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Documents, Ferrari key seized in raid on Scott Rothstein's law firm

During a raid of the Fort Lauderdale offices of attorney Scott Rothstein, federal agents seized 44 boxes of documents, including settlement statements, bank records, Rothstein's flight itinerary to Morocco and the key to his Ferrari. Rothstein is under investigation for allegedly masterminding an investment scam that could reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

FBI and IRS agents seized documents, computer files and other records from Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler's 16th-floor offices at 401 E. Las Olas Blvd.

The inventory list shows that agents seized trust account statements, bank logs, documents about Banyon Investment deposit logs, documents from Gibraltar Bank and Rothstein's credit card records. They also seized his itinerary from Blue Star Jets that showed he flew from Fort Lauderdale to Casablanca at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 and had apparently planned to return at noon Friday. Other items: bank account info ``on a sticky'' about Rachel -- his daughter -- and a manila folder marked ``shred'' about Gibraltar

Sources: Lawyer Scott Rothstein cooperating with feds

Scott Rothstein, the flashy Fort Lauderdale lawyer who investors say fleeced them out of hundreds of millions of dollars and whose partners say wiped out his law firm's finances, is cooperating with federal investigators and identifying others who may be involved in his alleged scam, sources familiar with the probe said Wednesday.

Rothstein and his defense attorney, Marc Nurik -- seeking to cooperate with the feds -- disclosed details of his alleged Ponzi scheme to prosecutors, FBI agents and IRS agents at the U.S. attorney's office in Fort Lauderdale, the sources said.

Investigators are not only looking into allegations that Rothstein bilked investors by selling them ``fabricated'' civil settlements, but also into accusations that he stole from his law firm's financial operations and from clients' trust accounts, the sources said.

Feds probe prominent Broward attorney Scott Rothstein

Federal authorities on Monday were conducting a criminal investigation into high-profile Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who is suspected of operating a Ponzi scheme by selling tens of millions of dollars in fabricated legal settlements to investors.

Rothstein -- known for giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to state politicians and as the co-sponsor of a golf-tournament benefit with former Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday -- hired a lawyer over the weekend from his own firm.

Rothstein was out of town and could not be reached for comment. News of the investigation spread from South Florida to Tallahassee.

FBI seeking help from alleged Rothstein victims

The investment scam by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein ``could well exceed $1 billion,'' making it one of the biggest fraud cases in South Florida history, the head of the FBI in Miami said Thursday.

Special Agent in Charge John Gillies declined to say whether other people were involved with the lawyer's Ponzi scheme, but said, ``I do not believe this was a one-man show.''

Gillies, speaking at a press conference, took the unusual step of asking possible Rothstein victims to step forward.

Back from Morocco, attorney Scott Rothstein faces feds

A flashy Fort Lauderdale lawyer who investors say fleeced them for hundreds of millions of dollars and whose partners say wiped out his law firm's finances flew back from Morocco on Tuesday to face federal prosecutors considering criminal charges, sources familiar with the probe said.

While Scott Rothstein and his defense attorney, Marc Nurik, met with prosecutors, a Broward County judge appointed an independent receiver to examine the financial records of Rothstein's law firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler.

Rothstein, 47, had left for Morocco on Friday as news of his alleged investment scam started leaking around Broward County. He came back facing an FBI investigation and the loss of his Las Olas Boulevard law firm. The once high-flying firm, formed in 2002, has only $500,000 left in its bank account, a lawyer said.