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| November 04, 2009 |
By: Terry Sheridan |
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our months before Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein’s lavish world imploded amid allegations of financial wrongdoing, a limited liability company linked to him transferred a Weston home to Debra Villegas, the firm’s chief operating officer and executive vice president.
Rothstein, as manager of the limited liability company WAWW4, paid $475,000 in April 2008 for the 2,612-square-foot home at 380 Carrington Drive. Rothstein’s firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, and the LLC shared the same Fort Lauderdale address.
Villegas’ ex-husband, Tony Villegas, was arrested in March 2008 in the murder of Melissa Britt Lewis, an employment law attorney at Rothstein’s firm. The widely reported motive was alleged revenge for Lewis’ friendship with Villegas.
Last April, the LLC’s manager changed from Rothstein to another LLC, Bahia Property Management of Dover, Del. The registered agent was switched from Blandin Wright at RRA to Corpdirect Agents of Tallahassee, and the address of WAWW4 was changed from the law firm’s address to Corpdirect’ address, according to state corporate records.
Three months later, WAWW4 transferred the Weston property to Villegas for a $100 consideration –– the minimum amount required for property transfers.
Neither Rothstein nor Villegas, who is still with the firm, returned calls for comment by deadline. A receptionist said Villegas would be unavailable for the rest of the week.
The firm’s chief executive, Stuart Rosenfeldt, said in an e-mail that he was unaware of the deal and had little to no knowledge of Rothstein’s financial dealings.
Rothstein is accused by investors of looting $400 million or more in investment funds tied to a structured settlement business started by Rothstein.
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