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 Is it a fair statement that any invoice Page 70 2 that references "confidential project" and 3 Mr. Lefebvre, that those are all totally fabricated 4 times -- totally fabricated bills? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. I noted that one of the bills references 7 international security issues as well as domestic 8 security issues. 9 Are the international security issues 10 referenced in these bills that would be, for 11 instance, at page 143 -- are those also fictitious? 12 A. Yes. 13 Q. And page 145, which references 14 investigative services for 40,000, would that also 15 be fictitious? 16 A. Yes. 17 Q. By the way, did Mr. Lippman know that you 18 had all these fictitious invoices going out on the 19 Manfredi Lefebvre circumstance with Mr. Peter? 20 A. I don't recall one way or the other. 21 Q. Page 148. 22 If references all work performed on 23 Whitelock confidential project. 24 Was there a legitimate Whitelock 25 confidential special project you were working on?
1 A. Yes. Page 71 2 Q. There's a bill that is dated March 14, 3 2006. We didn't see any more detailed bills. 4 The bill that I'm just referencing, which 5 is at page 148, is for $86,250. 6 Is this a legitimate bill? 7 A. No. There was some minimal amount of work 8 done with reference to the Whitelock matter, but 9 nothing near that amount. This is just one of those 10 inflated bills. 11 Q. I don't want you to divulge attorney/client 12 communications, but what was the general nature of 13 the Whitelock special project? 14 A. A terminated employee threatening to sue 15 and a relationship to the Robin Lindsay matter. 16 Q. I have some legitimate bills that 17 references "Whitelock" and some legitimate bills that 18 reference "Lindsay." 19 Who would have knowledge also that a 20 portion of page 148 was fraudulent? 21 A. Me, Albert Peter, Debra Villegas, Irene 22 Stay, and likely anyone else that saw the bill that 23 actually knew what was being done on the file. 24 Q. At page 149 it's a bill -- March 14, 25 2006 -- in the amount of $37,525.
- 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
- Page 23 and 24: 1 Q. Let's just focus in on the iss
- Page 25 and 26: 1 I was providing him legal advice
- Page 27 and 28: 1 mutually addressed Mr. Peter and
- Page 29 and 30: 1 dollar amount attributable to tha
- Page 31 and 32: 1 A. Yes, sir. Page 31 2 Q. And the
- Page 33 and 34: 1 A. -- so that he could see it. Pa
- Page 35 and 36: 1 A. In the beginning it was me, Al
- Page 37 and 38: 1 Albert Peter. Page 37 2 This is t
- Page 39 and 40: 1 Silversea? Page 39 2 A. Yes, and
- Page 41 and 42: 1 Q. Then if you take a look at pag
- Page 43 and 44: 1 with him in the amount of time th
- Page 45 and 46: 1 this bill? Page 45 2 A. To the be
- Page 47 and 48: 1 tell you that regardless of how m
- 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
- Page 61 and 62: 1 extent that he knew that they wer
- Page 63 and 64: 1 that the police officer was there
- Page 65 and 66: 1 A. I don't recall the date, but t
- Page 67 and 68: 1 after discussing the issue with A
- Page 69: 1 was located in RRA's offices. Pag
- 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 and 118: 1 A. Do you have the dates that we
- Page 119 and 120: 1 executives have had refused expen
1 Is it a fair statement that any invoice<br />
Page 70<br />
2 that references "confidential project" and<br />
3 Mr. Lefebvre, that those are all totally fabricated<br />
4 times -- totally fabricated bills?<br />
5 A. Yes.<br />
6 Q. I noted that one <strong>of</strong> the bills references<br />
7 international security issues as well as domestic<br />
8 security issues.<br />
9 Are the international security issues<br />
10 referenced in these bills that would be, for<br />
11 instance, at page 143 -- are those also fictitious?<br />
12 A. Yes.<br />
13 Q. And page 145, which references<br />
14 investigative services for 40,000, would that also<br />
15 be fictitious?<br />
16 A. Yes.<br />
17 Q. By the way, did Mr. Lippman know that you<br />
18 had all these fictitious invoices going out on the<br />
19 Manfredi Lefebvre circumstance with Mr. Peter?<br />
20 A. I don't recall one way or the other.<br />
21 Q. Page 148.<br />
22 If references all work performed on<br />
23 Whitelock confidential project.<br />
24 Was there a legitimate Whitelock<br />
25 confidential special project you were working on?
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