Rothstein's quick rise ends even faster
If there was one thing Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein craved, it was attention. And how better to get it than to whip out his checkbook?
Like at Gov. Charlie Crist's 52nd birthday party/GOP fundraiser last year, when, instead of buying a $1,000 candle, Rothstein bought an entire chocolate cake covered with 52 candles. His donation: $52,000.
Like at an Eagles concert in January, when band leader Don Henley stood on stage and dedicated at Rothstein's request Life in the Fast Lane to the lawyer and wife Kimberly for their first anniversary. His donation: $100,000, to a Henley environmental cause.
Like the TV ads showing Rothstein with star athletes Dan Marino and Alonzo Mourning, whose children's charities benefited from his philanthropic largess.
"Scott wanted attention — he wanted to be the guy," said Roger Stone, a longtime Republican political operative who shared Rothstein's office suite. "Giving big checks and getting his butt kissed in public was the payoff." (story here)
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Rothstein is a mirror of the FGOP..power purchased with fraud and dishonesty..Alot of the FGOP and Chas of the Crist are sweating till the next shoe drops
Posted by: Jason Straight | November 08, 2009 at 07:06 PM
Feds and Attorney General needs to investigate this statement. This is true quid-pro-quo corruption.
Rothstein Accomplice Still On Lam
By Roger Stone
Rothstein insisted I had to support Sink and told me he had a commitment from Sink that he and Broward money man Austin Foreman would "pick all her gubernatorial appointments" and "all the judges."
Posted by: Rothsteing quip pro quo corruptioon deal | November 08, 2009 at 08:45 PM
Charlie must be nervous by this statement. Wonder what else will be revealed implicating the Governors office on Rothsteins purchase of appointment influence and getting on boards and selling influence and access to governors office and other items...this will be interesting
Rothstein has not been criminally charged but is cooperating with federal prosecutors, offering to name others who might have been involved in wrongdoing, the Miami Herald reported.
Posted by: Crist must be nervous | November 08, 2009 at 08:56 PM
Rothstein gave a ton of money to the Florida Democratic Party. I notice that inconvenient fact doesn't get a lot of play.
Posted by: equal opportunity destroyer | November 09, 2009 at 06:37 AM