Deposition Transcript of Scott Rothstein (Albert ... - Trustee Services
Deposition Transcript of Scott Rothstein (Albert ... - Trustee Services Deposition Transcript of Scott Rothstein (Albert ... - Trustee Services
1 my position that I needed to satiate -- get Albert Page 118 2 out, to get Silversea out of there so that ultimately 3 this didn't come back at RRA. 4 Q. When you say "come back at RRA," because of 5 the fraudulent billing? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. Do you know if the one million dollar 8 accounting by Amerigo included $400,000 to Tatiana 9 Yoel, or for her benefit? 10 A. I don't. No. I don't believe it did. 11 I could be mistaken, but the reason I don't 12 believe that it did, Mr. Lichtman, is because their 13 audit was a travel and entertainment audit -- that's 14 what he was referring to -- so I don't know where 15 they got that $400,000. 16 Q. That money was payable --- 17 A. You have to --- 18 Q. That money went from Silversea to RRA, 19 notwithstanding. Right? 20 A. Yes. 21 Q. There's an e-mail that Amerigo -- hold on. 22 I want to make sure it's Amerigo the way I'm reading 23 this -- no -- that Manfredi wrote to you and Amerigo 24 on January 22, 2007, and in it he talks about the 25 expenses being subject to scrutiny and other senior
1 executives have had refused expenses, but Albert's Page 119 2 were being put through. 3 It talks about -- here's a comment: 4 Morally how can someone who has been charging his 5 home expenses and presents to numerous lovers 6 complain about marginal mistakes made by making it a 7 one week of a review of the expenses that he has 8 omitted to make for over three months knowing of the 9 appropriations of which he is responsible. 10 Do you remember that e-mail? 11 A. I have a vague recollection of it. 12 Q. Do you recall having conversations with 13 Manfredi or Amerigo about the nature of the 14 overcharges, particularly as it pertained to the 15 phrase that Manfredi used, being "numerous lovers"? 16 A. Yes. 17 Q. What is your recollection of those 18 discussions? 19 A. Manfredi and Albert were arguing over who 20 was the more morally reprehensible person. That's 21 the way the conversations -- the conversations 22 generally denigrated to that point in time. 23 It was quite candidly like children in a 24 schoolyard, and Manfredi was really pushing the point 25 that he wanted me to push the point with Albert that
- Page 67 and 68: 1 after discussing the issue with A
- Page 69 and 70: 1 was located in RRA's offices. Pag
- Page 71 and 72: 1 A. Yes. Page 71 2 Q. There's a bi
- Page 73 and 74: 1 A. No. It would have been anythin
- Page 75 and 76: 1 Q. Is it a fair statement that an
- Page 77 and 78: 1 attorneys' fees that were being i
- Page 79 and 80: 1 Let me first start with Ms. DelVa
- Page 81 and 82: 1 A. Yes. It's part of the money th
- Page 83 and 84: 1 that Mr. Peter received payroll c
- Page 85 and 86: 1 the authority to say that, but he
- Page 87 and 88: 1 match them and see if they match
- Page 89 and 90: 1 He said, "I can send it to you fr
- Page 91 and 92: 1 directed by Albert. Page 91 2 Q.
- Page 93 and 94: 1 A. You'd have to see if it ties t
- Page 95 and 96: 1 moneys were paid. Page 95 2 Q. Wh
- Page 97 and 98: 1 with Manfredi talking to him abou
- Page 99 and 100: 1 recall what we put in the termina
- Page 101 and 102: 1 Q. And how was it that you were c
- Page 103 and 104: 1 like royalty -- and that anything
- Page 105 and 106: 1 case both from a transmittal of f
- Page 107 and 108: 1 affidavits? Page 107 2 A. I'd hav
- Page 109 and 110: 1 A. I don't recall that we specifi
- Page 111 and 112: 1 A. Yes, sir. Page 111 2 Q. What t
- Page 113 and 114: 1 A. I think at that point in time
- Page 115 and 116: 1 was an agreement ultimately signe
- Page 117: 1 A. Do you have the dates that we
- Page 121 and 122: 1 A. Yeah. It would have been right
- Page 123 and 124: 1 is that until the very end, until
- Page 125 and 126: 1 with Albert's name on the top of
- Page 127 and 128: 1 tried to explain to him how we we
- Page 129 and 130: 1 we're spending. Page 129 2 I reme
- Page 131 and 132: 1 be or what it was. Page 131 2 Q.
- Page 133 and 134: 1 A. Sure. I found out from reading
- Page 135 and 136: 1 Q. Did you assist in preparing an
- Page 137 and 138: 1 helped effect that financial tran
- Page 139 and 140: 1 assisting me with. Page 139 2 Q.
- Page 141 and 142: 1 A. I needed to get the items that
- Page 143 and 144: 1 deleted from their computers but
- Page 145 and 146: 1 needed for all of this general ov
- Page 147 and 148: 1 Q. How long of a period of time d
- Page 149 and 150: 1 from. I think I referenced the he
- Page 151 and 152: 1 talking to him about the embarras
- Page 153 and 154: 1 River. Page 153 2 Q. Did they hav
- Page 155 and 156: 1 A. I don't have a recollection on
- Page 157 and 158: 1 There's 12 of these transactions
- Page 159 and 160: 1 thousand percent? Page 159 2 A. A
- Page 161 and 162: 1 I believe that Manfredi was going
- Page 163 and 164: 1 Q. What? Page 163 2 A. When Alber
- Page 165 and 166: 1 Q. It references it, yes. Page 16
- Page 167 and 168: 1 matter of fact, I may have had Al
1 my position that I needed to satiate -- get <strong>Albert</strong><br />
Page 118<br />
2 out, to get Silversea out <strong>of</strong> there so that ultimately<br />
3 this didn't come back at RRA.<br />
4 Q. When you say "come back at RRA," because <strong>of</strong><br />
5 the fraudulent billing?<br />
6 A. Yes.<br />
7 Q. Do you know if the one million dollar<br />
8 accounting by Amerigo included $400,000 to Tatiana<br />
9 Yoel, or for her benefit?<br />
10 A. I don't. No. I don't believe it did.<br />
11 I could be mistaken, but the reason I don't<br />
12 believe that it did, Mr. Lichtman, is because their<br />
13 audit was a travel and entertainment audit -- that's<br />
14 what he was referring to -- so I don't know where<br />
15 they got that $400,000.<br />
16 Q. That money was payable ---<br />
17 A. You have to ---<br />
18 Q. That money went from Silversea to RRA,<br />
19 notwithstanding. Right?<br />
20 A. Yes.<br />
21 Q. There's an e-mail that Amerigo -- hold on.<br />
22 I want to make sure it's Amerigo the way I'm reading<br />
23 this -- no -- that Manfredi wrote to you and Amerigo<br />
24 on January 22, 2007, and in it he talks about the<br />
25 expenses being subject to scrutiny and other senior
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