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Scott Rothstein lawyer: Ponzi schemer left behind ‘great opportunity’ in Morocco

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Can anyone be surprised how this story getting weirder by the moment. Ā Bob Norman blogs about what Marc Nurik wrote to the judge presiding over Scott Rothstein’s case: On October 30, 2009, while a select few individuals began learning of the existence and magnitude of his ponzi scheme, Mr. Rothstein was ensconced in Morocco, a jurisdiction with no extradition treaty with the United States, with approximately 16 million dollars in liquid funds at his disposable [sic] and the ability to…

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Scott Rothstein lawyer: Ponzi schemer left behind ‘great opportunity’ in Morocco

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Can anyone be surprised how this story getting weirder by the moment. Ā Bob Norman blogs about what Marc Nurik wrote to the judge presiding over Scott Rothstein’s case: On October 30, 2009, while a select few individuals began learning of the existence and magnitude of his ponzi scheme, Mr. Rothstein was ensconced in Morocco, a jurisdiction with no extradition treaty with the United States, with approximately 16 million dollars in liquid funds at his disposable [sic] and the ability to…

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Jeff Greene fires back at Charlie Crist

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Look at what at a few words on Google has started. Democrat Jeff Greene says that Charlie Crist is coming after him,Ā attacking through Google Adwords. A pro-Crist ad there states, “What has Jeff Greene done? Experience Matters.” Well, that didn’t sit well with Jeff Greeene, who has responded strongly: “Charlie Crist has a lot of nerve. On the same day Crist flip-flops again and a federal judge begins sorting through claims against his guilty, ponzi scheme donor Scott Rothstein, Crist…

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Someone’s dumping a Charlie Crist portrait on eBay, but Florida Republican Party says, ‘Not us’

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Someone is trying to peddle a portrait of ex-Republican, newly-independentĀ Charlie Crist on eBay. But the Florida Republican Party is disavowing any association with it or the sale.Ā Although party officials said Friday they planned to auction off a used portrait of Crist recently removed from GOP headquarters,Ā the one currently up for bid is not theirs — despite the seller’s advertised name: “florida_gop.” “I just found out about that a few minutes ago. That’s not ours,” saidĀ Katie Betta, spokeswoman for the state…

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Someone’s dumping a Charlie Crist portrait on eBay, but Florida Republican Party says, ‘Not us’

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Someone is trying to peddle a portrait of ex-Republican, newly-independentĀ Charlie Crist on eBay. But the Florida Republican Party is disavowing any association with it or the sale.Ā Although party officials said Friday they planned to auction off a used portrait of Crist recently removed from GOP headquarters,Ā the one currently up for bid is not theirs — despite the seller’s advertised name: “florida_gop.” “I just found out about that a few minutes ago. That’s not ours,” saidĀ Katie Betta, spokeswoman for the state…

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Worst fashion trend of 2009: Political fundraisers who wear fedoras

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There is a highly entertaining page on Facebook called I HATE DOUCHEBAGS, which I urge you to visit often. I was scrolling through I HATE DOUCHEBAGS making sure no one put any pictures of me on there, especially from a few years ago when I was known for wearing pink polo shirts with the collar popped. As I was scrolling, I couldn’t help but think that, no matter what fuck-him-up-the-ass federal prison Scott Rothstein ends up in, he should forever…

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Marco Rubio comes to Pinellas to deliver the most important speech of the campaign, asking PCREC to ‘divorce’ Charlie Crist

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I cannot describe the sheer sense of panic that is pervading throughout Charlie Crist’s supporters here in his hometown of St. Petersburg. At Crist’s beloved Yacht Club or at the bar at Marchand’s in the Vinoy, there are hundreds of Crist’s supporters who cannot begin to conceive of Crist losing an election (as if they forget that the seer-suckered one has already lost twice in his political career). To his supporters in the ‘burg, Charlie Crist is Tom Brady on…

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