MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida lawyer suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud sent his partners a text message from overseas apologizing and suggested he might not return to face authorities.
The politically connected attorney, Scott Rothstein, did return Tuesday from Morocco and met with federal investigators.
A spokesman for the lawyer's firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, confirmed that Rothstein sent the message over the weekend.
Federal investigators and a court-appointed receiver are looking into allegations that he misappropriated millions in a side investment business.
Rothstein called himself a fool in the message, which was first reported by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Rothstein's attorney declined comment.
