Crist suspends Rothstein from judicial panel
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Dara KamGov. Charlie Crist suspended suspected swindler Scott Rothstein - who raised more than $700,000 for the governor’s campaigns since 2006 - from a Judicial Nominating Commission today.
Crist replaced the disgraced lawyer with Ft. Lauderdale lawyer William Berger, not to be confused with former Palm Beach Circuit judge and former Rothstein law firm partner William Berger.
The RRA Berger called Rothstein “a financial serial killer in an interview with The Palm Beach Post’s Susan Spencer Wendel earlier this month.
“He violated their trust in the most cold blooded, heartless way. He really does deserve to be shot like a rabid dog,” Berger said.
Rothstein agreed to permanently surrender his law license six days ago and will never practice law in Florida again.
Rothstein, a profligate political contributor, is accused of bilking investors and his law firm’s clients of up to $500 million through a Ponzi scheme.
Rothstein’s denoument led to the downfall of his prominent South Florida law firm, where Palm Beach County Commissioner Steve Abrams worked. Federal agents raided the firm, now in bankruptcy, earlier this month.
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