In one photo, Rothstein and Crist are blowing out the candles together on Crist's birthday cake. In another, they are standing together at the Versace mansion at a Rothstein-hosted fundraiser, where he served Kobe beef carpaccio, imported cheeses and chocolate soufflé. Rothstein was part owner of the South Beach mansion.

The photos depict a man about town, sporting a huge grin with his arm around powerful figures, sometimes chomping on a cigar.

On his desk: four computer screens and the five Books of Moses.

``He lived like a high roller, a very flashy lifestyle, the life of the rich and famous -- until it all came crashing down,'' Coffey said.

Coffey and Jones released the FBI's seized-inventory list, which included trust account statements, bank logs, documents about Banyon Investment deposits, records from Toronto Dominion Bank and Gilbraltar Private Bank & Trust, and Rothstein's credit-card records.

ACCOUNTS OF NOTE

Fort Lauderdale-based Banyon was one of Rothstein's biggest investors in his ``structured settlement'' fund. The alleged investment scheme entailed the sale of fabricated lawsuit settlements at a discount to investors. They fronted reduced payouts to plaintiffs and then collected profitable returns when the settlements were paid in full.

The accounts for Banyon and other Rothstein investors were held at a Toronto Dominion branch in Fort Lauderdale. TD Bank spokeswoman Rebecca Acevedo told The Associated Press that the bank ``will work with the authorities to the fullest extent'' and is also conducting its own internal review of Rothstein's accounts.

Coral Gables-based Gibraltar Private Bank issued a statement saying the firm has payroll and other operations accounts with the bank, and that officials have been in touch with the court receiver for the law firm.

Records also were taken from offices of Chief Operating Officer Debra Villegas and Irene Stay, chief financial officer.

Miami Herald staff writers Nirvi Shah and Diana Moskovitz contributed to this report.