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Scott Rothstein Scandal

Scott Rothstein’s wife to plead guilty in jewelry coverup

 

Kim Rothstein faces federal prison time for the alleged effort to hide more than $1 million in jewelry after her husband’s Ponzi scheme imploded.

 

Kim Rothstein, left.
Kim Rothstein, left.
Amy Beth Bennett / AP

Sun Sentinel

The wife of Fort Lauderdale’s most infamous fraudster could soon be before a judge fighting for her own freedom.

Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein’s wife is scheduled to plead guilty on Feb. 1 to conspiring to hide more than $1 million in jewelry from federal authorities, one of her attorneys confirmed Wednesday.

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