Deposition Transcript of Scott Rothstein (Albert ... - Trustee Services

1 A. At a specific point in time we had
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2 Mr. Caputi actually fly overseas to Mr. Lefebvre's
3 location and call him repeatedly and call his family
4 repeatedly posing as a reporter in order to scare
5 Mr. Lefebvre.
6 Q. A reporter for whom?
7 A. You know, it was a big newspaper and I
8 don't recall which newspaper it was.
9 Q. New York Times?
10 A. It's very possible, yes. It was a big
11 newspaper. It was crafted by Mr. Peter and I in such
12 a fashion as to scare the living daylights out of
13 Mr. Lefebvre.
14 Q. What were your instructions to Mr. Caputi
15 as to what to say to Mr. Lefebvre and/or his family
16 when he telephoned him?
17 A. That he was investigating improprieties on
18 Mr. Lefebvre's behalf and he was going to be writing
19 an article about it and he wanted to get his side of
20 the story.
21 Q. The improprieties meaning Mr. Lefebvre's
22 use of prostitutes in America?
23 A. Yes.
24 Q. Did the story also encompass financial
25 improprieties of Silversea under Mr. Lefebvre's