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

1 happy, though, would have been important to
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2 Mr. Coniglio?
3 A. Let me withdraw that.
4 As you said that something popped into my
5 head. I was actually directly told by Mr. Coniglio
6 to make certain that I talked to Albert, okay, and
7 to make certain that part of the moneys that belonged
8 to Albert were paid to Diane because it was the right
9 thing to do, and I recall having that conversation
10 outside at Runway 84 on more than one occasion when
11 Mr. Coniglio actually came up to me and told me he
12 needed to talk to me and told me what needed to be
13 done.
14 Q. Would you agree that if Mr. Coniglio told
15 you that needed to be done, that wasn't a request in
16 your mind -- that was an order?
17 A. Yes.
18 Q. And you would not want to disobey an order
19 from Mr. Coniglio because that could have unfortunate
20 results. Is that a fair statement?
21 A. I did not want to disappoint any members of
22 my Thursday night dinner crew.
23 Q. So to the best of your knowledge is the
24 money that was paid in 2005 to Ms. DelValle proceeds
25 of part of the theft from overbilling?