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Fla. ‘mini-Madoff “Gets 50 years for $ 1. 2B Scam
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Fla. ‘Mini-Madoff’ Gets 50 Years for $1.2B Scam
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. Florida – Ponzi scheme – Scott W. Rothstein – Law firm – Fort Lauderdale Florida
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Haiti knowledge helps Fla. boy wins geography bee
0Haiti knowledge helps Fla. boy wins geography bee
First place winner Aadith Moorthy, of Palm Harbor, Fla., left, and second place winner Oliver Lucier, 13, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, hold their winnings at the end of the National Geographic Bee in Washington, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Moorthy wins a $25,000 scholarship and a trip to the Galapagos Islands, Lucier wins a $15,000 scholarship. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Haiti knowledge helps Fla. boy win geography bee
0Haiti knowledge helps Fla. boy win geography bee
An eighth grader from Florida won the National Geographic Bee on Wednesday with the help of a question about Caribbean neighbor Haiti. Caribbean – Florida – National Geographic Bee – Haiti – Organizations
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