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 attention to this most urgent matter. Should you Page 92 2 have any questions please free to call me directly. 3 Should you have any questions regarding the wiring 4 data below, you may contact the bank at the numbers 5 listed below. Please provide me with confirmation of 6 the wire via your bank's standard e-mail protocol. 7 Thanks again, Scott. 8 Do you recall that e-mail? 9 A. I do. 10 Q. Tell me what you recall about the 11 circumstances surrounding your drafting and sending 12 of that e-mail. 13 A. It was subsequent to me receiving 14 instructions from Albert as to somehow he wants to 15 dispose of the $400,000 that he had embezzled from 16 the company. 17 Q. Did he discuss with you the nature of the 18 account that was in Ms. Yoel's name in Zurich? 19 A. I don't recall one way or the other, other 20 than telling me to send the money there. 21 Q. Was this $400,000 in any way related to the 22 fraudulent scheme that you described here earlier 23 today? 24 I note that it came at the same point in 25 time.
1 A. You'd have to see if it ties to one of the 2 fraudulent bills. 3 I mean off the top of my head I don't know 4 how Albert would have directed the money to get to me 5 unless I sent him a fraudulent bill so that he could 6 send it, so I can't tell you without seeing the 7 documentation. 8 Q. Your understanding from your direct 9 conversations with Mr. Peter was he admitted to you 10 that it was an embezzlement? 11 A. Not using those words, but, yes, he said, 12 "I'm just going to take the money from Silversea and 13 you'll send it from there," because he originally 14 asked me, Mr. Lichtman, if I could just send her the 15 money. 16 Q. When he said, "Could you just send the 17 money," that would have been because he would have 18 hoped that he had about at least $400,000 somewhat 19 coming to him as a result of the fraudulent billing 20 scheme. 21 Is that a fair statement? 22 A. That's a fair statement. Yes, sir. 23 Q. This is probably a fairly good breaking 24 point right now for lunch if it works for you. 25 A. Whatever is good for you is good for us. Page 93
- 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 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: 1 directed by Albert. Page 91 2 Q.
- 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
- 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
1 attention to this most urgent matter. Should you<br />
Page 92<br />
2 have any questions please free to call me directly.<br />
3 Should you have any questions regarding the wiring<br />
4 data below, you may contact the bank at the numbers<br />
5 listed below. Please provide me with confirmation <strong>of</strong><br />
6 the wire via your bank's standard e-mail protocol.<br />
7 Thanks again, <strong>Scott</strong>.<br />
8 Do you recall that e-mail?<br />
9 A. I do.<br />
10 Q. Tell me what you recall about the<br />
11 circumstances surrounding your drafting and sending<br />
12 <strong>of</strong> that e-mail.<br />
13 A. It was subsequent to me receiving<br />
14 instructions from <strong>Albert</strong> as to somehow he wants to<br />
15 dispose <strong>of</strong> the $400,000 that he had embezzled from<br />
16 the company.<br />
17 Q. Did he discuss with you the nature <strong>of</strong> the<br />
18 account that was in Ms. Yoel's name in Zurich?<br />
19 A. I don't recall one way or the other, other<br />
20 than telling me to send the money there.<br />
21 Q. Was this $400,000 in any way related to the<br />
22 fraudulent scheme that you described here earlier<br />
23 today?<br />
24 I note that it came at the same point in<br />
25 time.