Scott Rothstein is an American former lawyer, convicted felon, and the former managing shareholder, chairman, and chief executive officer of the now-defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm. He funded an extravagant lifestyle with a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme—one of the largest in American history.
Storey Cowles warns that Rothstein's bodyguard was at Epstein's home.
On November 3, 2009, after receiving numerous texts from Rosenfeldt urging him to "choose life," Rothstein returned to Fort Lauderdale from Casablanca on a chartered jet. Rabbi Schneur Kaplan was one of the people who talked him out of committing suicide.
Rothstein was a major contributor to the Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center, which at the time displayed on its facade: "The Rothstein Family Downtown Jewish Center Chabad."
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https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet 9/EFTA00223265.pdf
Miami attorney and developer, Alan Sakowitz, was quoted in a November 2009 article as saying that he had met with, ROTHSTEIN as a potential investor in August.of 2009, but became suspicious.
He stated "I was convinced it was all a Ponzi scheme and I notified the FBI in detail how Scotty ROTHSTEIN was hiding behind a legitimate law firm to peddle fake investments."
Attorney Sakowitz was also quoted as saying ROTHSTEIN had sophisticated eavesdropping equipment and former law enforcement officers who would sift through a potential defendants' garbage looking for damaging evidence to use with investors to show how potential defendants could be in essence blackmailed into paying settlement that far exceeded the value of any legitimate damage claim.
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Right-wing political consultant Roger Stone was a partner with Rothstein in RRA Consulting, which was set up to provide public affairs assistance to the RRA law firm's clients. According to Stone, the business never generated any clients and was dissolved in late 2008.
Until July 29, 2009, Rothstein was the sponsor of Stone's blog, "StoneZone". On August 27, 2009, Stone wrote a column recommending Rothstein for the seat vacated by Senator Mel Martinez, writing that Rothstein was "a man with a distinguished legal record, has been a key supporter of Governor Charlie Crist and Senator John McCain, has an unmatched record of philanthropic activities and would bring an unconventional style of getting things done to Washington.
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet 9/EFTA00622924.pdf
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In Virginia Guiffres book, The Billionaire Playbook, she write about a club her rapist took her to called “Iguana Joe’s.” At the time, Cafe Iguana Beachplace, owned by Scott Rothstein, was popular in the area.
The Billionaire's Playboy Club.pdf
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