Deposition of Scott Rothstein re - Trustee Services
Deposition of Scott Rothstein re - Trustee Services Deposition of Scott Rothstein re - Trustee Services
1 A. Yes, sir. Page 36 2 Q. Do you recognize the Tona Construction 3 address? 4 A. I do. 5 Q. Is that another e-mail address that 6 Mr. Tonacchio used to communicate with you? 7 A. Yes, sir. 8 Q. Basically the third line down, third sort of 9 paragraph says, "I'm going to Levinson tomorrow just 10 call them for me" -- Do you see that? 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. -- "I know you are too busy to go." It goes 13 on. Can you tell me what that was in reference to? 14 A. Mr. Tonacchio was looking to buy a piece of 15 jewelry or a watch, and I was making sure that he got 16 treated properly at Levinson. 17 Q. Do you know if he wound up purchasing a 18 watch? 19 MR. SALIM: Form. 20 THE WITNESS: I do not know one way or the 21 other. 22 BY MR. GAY: 23 Q. Did you ever purchase a watch for him? 24 A. I don't recall one way or the other. 25 Q. Did you ever purchase any gifts other than a
1 watch for Mr. Tonacchio? Page 37 2 A. Not that I recall, no, sir. 3 Q. What about Mr. Lipsitz? 4 A. I don't recall ever purchasing either of 5 them any significant gifts. 6 Q. When you would, for instance, go to dinner, 7 go out for drinks, go to a club with either 8 Mr. Tonacchio or Mr. Lipsitz, did you ever pick up the 9 check? 10 A. I did. 11 Q. Did your entertaining with either 12 Mr. Tonacchio or Mr. Lipsitz ever involve escorts? 13 A. It did. 14 Q. With one or both of them? 15 A. Yes, sir. 16 Q. And did it ever come to pass that you would 17 pay for those escorts? 18 A. Yes, sir. 19 Q. Do you have an idea of what time frame that 20 was? 21 A. I do not, sir. 22 Q. Now I'd like to shift gears and talk about 23 the fraud or one of the fraud schemes that was 24 perpetrated. 25 If you could tell me how Mr. Lipsitz and
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- Page 3 and 4: 1 ALSO PRESENT: 2 Domenick Tonacchi
- Page 5 and 6: 1 MR. LIPSITZ: Barry Lipsitz. Page
- Page 7 and 8: 1 A. That's correct. Page 7 2 Q. Ma
- Page 9 and 10: 1 first had a home just off of A1A
- Page 11 and 12: 1 A. It was an investment vehicle.
- Page 13 and 14: 1 where Mr. Lipsitz was there. Othe
- Page 15 and 16: 1 A. Yes, it's certainly possible.
- Page 17 and 18: 1 establishment? Page 17 2 A. A han
- Page 19 and 20: 1 Q. Who else would have accompanie
- Page 21 and 22: 1 private jet with Mr. Lipsitz? Pag
- Page 23 and 24: 1 Q. And this is an e-mail in June
- Page 25 and 26: 1 Q. Okay. If you see the text of t
- Page 27 and 28: 1 went to that graduation party? Pa
- Page 29 and 30: 1 to name the people? Page 29 2 MR.
- Page 31 and 32: 1 of them was there. Page 31 2 Q. W
- Page 33 and 34: 1 A. I do. Page 33 2 Q. Is that pho
- Page 35: 1 they are. Page 35 2 Q. You never
- Page 39 and 40: 1 Q. So if Mr. Lipsitz previously t
- Page 41 and 42: 1 THE WITNESS: If you could show me
- Page 43 and 44: 1 lie. Page 43 2 Q. It would have b
- Page 45 and 46: 1 to mean additional money over and
- Page 47 and 48: 1 risk. Page 47 2 MR. PHILLIPS: Obj
- Page 49 and 50: 1 very long period of time. Page 49
- Page 51 and 52: 1 they could make a lot of money wi
- Page 53 and 54: 1 in reference to the Picou loan? P
- Page 55 and 56: 1 e-mail that goes with this specif
- Page 57 and 58: 1 explain that to me? Page 57 2 A.
- Page 59 and 60: 1 BY MR. GAY: Page 59 2 Q. And look
- Page 61 and 62: 1 excuse me. "Late payment penalty
- Page 63 and 64: 1 Q. But you would refer to each of
- Page 65 and 66: 1 determine whether or not a specif
- Page 67 and 68: 1 Morse and the Levys. Was there an
- Page 69 and 70: 1 A. You know, I don't recall speci
- Page 71 and 72: 1 Q. If you'd look at Document 0022
- Page 73 and 74: 1 A. Yes. Page 73 2 Q. That's an e-
- Page 75 and 76: 1 and it says an hour or less. Page
- Page 77 and 78: 1 Q. So when you generally refer to
- Page 79 and 80: 1 A. Yes, sir. Page 79 2 Q. So acco
- Page 81 and 82: 1 it says, "It was great getting to
- Page 83 and 84: 1 THE WITNESS: I don't. I don't hav
- Page 85 and 86: 1 e-mail, no, sir. Page 85 2 Q. Loo
1 A. Yes, sir.<br />
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2 Q. Do you <strong>re</strong>cognize the Tona Construction<br />
3 add<strong>re</strong>ss?<br />
4 A. I do.<br />
5 Q. Is that another e-mail add<strong>re</strong>ss that<br />
6 Mr. Tonacchio used to communicate with you?<br />
7 A. Yes, sir.<br />
8 Q. Basically the third line down, third sort <strong>of</strong><br />
9 paragraph says, "I'm going to Levinson tomorrow just<br />
10 call them for me" -- Do you see that?<br />
11 A. Yes.<br />
12 Q. -- "I know you a<strong>re</strong> too busy to go." It goes<br />
13 on. Can you tell me what that was in <strong>re</strong>fe<strong>re</strong>nce to?<br />
14 A. Mr. Tonacchio was looking to buy a piece <strong>of</strong><br />
15 jewelry or a watch, and I was making su<strong>re</strong> that he got<br />
16 t<strong>re</strong>ated properly at Levinson.<br />
17 Q. Do you know if he wound up purchasing a<br />
18 watch?<br />
19 MR. SALIM: Form.<br />
20 THE WITNESS: I do not know one way or the<br />
21 other.<br />
22 BY MR. GAY:<br />
23 Q. Did you ever purchase a watch for him?<br />
24 A. I don't <strong>re</strong>call one way or the other.<br />
25 Q. Did you ever purchase any gifts other than a
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