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Rothstein draws 50-year sentence

Former Florida lawyer was convicted of running a $1.2bn (€997m) Ponzi scheme

A former Florida lawyer, Scott Rothstein, was on Wednesday sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to running a Ponzi scheme out of his law office.

Federal prosecutors alleged Rothstein defrauded investors out of $1.2 bn.

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