UM Agrees To Repay $83K In Shapiro Bankruptcy Case
The University of Miami has agreed to repay back $83,000 to settle their obligations in the bankruptcy case of admitted Ponzi schemer and former athletics booster Nevin Shapiro.
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The University of Miami has agreed to repay back $83,000 to settle their obligations in the bankruptcy case of admitted Ponzi schemer and former athletics booster Nevin Shapiro.
The former South Florida lawyer convicted of running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme claims prostitutes regularly showed up at his now-defunct Fort Lauderdale law firm and he didn't have any problem with it.
As nearly three dozens lawyers question former Ft. Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein about his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, a new suit has been filed against him and an alleged co-conspirator.
The media will now have access to transcripts of depositions with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, according to a Florida judge's ruling.
Convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein will be in Miami to undergo questioning by at least 30 lawyers involved in several civil lawsuits stemming from the $1.4 billion fraud.
Two former employees of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein were indicted Thursday in connection with his $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme.
Saturday's win against South Florida made the Miami Hurricanes eligible for a post-season bowl, but those brief hopes were dashed Sunday afternoon when the University said it would not let the team be considered for a bowl game, a response to the ongoing NCAA probe of the football program.
The wife and surviving son of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff are speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with "60 Minutes."
An auction held over the weekend netted some big bucks for the victims of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
The bankruptcy trustee in the Nevin Shapiro case has asked for the Miami law firm that represented Shapiro to fork over $912,000.
After spending Wednesday in Miami, 2012 Republican presidential front-runners Mitt Romney and Texas Governor Rick Perry will travel north to Orlando Thursday, site of a debate between all of the presidential hopefuls.
A former law partner of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for his role in the $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme.
One of four men who worked with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for his role in the $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme.
Former University of Miami booster, and federal convict, Nevin Shapiro said his evidence will spark the NCAA's most severe punishment that could bring about the end of football at the University of Miami.
Hundreds of items which once belonged to convicted Ponzi scam artist Scott Rothstein hit the auction block Wednesday at the Broward County Convention Center.
It's been two years in the making, but for several victims who didn't invest in Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme but were still impacted; they finally got their money.
Another former associate of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein pled guilty Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale federal court to wire fraud conspiracy.
The second of four men who worked with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein pled guilty Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Federal inmate, and former South Florida Ponzi schemer, Scott Rothstein will return to Fort Lauderdale to face lawyers trying to recoup money from his now out-of-business law firm, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
A fourth person who worked with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein pled guilty Tuesday in West Palm Beach to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
From an Audemars Piquet watch with the diamond dial to an English rosewood apothecary made by Morhs and Co., London, the remaining possessions of multi-billion dollar Ponzi scam artist Bernard Madoff and his wife Ruth are about to hit the auction block.
A fourth person who worked with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein turned himself in to face criminal charges Wednesday after three others already surrendered to authorities to face federal charges in the $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme.
A third person who worked with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein turned himself in to face criminal charges Tuesday after two others surrendered to authorities last week to face federal charges in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
Two people who worked with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein turned themselves in to face criminal charges Friday morning. Two others are also facing federal charges for their alleged roles in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
Four former associates of Scott Rothstein are expected to turn themselves in to federal authorities this week in connection with the disbarred Ft. Lauderdale attorney's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
Florida State kicker Conor McAneney remains jailed following his arrest on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records.
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Authorities say the four suspects had previously been deported from the U.S.
Royer Perez-Jimenez was arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office in January, according to ICE.
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Florida State kicker Conor McAneney remains jailed following his arrest on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records.
"This idea that unless you're an axe murderer you should be able to stay, that is not consistent with our laws, and it's also not good policy," DeSantis said at an event in Bradenton.
Authorities say the four suspects had previously been deported from the U.S.
Royer Perez-Jimenez was arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office in January, according to ICE.
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
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Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. has struck more than 7,000 targets across Iran since the war began.
Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer testified to the House Oversight Committee that he "had no knowledge whatsoever" of his client's crimes.
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A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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