Surfside investment adviser Michael Szafranski, the so-called “independent verifier” who signed off on deals for investors in Scott Rothstein’s $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, is the latest co-conspirator to be indicted.
Szafranski, 36, was charged Jan. 22 with wire fraud conspiracy and 11 counts of wire fraud, and the indictment was unsealed Thursday in open court by U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia O. Valle in Fort Lauderdale. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count.
