Attorney Stuart Rosenfeldt always denied knowing about the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run from his law firm by equity partner Scott Rothstein.

Rosenfeldt’s position as Rothstein’s sole equity partner at Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler lent him some protection since he was allowed to spend the firm’s money any way he deemed fit—even though some of that money happened to be for prostitutes or exotic turtles.