Fort Lauderdale, FL – Investors have accused high-profile lawyer Scott Rothstein of ripping them off of millions of dollars, and now he says he wants to pay every single penny back.
“I made a very, very serious mistake,” he said in an exclusive interview, Monday.
Federal agents investigating him already raided his office at the law firm of Rothstein Rosenfeldt and Adler. On Monday morning, they went into his home to confiscate several pricey items, including cars and his yacht.
Since the allegations surfaced that he ran a Ponzi scheme, he’s been out of the public eye… until tonight. “You do what’s necessary to make things right,” said Rothstein. “It’s a very difficult time for me and my family. I’ve disappointed them, I’ve embarrassed them, I’ve disappointed friends, colleagues and, candidly, I’m alone now. I mean, I have very few friends, and what I get, I guess I deserve.”
To those who say they hate him for allegedly making hundreds of millions of dollars to buy expensive boats, cars and mansions, he said, “Everyone in life makes mistakes, everybody. Look, it’s a very, very simple process. I made a very, very serious mistake, but at the end of the day, you make a decision, you either run from your mistakes or you face them. You man up. You do the right thing.”
Before this story broke, Rothstein left to Morocco but returned. “I’ve come back here to make sure that everything’s made right,” he said. “If anyone’s lost any money, I’m going to do every single thing in my power to make sure that every single penny is recovered.”
(Source: WSVN)
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Mistakes?!!! I think a mistake is when you hurt someone UNWILLINGLY. This monster did all his gneivos with full calculation and utter cunning.
He does not desrve to have any ear for his crocodile tears. Lock him up, and throw the key away.
“Reshaim m’laeim charatot”.