We get posts about Scott Rothstein’s daughter occasionally, and I think now is an opportune time to set the story straight. First off, Rothstein’s 16-year-old daughter is another victim of Rothstein’s, plain and simple, and has been traumatized by recent events. The story goes like this: Last year, after years of…

On the morning of October 8, Scott Rothstein sent out an “allstaff” email to the attorneys in his firm that was severe in its tone. There was no “kids” appellation on this one and no “love ya” at the end. If you believe that all-caps emails are a form of yelling,…

Someone said everyone’s getting “punchy” around here lately, and I agree. So I thought we might take a small break from the relentless pursuit of information and enjoy ourselves for a moment with the finer things in life, namely music and literature.  One of the beautiful things about the Scott Rothstein case is…

1. Is it true that alleged Scott Rothstein victim and longtime socialite Bonnie Barnett was fronted the money for her $500,000 investment by Northern Trust Bank and hasn’t paid the bank back since the Ponzi scheme collapsed? 2. Is it true that Barnett’s physician husband banked a new MRI machine on Rothstein before the…

The new steak and seafood “destination” on Las Olas Boulevard called Riley McDermott’s opened on January 25, 2008, with grand expectations. The restaurant boasted $4 million in renovations, including “river slate and hardwood floors, blue and green mosaic tiles, a 10-foot crystal chandelier and dramatically high ceiling,” according to the Miami Herald…

— OK, I told you I was going to tell you when the Rothstein Ponzi posts broke a million hits — and that happened Thursday. Here are the Top 5 most clicked posts since November 1, when it began: 5. The Women of RRA. (I think the reason this one got so…

Father-and-son developers Bruce and Shawn Chait were charged today with bribery, accused of paying for a golf membership for former Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion in exchange for his support for a controversial housing project on two golf courses in Tamarac.  The State Attorney’s Office also reports in the complaint against the Chaits…

Of course this is a bit of a comment cleaner, but one of the beauties of doing the Pulp is that I get to put out the interesting stuff other people are doing. In this case, it’s my wife at the Sun-Sentinel. She’s come out with the most detailed story…

I spoke with Kim Rothstein’s bodyguard, Joe Alu, this evening, and he provided some real news. Here are some the revelations that came from the conversation. — A former bodyguard of Rothstein’s, Robert “Bobby” Scandiffio, went to Morocco to accompany Rothstein on his trip. Scandiffio did not fly with Rothstein…

I have just confirmed that John Harris, who was Scott Rothstein’s banker at Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust and headed the bank’s operation on Las Olas, is no longer with the company. This development wouldn’t seem to bode well for the bank. In late September, Rothstein purchased a 5 or 6 percent…

Well, I told you below that something good was brewing, and it just came out. Bill Gelin at JAABlog got the story on cigar man Moe Sohail’s Bentley crash — and a couple of unexpected guests show up at the scene. You can get all the details on Gelin’s post,…

I hear an, uh, “interesting” story is soon to break regarding Scott Rothstein and FLPD, and I’ll link it as soon as it does. I’m trying to get a piece of it as we speak. In the meantime, and mostly as a comment cleaner, what follows is the “confidential” memo sent to…

For the past few years, the man known as “Frankie D” was a fixture at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler firm.  Former law firm employees say Frankie, a street guy from Brooklyn, started out as Scott Rothstein’s driver and more recently worked was a jack-of-all-trades, helping in any way Rothstein asked. More…

This is one of the last photographs ever taken of Melissa Britt Lewis, shot during the party marking her promotion to partner at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm. It was sent to me by Lewis’ aunt, Lynn Haberl, who left the following note. It’s clearly meant not just for…

So Florida Bar President Jesse Diner says in the Daily Business Review (thanks, Christy) that the Bar “can be preemptive” when it comes to investigating lawyers but is “not in the position of just going out willy-nilly and auditing people.” I bet not, especially since Diner’s sister-in-law was getting tens of thousands in…

Here are the kinds of things I get in my email box these days. It’s abridged slightly: ———————————————— ​ ​hi bob, i’d like to keep my name private for obvious reasons. but what i can tell you that i was a former long time employee of Bova Prime and was…

Ahnich Khalid’s eyes misted over, and the tears started falling. “Why me?” he asked with choked emotion. “I keep asking that question. Why me? I am a little guy; I work all the time; I have a wife, two kids, a mortgage on a small townhouse. How did this happen…

​[Meeting a player in the Moroccan aspect of this story now. Will update as soon as I get back. Should be illuminating]. That’s all this is. Too many comments in the last post, need a fresh slate. I’m trying to track down a couple of people and will put up a…

The Sun-Sentinel’s Michael Mayo today reports on his ultimately futile journalistic mating dance with Scott Rothstein, one that even included pet names between them, Brooklyn and Bronx. ​There’s not a lot of new information in there, but it does give you some insight into Rothstein’s mindset. And I don’t think…

I’m still not sold on the idea that Judge William Zloch shouldn’t recuse himself from the Scott Rothstein forfeiture case. Before, we knew that Rothstein claimed publicly that Zloch’s brother, Chuck, was one of his best friends in the world. Now, we know that Chuck Zloch, an agent at MassMutual Insurance, sold…

[Breaking News: It’s almost as if a slow-motion wrecking ball is moving through the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Call it the Scott Rothstein effect. After today’s news regarding David Benjamin and Arthur Santucci, the Sheriff’s Office opened an internal investigation into Santucci, according to a proven source inside the agency. Reliable sources also…

Following is is a recording of Broward sheriff’s Lt. David Benjamin’s threatening phone message left for Dep. John Bailen on October 19, 2008. At the time, Bailen was trying to expose an incident involving Benjamin during what was a heated campaign between Sheriff Al Lamberti and Scott Israel. To get the background…