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do that transaction on II against Brad Edward➢ accusing him of having been a II behalf of Jeffrey Epstein•a victims? 12 knowing participant in Scott Rothstein'➢ Rani 12 MR. LINK: Object to the form. 13 scheme -- 13 NITHESS: Nell, it was the right 14 MR. LINK: Object to the form. 14 thing to do.

e had reached the point where in 2008 you faced the economic reality of having to leave the bench. where did you than go? A I was hired by the Rothstein, Rosonfoldt a Adler firm. O How did that cone about? A As I said, I was interviewing with two firms. 10 There wore two largo firma that had

nd I think I met Spencer Kuvin. I just 7 believe the witness has finished his 7 can't place exactly where it wan. It wasn't at the 8 response. S Rothstein office. And I just don't -- it was somewhere 1 THE WITNESS: And wo keep talking about t in Went Palm Beach -- at a law firm in West Palm. 10 mo

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Razorback Funding, LLC, et at, v. Scott W. Rothstein, et at Complex Litigation Division - Case No.: 09-062943 (19) Third Amended Complaint By ignoring evidence of the Principal Conspirators' miscondu

Plaintiffs have discovered, relative to Levin, Preve, and Banyon, that: a. an $8,000,000.00 wire transfer confirmation used by Levin, Preve, and Rothstein to induce Razorback's $32,000,000.00 payment was never received by RRA or TD Bank. In fact, the fictitious $8,000,000.00 wire is powerful evidence

and has not been returned. Specific examples of Gibraltar Bank's overt acts, assistance and/or omissions in furtherance of the conspiracy include: a. Rothstein learned early in his scheme that he could not convince wealthy investors to give him money unless he established relationships with financial insti

r."; xiv. Preve received over $440,000.00 in payments from the Principal Conspirators; C. Villegas 310. Plaintiffs have discovered relative to Villegas that: a. on July 27, 2009, Rothstein transferred a property with an assessed value of $407,750.00 to Villegas for "love and affection" and $100.00

Liability Company, by its manager, Bahia Property IS,agement, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, by its co-manager, Scott Rothstein; (B12) Scott W. Rothstein's equity interest in QTask; frW.i (313) Scott W. Rothstein's equity interest in Broward Bank erce; (814) Scott W. Rothstein's equity interest in Bov

thereafter through in or about November 2009, \ \\;\ in Broward County, in the Soutite \District of Florida and elsewhere, the defendant, /SCOTT W. ROTHSTEIN, 1,1eZNIK did knowingly conspi federate, and agree with persons known and unknown to the United States Atto mmit offenses against the United Sta

se of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud and to 't re Fraud as set forth in Counts 3, 4, and 5 of the Information, the defendant, S . OTHSTEIN, shall forfeit to the United States, all property, real or personal, which eons! tes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the offense. 5. The

a 249 page Amended Complaint naming additional Defendants was filed. 21. In addition, and upon information and belief, ROTHSTEIN, David an, ebbie Villegas, Andrew Barnett, Michael Fisten and Kenneth Jenne (all employees of RRA) through brokers or middlemen would stage regular meetings during which fals

Investments 19.1 D3 Capital CLub concerned Epstein alleged settlements? 19.2 Were you aware? 19.3 Did other lawyers in the firm (partners) know Scott Rothstein ran investments? 19.4 Did lawyers at the firm know of the structured settlement business? 19.5 How could they not know? 19.6 Did Edwards know?

E NO.: 80743 DRAFT 4 18 11 8:21 PM Epstein v. Rothstein & Edwards Outline for Russell Adler Deposition,

12 Who at the firm helped Scott create or operate the Epstein investments? EFTA00600188 April 18, 2011 Page 10 DRAFT 4 18 11 8:21 PM 19.13 Did Villegas know about JEE deals? 19.14 Know Michael Szafranski (or of him)? 19.14.1 If yes, explain role of Szafranski regarding JEE cases? 19.14.2 He was an

UIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: 09-062943 07 RAZORBACK FUNDING, LLC, et al, Plaintiffs, vs. SCOTT W. ROTHSTEIN, et al, Defendants. DAY 8 - AFTERNOON SESSION DEPOSITION OF SCOTT W. ROTHSTEIN DATE TAKEN: TIME: PLACE: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:00 p.m

k was taken.) 11 (Whereupon, The Funds' Exhibit No. 261 was 12 marked for identification.) 13 BY MR. LAUER: 14 Q Okay. I am handing you, Mr. Rothstein, 15 Exhibit 261, which is a photostatic copy of Confidential 16 Settlement Agreement and Release. It bears production 17 PRODA 21183 through 21

't remember who asked 24 me that, one of those gentlemen. 25 We talked about transparency. And this was - to Many of them asked questions of Ms. Villegas because she was represented to have been with me for over two decades and my COO and worked her way up from secretary, and they inquired about my

ving the minute she gets her money. Deal is as follows: Fund 18m Roi 12m 6 months Let me know. Ciao ciao, Money never sleeps motherfucker :-) Scott W. Rothstein EFTA_R1_01505585 EFTA02434097 Get that? Rothstein was offering a $12 million return in six months on an $18 million investment. The reason: The

e 147-page lawsuit. <http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/scherersuit.pdf> <http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/rothstein18.jpg> Sun-Sentinel Rothstein's High School Yearbook Photo There's some good information on Rothstein's methods, including his playing on billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's sex scanda

s were part of a Ponzi scheme." Also named as a co-defendant is former RRA COO Debra Villegas, "Rothstein's number two at RRA." Scherer writes that Villegas "furnished false bank account statements and wire transfers to investors." Then there is Andrew Barnett, RRA's director of corporate development. S

ving the minute she gets her money. Deal is as follows: Fund 18m Roi 12m 6 months Let me know. Ciao ciao, Money never sleeps motherfucker :-) Scott W. Rothstein EFTA_R1_01506539 EFTA02434748 Get that? Rothstein was offering a $12 million return in six months on an $18 million investment. The reason: The

e 147-page lawsuit. <http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/scherersuit.pdf> <http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/rothstein18.ipg> Sun-Sentinel Rothstein's High School Yearbook Photo There's some good information on Rothstein's methods, including his playing on billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's sex scanda

s were part of a Ponzi scheme." Also named as a co-defendant is former RRA COO Debra Villegas, "Rothstein's number two at RRA." Scherer writes that Villegas "furnished false bank account statements and wire transfers to investors." Then there is Andrew Barnett, RRA's director of corporate development. S

UIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: 09-062943 07 RAZORBACK FUNDING, LLC, et al, Plaintiffs, vs. SCOTT W. ROTHSTEIN, et al, Defendants. DAY 8 - AFTERNOON SESSION DEPOSITION OF SCOTT W. ROTHSTEIN DATE TAKEN: TIME: PLACE: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:00 p.m

k was taken.) 11 (Whereupon, The Funds' Exhibit No. 261 was 12 marked for identification.) 13 BY MR. LAUER: 14 Q Okay. I am handing you, Mr. Rothstein, 15 Exhibit 261, which is a photostatic copy of Confidential 16 Settlement Agreement and Release. It bears production 17 PRODA 21183 through 21

ow long my employees had been with 10 me and whether I trusted them, specifically my CFO, Irene 11 Stay. 12 Many of them asked questions of Ms. Villegas 13 because she was represented to have been with me for over 14 two decades and my COO and worked her way up from 15 secretary, and they inquir

his case come from the following sources: (1) the Defendants' Answer [D.E. 67] to the Plaintiffs Amended Complaint; (2) the criminal proceedings of Scott W. Rothstein and Debra Villegas;' (3) the affidavits and exhibits of attached to the Motion and Reply; and (4) the affidavit and exhibits attached to the Respon

urt takes judicial notice of the criminal Information [D.E. 1], the Plea Agreement [D.E. 69], and the Judgment [D.E. 290] filed in United States v. Rothstein, 09-60331-JIC (S.D. Fla. 2009), as well as the information [D.E. 1], and plea agreement [D.E. 20-2r filed in United States v. Vilieges, 10.60126-WJZ

gas, RRA's Chief Operating Officer, plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. [D.E. 119 at "83-93]. In her plea agreement, Villegas acknowledged that "a co-conspirator (Rothstein] distributed lavish gifts, including exotic cars, jewelry, boats, loans, cash and bonuses, to indivi

, STEVEN ZARETSKY as Trustee of the JANE ZARETSKY DYNASTY TRUST, LAWRENCE E. DEKELBAUM, AND SHALOM STRICTLY KOSHER MEATS, INC., Plaintiffs, v. SCOTT W. ROTHSTEIN, DAVID BODEN, DEBRA VILLEGAS, ANDREW BARNETT, IRENE STAY, TD BANK, N.A., FRANK A. SPINOSA, JENNIFER KERS 1 El 1 ER, ROSANNE CARETSKY, BANYON I

943 (19) Third Amended Complaint II. Overview 2. This action arises out of a fraudulent scheme orchestrated by Scott W. Rothstein (hereinafter, "Rothstein"), who admittedly bilked investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars in what has come to be known as the largest financial fraud in Florida his

dulent conduct alleged herein while willfully ignoring and/or failing to exercise reasonable care. 52. Defendant, DEBRA E. VILLEGAS (hereinafter, "Villegas"), is an individual residing in Broward County, Florida and, at all times relevant hereto, was the chief operating officer at RRA. Villegas, Rothst