A former boyfriend of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein’s estranged wife testified Thursday about helping her secretly sell diamonds intended for federal marshals.
Michael Thomas acknowledged selling the diamonds to a Sarasota jeweler to help out Kim Rothstein, who he was dating at the time in 2012. Rothstein, who insisted she owned the jewelry, paid him a $40,000 commission on the sale of loose diamonds broken up from a necklace and $10,000 for the sale of a single choice diamond, Thomas testified.
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