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 at a certain point in time shortly after meeting Page 12 2 Albert I was hired on to handle the bulk of 3 Silversea's work. 4 Q. When you say "the bulk of Silversea work," 5 do you mean as sort of outside general counsel? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. Describe for me generally what you 8 understood your -- meaning RRA's role -- was going to 9 be with respect to Silversea once Mr. Peter was able 10 to direct the work to RRA. 11 A. Any day-to-day legal issues that they had, 12 any day-to-day labor and employment issues that they 13 had -- just about anything I think with the exception 14 of admiralty work was going to be handled by me and 15 my firm. 16 Q. And did that, in fact, to the best of your 17 knowledge occur? 18 A. Yes. With very few exceptions we were the 19 firm for them. 20 Q. At the beginning of when you began doing 21 legal work for Silversea, what was the nature of your 22 relationship with Albert Peter? 23 A. It was professional with the undercurrent 24 of the knowledge that I was placed there by 25 Mr. Coniglio.
1 Q. Did Mr. Peter actually acknowledge that to 2 you? 3 A. He acknowledged it to me. Diane DelValle 4 acknowledged it to me, and I was regularly reminded 5 of it by Mr. Coniglio. 6 Q. So it sounds to me like at the beginning 7 your relationship with Mr. Peter was arm's length. 8 Is that a fair statement? 9 A. You know, it's hard to explain, but when 10 you're given business by someone like Mr. Coniglio 11 generally the person you're doing business with in 12 the transaction is not really ever arm's length 13 because all the parties have a vested interest in 14 getting along, so I think that we were both thrust 15 into a situation that was good for everybody involved 16 but that required us to start off possibly closer 17 than we might have been under normal circumstances. 18 Q. Did the relationship that you had with 19 Mr. Peter grow over time? 20 A. Yes. Very quickly. 21 Q. Describe how that happened. 22 A. Just starting with the fact that I had met 23 him through Mr. Coniglio and, in addition, had met 24 him through Diane DelValle, who was one of his 25 mistresses at the time, I was, for lack of a better Page 13
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- Page 19 and 20: 1 A. No. Page 19 2 Q. These are sep
- Page 21 and 22: 1 this sounds even with Mr. Peter's
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- Page 25 and 26: 1 I was providing him legal advice
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- Page 31 and 32: 1 A. Yes, sir. Page 31 2 Q. And the
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- Page 39 and 40: 1 Silversea? Page 39 2 A. Yes, and
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- Page 45 and 46: 1 this bill? Page 45 2 A. To the be
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- Page 49 and 50: 1 and then get him the money in one
- Page 51 and 52: 1 A. Because I discussed it with hi
- Page 53 and 54: 1 MR. LICHTMAN: Uh-oh. A frozen scr
- Page 55 and 56: 1 Q. When you say keeping Mr. Lefeb
- Page 57 and 58: 1 that he frequented prostitutes wh
- Page 59 and 60: 1 A. At a specific point in time we
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1 Q. Did Mr. Peter actually acknowledge that to<br />
2 you?<br />
3 A. He acknowledged it to me. Diane DelValle<br />
4 acknowledged it to me, and I was regularly reminded<br />
5 <strong>of</strong> it by Mr. Coniglio.<br />
6 Q. So it sounds to me like at the beginning<br />
7 your relationship with Mr. Peter was arm's length.<br />
8 Is that a fair statement?<br />
9 A. You know, it's hard to explain, but when<br />
10 you're given business by someone like Mr. Coniglio<br />
11 generally the person you're doing business with in<br />
12 the transaction is not really ever arm's length<br />
13 because all the parties have a vested interest in<br />
14 getting along, so I think that we were both thrust<br />
15 into a situation that was good for everybody involved<br />
16 but that required us to start <strong>of</strong>f possibly closer<br />
17 than we might have been under normal circumstances.<br />
18 Q. Did the relationship that you had with<br />
19 Mr. Peter grow over time?<br />
20 A. Yes. Very quickly.<br />
21 Q. Describe how that happened.<br />
22 A. Just starting with the fact that I had met<br />
23 him through Mr. Coniglio and, in addition, had met<br />
24 him through Diane DelValle, who was one <strong>of</strong> his<br />
25 mistresses at the time, I was, for lack <strong>of</strong> a better<br />
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