Accused Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein told a federal judge on Wednesday that he waives any objections to conflicts that might arise by having former law partner Marc Nurik represent him. Nurik resigned from Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler in October to represent Rothstein as Rothstein's scheme, and the law firm, imploded. After being put under oath, Rothstein volunteered that he has been taking the anti-depressant Zoloft for an anxiety disorder since he was charged in the alleged fraud.
January 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Accused Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein told a federal judge Wednesday that he has been on the anti-depressant Zoloft for anxiety since he was charged with running a $1.2 billion fraud Ponzi scheme from his Fort Lauderdale, Fla., law firm.
The disbarred former chairman of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler was in court to tell U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn that he waives any objections to conflicts that might arise by having former law partner Marc Nurik represent him.
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