Epstein Secrets

thstein, 49, is serving a 50-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to five federal charges in the $1.4 billion investment fraud, the largest in South Florida history. His scheme relied on investors believing he was raking in millions of dollars in whistle-blower and employment discrimination settlements.

scheme, either actively participating in the investment fraud or ignoring so many red flags that he demonstrated a reckless disregard for the truth. Boden had to have known the returns Rothstein promised investors made no sense, according to the lawsuit. Boden's civil attorney, Todd Payne, could not b

.25 million deal with them, allege the bankruptcy attorneys attempting to recover funds for Rothstein's victims. The bankruptcy attorneys are suing Boden for the $1 million he received while working at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm and an additional $36.7 million in damages. • Topics • Tri

ow, trust, and operating accounts. Despite the grossly inordinate amount of funds being rapidly wired in and out of RRA's accounts held at two local South Florida branches, these suspicious account activities inexplicably circumvented several fraud-risk tripwires and avoided detection by TD Bank's internal ba

, "Boden"), is an individual residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, at all times relevant hereto, was a shareholder and general counsel for RRA. Boden also worked as an agent for defendant-broker Richard Pearson and was compensated for performing services as an "inside?' to the fraudulent transacti

alleged herein while willfully ignoring and/or failing to exercise reasonable care.6 C. RRA Defendants 49. Defendant, DAVID BODEN (hereinafter, "Boden"), is an individual residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, at all times relevant hereto, was a shareholder and general counsel for RRA. Boden al

prison sentence after pleading guilty to five federal charges in the $1.4 EFTA_R1_00483319 EFTA01990636 billion investment fraud. the largest in South Florida history. His scheme relied on investors believing he was raking in millions of dollars in whistle-blower and employment discrimination settlements.

e bankruptcy attorneys in April 2010, saying he had no idea Rothstein's wealth was built on lies. "You know, I didn't know the guy was a criminal," Boden said. Rothstein, 49, is serving a 50-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to five federal charges in the $1.4 EFTA_R1_00483319 EFTA01990636

.25 million deal with them, allege the bankruptcy attorneys attempting to recover funds for Rothstein's victims. The bankruptcy attorneys are suing Boden for the $1 million he received while working at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm and an additional $36.7 million in damages. • Topics • Tri

TRAFFIC Bryan 0. Zelaya, 19 . of suburban Royal Palm Beach, Is in critical condi- tion after losing control of his vehicle and flipping near the South Florida Fairgrounds, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. He was heading north on Ben- oist Farms Road. north of Belvedere Road. at about 3:30

here looked out his window, grabbed a hand- gun and went outside, Barbera said. The renter, whose identity has not been released, called 911. As Boden tried to un- hook the trailer from his truck, the man demanded his keys so he could not get away. The two men strug- gled, and the gun went off,

. 329. These high overdraft fees coupled with Rothstein's ability to get Gibraltar Bank's president Hayworth an audience with the biggest names in South Florida provides valuable insight as to why Gibraltar was so willing to provide such substantial assistance. 330. Further, Gibraltar's willingness to prov

n so-called finder's fees in September and October 2009 alone; c. additionally, Pearson as a principal, is imputed with the knowedge of his agent, Boden, for whom he hired on or about July 2009, to gain access to the Ponzi scheme riches; d. although Pearson has publically held himself out as a vict

raints, to stay on top of what was going on, you know, throughout the firm. But ] relied on other people like Debra Villegas and Jrene Stay and David Boden, Les Stracker to the lesser extent, to monitor what was going on in the different practice groups and keep me up to speed. Q. Was there audio and vi

people you wanted to hire? A. Severalfold. J had a significant amount of illegal activity going on with various law enforcement agencies throughout South Florida and hiring people from former law enforcement assisted me in engendering support and camaraderie with the law enforcement that } was actually utilizi