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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th
RAZORBACK FUNDING, LLC, D3 CAPITAL
CLUB, LLC, BFMC
INVESTMENT, LW,
LINDA VON ALUVIEN, as Trustee of the VON
ALLMEN
DYNASTY
TRUST,
D&L
PARTNERS, LP, DAVID VON ALLMEN, as
Trustee of the DAVID VON ALLMEN LIVING
TRUST, ANN VON ALLMEN, as Trustee of the
ANTHONY DEGENNARO, as Trustee of the
ASSOCIATES, AR/3IZ & ASSOCIATES, PARK
MORGAN,
VICEROY
GLOBAL
INVESTMENT'S, INC., CONCORDE CAPITAL,
INC., IRA SOCHET as Trustee of the IRA
SOCHET
REVOCABLE
INTER
VIVOS
LP,
SUSSCO,
INC.,
EDWARD
PALEY,
STEVEN ZARETSKY as Trustee of the JANE
Plaintiffs,
v.
SPINOSA,
JENNIFER
KERSTETTER,
1030-32, LLC, GEORGE G. LEVIN, FRANK
CASE NO.: 09-062943 (19)
Complex Litigation Unit
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SHECFITER
SHEER,
LLP,
TRACY
LEITSTEIN,
BALLAMOR
CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT,
LLC,
BARRY
R.
BEICICEDAM,
R.L.
PEARSON
&
CO.,
PLATINUM
PARTNERS
VALUE
ARBITRAGE
FUND
(USA),
L.P.,
and
Defendants.
A TRUE COPY
JUL 26 2010
ITRMAIII
ARDCOUNTC.R.
Plaintiffs, RAZORBACK FUNDING, LLC, D3 CAPITAL CLUB, LLC, BFMC
INVESTMENT, LLC, LINDA VON ALLMEN as Trustee of the VON ALLMEN DYNASTY
TRUST, D&L PARTNERS, LP, DAVID VON ALLMEN, as Trustee of the DAVID VON
ALLMEN LIVING TRUST, ANN VON ALLIVIEN, as Trustee of the ANN VON ALLMEN
KRETSCHMAR,
ANTHONY
DEGENNARO as Trustee of the EXTRA INNING DYNASTY TRUST, ADELE MUSSRY,
NATIONAL
MORTGAGE
SERVICING,
SCOTT
MORGAN,
VICEROY
GLOBAL
PALEY, LAURA PALEY, JANE ZARETSKY, STEVEN ZARETSKY, as Trustee of the JANE
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VI. Ponca Scheme In Action
A.
Fabricated Settlements Premised on Real Cases
90.
In certain instances, the purported settlements, albeit fraudulent, were based on
actual cases being handled by RRA. For example, one of the settlements involved herein was
based upon facts surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, the infamous billionaire financier. In fact, RRA
did have inside information due to its representation of one of Epstein's alleged victims in a civil
case styled Jane Doe v. Jeffrey Epstein, currently pending in the Southern District of Florida.
Representatives of D3 were offered "the opportunity" to invest in a pre-suit, $30,000,000.00,
court settlement against Epstein arising from the same set of operative facts as the Jane Doe
case, but involving a different underage female plaintiff. To bolster his concocted story,
Rothstein invited D3 representatives to his office to view the thirteen banker's boxes of actual
case files in Jane Doe in order to demonstrate that the claims against Epstein were legitimate and
that the evidence against Epstein was real. In particular, Rothstein claimed that his investigative
team discovered that there were high-profile witnesses onboard Epstein's private jet where some
of the alleged sexual assaults took place and showed D3 copies of a flight log purportedly
containing names of celebrities, dignitaries and international figures.
Because of these
potentially explosive facts, putative defendant Epstein had allegedly offered $200,000,000.00 for
settlement of the claims held by various young women who were his victims. Adding fuel to the
fire, an investigative team representative privately told a D3 representative that they found three
additional claimants about whom Rothstein did not yet know. Preve was present for this
meeting, despite the fact that he was not involved as an investor or representative in the D3 deal.
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91.
Additionally, Rothstein leveraged RRA's representation in the Epstein case to
pursue issues and evidence wholly unrelated to the underlying litigation but which could
potentially be beneficial to lure investors into the Ponzi scheme. For instance, RRA relentlessly
chased flight data and passenger manifests regarding flights Epstein took with other famous
individuals knowing full well that no underage women were on board and no illicit activities
took place. RRA also inappropriately attempted to take the depositions of these celebrities in a
deliberate effort to bolster Rothstein's fictitious story.
92.
Conspicuously, Preve and Szafranski shared an office inside RRA one floor down
from Rothstein's office, which provided them direct access to assist Rothstein in the furtherance
of the Ponzi scheme. This fact helps explain why Preve attended the aforementioned D3 meeting
despite his lack of involvement as an investor or representative.
93.
Another actual case which Rothstein attempted to use as a false predicate for his
scheme was a mass tort case against Chiquita Brands International. In this instance, Rothstein
claimed to be representing plaintiffs in 450 wrongful death cases on the verge of settling for
$2,000,000.00 each. Rothstein told investors to begin raising funds in order to purchase this
settlement. While the cases against Chiquita are real, Rothstein did not represent any of the
plaintiffs and the cases remain pending.
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157.
In reliance on the foregoing, Razorback transferred the sum of $32,000,000.00 to
RRA's trust account.
158.
As it turns out, account number 4245221356 never contained the funds represented
in the wire transfer statements or on the online screenshot of that account at ID Bank.
4. D3 Capital Club, LLC
159.
The Principal Conspirator's frenzied demand for the required capital necessary to
keep the Ponzi going coupled with the identification of an exuberant new funding source provided
the conspirators a perfect opportunity to secure funding. Accordingly, the Principal Conspirator's
concocted a new settlement "opportunity" premised upon the Jeffrey Epstein case referenced supra.
160.
D3 was formed October 4, 2009, for purposes of investing in a $30,000,000.00
RRA structured settlement, payable in six equal monthly installments of $5,000,000.00, offered
in exchange for $18,000,000.00.
161.
A D3 representative, who was also a representative of Razorback's management
team, along with Douglas and David Von Allmen as investors, had knowledge of and relied upon
the contacts and representations made by TD Bank in connection with the Razorback transaction.
162.
On or about October 15, 2009, as part of its due diligence, D3 obtained a copy of a
'ID Bank "lock letter" signed by Spinosa stating the following:
Pursuant to your written instructions to us of October 14, 2009,
please be advised that all funds contained in the above referenced
account shall only be distributed upon your or Stuart Rosenfcklt's
instruction and shall only be distributed to D3 Capital Club, LLC,
2833 NE 35ih Court, Fort Lauderdale, FL., 33308, 'ED Bank NA,
Account it 4245728568.
Your letter is understood not to convey ownership of the account or
access to the account to any other party, but rather is meant to
irrevocably restrict conveyances as follows: conveyances shall only
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