An investment fraud allegedly orchestrated by disgraced Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein could have taken in $1 billion before sending his firm into bankruptcy.

The FBI, which seized records in a raid at Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler last week, came up with the first official fraud estimate Thursday, placing the potential value at more than double the $400 million to $500 million figure pegged by investors.

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