstein

    A spokesman for Gibraltar Private Bank and Trust, Peter Whalen, just released the following statement about its association with suspected Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.The law firm of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler maintained traditional banking accounts with Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust for law ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    President Obama Fails to Go After Those Responsible for Financial Meltdown

    A spokesman for Gibraltar Private Bank and Trust, Peter Whalen, just released the following statement about its association with suspected Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.The law firm of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler maintained traditional banking accounts with Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust for law ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Downtown Fort Lauderdale's Brown Baggers Need a Place to Squat

    Photo by Lisa Rab​By the time the eviction notice appeared on the front door of Cafe Pisa, it was too late. Downtown office ladies with brown bags, paperback novels, and Tupperware had already descended on the shuttered restaurant's outdoor wrought-iron tables. Ideally situated in the plaza area o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    NY Times Discovers Tao Ghost Towers in Sunrise

    Photo by C.StilesTao Sawgrass, officially a bust.​Did we mess up the bagels that badly? Did a reporter get mauled by an 85-year-old practicing parallel parking on I-95 last season? Why won't the New York Times let South Florida suffer in peace?First, there was the video of a wrinkled Sunrise Lakes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Robbery at Fort Lauderdale Bank of America; Suspect Arrested

    Screen grab: Google MapsThe Bank of America at Davie Boulevard and SW 31st Ave in Fort Lauderdale.​The Fort Lauderdale Police Department just issued a news release saying that someone tried to rob the Bank of America at 3030 Davie Boulevard, near with intersection with SW 31st Ave.That's the bank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Green is Color of the Summer for Local Criminals

    Boca bank robber goes for the green​Green may be the new buzzword in political and development circles. But green is also the new black for South Florida criminals when it comes to sartorial choices this summer. Fashion-forward scammers are tossing those dowdy stocking masks and dark T-shirts in f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Chase Discovers That South Florida is Sunny

    Flickr user: Neubie​The long-awaited computer conversion that allows South Florida Chase and Washington Mutual customers to become one happy family -- and not rely on snail-mail to make deposits -- has finally occurred. Former WaMu branches all over Delray Beach and Boca Raton have been hoisting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    That's Low-Down: Pembroke Pines Man Gets Rich by Stealing From Disabled Cousin

    John Kopras, formerly of Pembroke Pines, entered a guilty plea in Fort Lauderdale's federal court Thursday to charges that he raided the Social Security accounts of a cousin who was mentally disabled.According to the federal prosecutor's news release, Kopras set up trust accounts at Wachovia Bank th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    More Losses, No TARP $ for BankAtlantic

    Pretty sparse and mellow for a bank run... Oh! It's just a Panthers game at the BankAtlantic Center. Fort Lauderdale-based BankAtlantic is, like most big banks, getting crushed by home loans that aren't paying -- the dreaded "toxic assets." But unlike the biggest banks in the nation, BankAtlant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Did This Hollywood Dentist Uncover a Security Glitch at Wachovia Bank?

    flickr.com Banks are having a hard enough time these days without people like Ed Sossen. The Hollywood dentist recently had a friend going out of town and wanted to do him a favor. "He asked me if I could go to the bank and make a deposit for him," Sossen told the Juice. Before he made the tri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Corporate Cash Is Flying Outta Federal Court in Fort Lauderdale

    By now, everybody knows about the $8 million Revenge of the Smoker's Widow. But Philip Morris wasn't the only international heavyweight to have a costly day at the U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale. Today's New York Times leads with a story about the $780 million settlement struck between Swiss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    Sign Of The Times: John Rodstrom Laid Off

    By now, everybody knows about the $8 million Revenge of the Smoker's Widow. But Philip Morris wasn't the only international heavyweight to have a costly day at the U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale. Today's New York Times leads with a story about the $780 million settlement struck between Swiss ... More >>

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    March 16, 2008

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    July 13, 2006

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    October 11, 2001

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