Once Kim Wendell moved into Scott Rothstein’s $2.7 milllion house in the summer of 2005, she began to realize just how much her independent and at times rambling life was about to change. This was a girl who was basically on her own at the age of 16, when she moved into the…
I will have the second part of the Kim Rothstein interviews up tomorrow morning, but here’s just a reminder of what was taken in the bankruptcy proceeding from the Rothstein home and other places: Twenty luxury cars, including three Ferraris, two Rolls-Royces, a Maserati, a Bentley, a Lamborghini, and three Corvettes. Also…
[There will be several Kim Rothstein stories told here this week, some of them in-depth, some of them in shorter vignette form. They are based on interviews in person and on the phone. She was interviewed without any lawyers or public relations people present but refused to answer some questions, saying she would wait…
I met with Kim Rothstein (it’s Kim, not Kimmie!) for about an hour at the Bahia Cabana on Friday in Fort Lauderdale and spoke with her this morning for roughly two hours. I’ll have a post on the interviews later tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest. She opened up about a…
Sources are saying that WSFL/Sun-Sentinel reporter Jack Hambrick has filed a misdemeanor complaint against Kim Rothstein bodyguard Joe Alu alleging battery over their courthouse scuffle on Wednesday. I haven’t been able to reach Hambrick, but Alu says he hasn’t heard anything about it, and Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokesman Frank…
Remember this Godfather 3 painting that Scott Rothstein kept at his doorway in the administrative corridor outside the inner sanctum? Of course you do, especially since it was the inspiration behind the moniker of a hall-of-fame Pulp presence (Godfather 3). But guess who painted it… ah, you’ll never get it. It…
It’s not much, but it’s what we got. Hey, it is the best view of Joe Alu rising from the planter after the fight. Oh, and the last 30 seconds are nothing; once the camera goes down, it’s over. Don’t want you wasting your time or anything…
Michael Szafranski has always been one of the most mysterious figures in the Scott Rothstein mess, so new information about hefty payments made to him and a potentially damning email he sent to Rothstein as the fraud fell apart can only add to the intrigue. Szafranski, a certified investment adviser…
Scott Rothstein pleaded guilty today to five felony counts, then his wife Kim read a prepared statement to the press. Then a fight broke out between Kim Rothstein’s body guard and a TV reporter. In other words, it was just another eventful day in the Rothstein scandal. “Guilty,” Rothstein said…
So Scott Rothstein pleads guilty this morning and his wife, Kim, will be there to stand by his side. Or at least behind him, in the gallery with the media. He’ll be shackled before the judge, after all. Yesterday, as you know, the woman called Kimmie gave a brief and somewhat…
Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter said today that she received a golf cart from developer Bruce Chait, the developer who has been charged in a state bribery case involving Rittter’s former colleague, Joe Eggelletion. Ritter supported Chait’s controversial housing project in Tamarac and voted as a commissioner to approve it on August…
The State Attorney’s Office has served subpoenas in the ongoing criminal investigation of Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin, the state attorney’s office has confirmed. Prosecutors have subpoenaed records involving the dealings of Wasserman-Rubin and her husband, Richard Rubin, in the Town of Southwest Ranches. Sources have said numerous subpoenas have been issued in the state attorney’s investigation…
If you think the Broward Sheriff’s Office treats all traffic investigations equally, you might want to consider an accident that occurred on the railroad tracks off Griffin Road near the airport on December 19. About 6 a.m., a 2007 Ford Explorer carrying at least two joyriding youths went off the road and…
“Is it legal for me to do what I’m doing? The answer is yes, so long as the amount being paid is fair market value.” Those are the words of Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl to the Sun-Sentinel regarding the $3,100 of campaign money he pays in rent to himself…
Above you can see a framed signed photograph from Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti being sold at today’s Scott Rothstein auction. The photo went for $250. It gives you a taste of the action led by auctioneer Benny Fisher. I’m going to update this post multiple times, as Pulp research assistant…
Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl and his domestic and business partner, Ted Adcock, bought at the wrong time. They paid $455,000 for the little house/converted office at 612 NE 26th Street in Wilton Manors on April 28, 2006. It was a property that sold for just $92,000 in 2001. Today, the 1,200-square-foot house/office…
Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl is a godsend to the people of Broward. Just ask Keechl. He has no problems talking about how great he is. “The Broward County Commission was doing a terrible job,” he told his fellow Democrats at their monthly meeting in Plantation. “Since I was elected along with Commissioner [Stacy]…
Today, the Fisher Auction Co. gave us a preview of the Scott Rothstein auction, which is a testament of the wonderful things that other people’s money can buy. Let’s start with Rothstein’s cognac bottle. Your narrator is eloquent and knowledgable Louis “Benny” Fisher, founder of the auction company and father of Pompano Mayor Lamar…
Hear about the new book coming out from former Judge (and RRA client) Larry Seidlin? It is — surprise — about the Anna Nicole Smith case, and its provocative title can be seen on the cover above. The book, from Transit Publishing, is expected out in June. From a summary in…
Well, I’ve been busy with other things today (hint: a national cable news network is preparing a piece on a certain Ponzi schemer who used to do some of his best thinking on a toilet made of gold), but there is one interesting development at the Broward Sheriff’s Office to report. Before…
Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein purchased more than $20 million in jewelry from just two Las Olas stores, says a source close to the case. The bulk of the jewelry was purchased at Levinson Jewelers, and a sizable amount also came from J.R. Dunn Jewelers, said the source. Both stores have already turned over receipts and…
[jump] table lamp.” Boden’s attorney, David Vinikoor, has denied in news reports that Boden took anything. After moving out of the Castilla house, Boden moved into a condo at Las Olas River House (you know, the big blue building) rumored to be owned by former teen idol David Cassidy. Bankrutptcy records show that…
