June 9, 2010 — -- Former lawyer Scott Rothstein was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison Wednesday for using his Fort Lauderdale law firm to run a $1.2 billion Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme that brought him yachts and sports cars and allowed him to make sizable contributions to Florida politicians.
– After two years on the run, an ally of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein and his wife, Kim, was arrested and is now in the Broward County Jail.
Kim Rothstein, ex-wife of Ponzi schemer, tells judge she is reformed, works at car dealership. Kim Rothstein says she has been working hard to put her notorious past behind her in the 18 months since she got out of federal prison: She is now a saleswoman at a luxury car dealership.
50 yearsRothstein, who fled to Morocco only to return and start cooperating with the feds, pleaded guilty to running a racket and was sentenced to a stunning 50 years in prison.