The Times West Virginian

Business

November 9, 2009

Feds seize Ferrari in Fla. lawyer in fraud probe

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Federal agents are seizing assets from a Florida lawyer suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.

FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents were at the ritzy Fort Lauderdale home Monday of 47-year-old attorney Scott Rothstein. A Miami Herald photo shows agents seizing a red Ferrari. The seizure warrants are sealed.

Rothstein is accused by investors of misappropriating $100 million or more through investments in legal settlements. No criminal charges have been filed. Rothstein’s lawyer didn’t immediately return a telephone call Monday.

A judge removed Rothstein as CEO of the law firm and appointed a receiver to untangle its finances. The receiver was scheduled at a Monday hearing to give an update.

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  • Online convenience

    This tax season, the West Virginia State Tax Department is helping people understand the benefits of filing online and making them aware of the tax credits available.
    “There’s a really good chance that people can save money ... and a bonus is you’ll get your refund a lot quicker,” Danny Forinash, public information officer for the State Tax Department, said of e-filing.

    February 5, 2012

  • J’s Supper Club: Fine dining, beautiful place

    J’s Supper Club offers fine dining in an intimate atmosphere.
    Business partners Janet Thompson and Janie Kerrigan opened the establishment in Fairmont at 1523 Mary Lou Retton Drive, across from the Armory, at the beginning of November.

    February 5, 2012

  • ‘Almost like Cinderella’

    When Morgantown business owner Diane Lewis was given the chance to attend the State of the Union address, “it was almost like Cinderella and being invited to the ball,” she said.

    January 29, 2012

  • Dan Cava’s Used Cars opens in White Hall

    Dan Cava’s Used Cars invites everyone to stop by and see its selection of quality, pre-owned vehicles.
    This used car lot opened for business about a week ago in White Hall along U.S. 250, by the Go Mart gas station just down the road from Dan Cava’s Toyota World. Middletown Tractor was previously located at this site.

    January 29, 2012

  • Finalists work toward next round of business competition

    The 10 teams remaining in the 2011-12 West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition are gaining “phenomenal experience.”
    Those finalists were announced in December following round two of the competition, which was held Nov. 15 at the University of Charleston.

    January 22, 2012

  • Auto parts focus of Shaffer’s Recycling Center

    John Shaffer, of the new Shaffer’s Recycling Center, loves his work and is following in his dad’s footsteps.
    In November, he and his wife Kim officially started the business at 300 Jefferson St. in Fairview. After coming into town, people can find the facility by turning right past First Exchange Bank and traveling about a quarter of a mile. Residents may remember the building as the former home of Fairview Bit.

    January 22, 2012

  • Rider Pharmacy marking 45th anniversary

    Rider Pharmacy has worked hard over the past 45 years to establish superior customer service and products.
    The late Alice Bennett established Bennett’s Pharmacy in 1939 at 310 Merchant St. in Fairmont, across the street from where Rider Pharmacy is located today.

    January 15, 2012

  • Unemployment rate falling in most state counties

    Most counties in the state have improved their unemployment rates, and this trend is expected to continue gradually in the near future.
    WorkForce West Virginia recently released Labor Market Information by West Virginia County for November 2011. The report provides a county emphasis map, which is a ranking of the counties.

    January 15, 2012

  • Whiteny Helms--DS.jpg Whitney Helms relocates to Les Cheveux

    “Boring” isn’t a word Whitney Helms associates with her job.
    Helms, who recently relocated to Les Cheveux in Fairmont, gets to do a variety of beauty-related tasks in her profession, which keeps her on her toes and makes her work interesting.

    January 8, 2012 1 Photo

  • INNOVA investing in new ethane ‘cracker’ technology

    INNOVA Commercialization Group of Fairmont is helping Aither Chemicals of South Charleston keep West Virginia resources in the state.
    INNOVA, an initiative of the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, recently invested $200,000 in Aither Chemicals, which is developing a new ethane “cracker” technology.

    January 8, 2012

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