FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Federal agents spent the night searching the law offices of a high-profile South Florida attorney suspected in a massive fraud scheme.
A spokesman for law firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler says firm officials cooperated with FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents during the Thursday morning search.
The investigation focuses on 47-year-old attorney Scott Rothstein, who is suspected of misappropriating millions through investments in legal settlements that could have been faked. Attorneys representing investors say they may have lost more than $100 million.
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No charges have been filed against Rothstein. His lawyer declined comment.
Rothstein has raised money for many politicians, including former President George W. Bush and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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