Lawyer faces prison in Rothstein Ponzi scam

Published May 20, 2014 9:25am ET



WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida attorney is facing a prison sentence after she was convicted for playing a role in Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein’s $1.2 billion fraud scam.

A federal judge in West Palm Beach is set Tuesday to sentence Christina Kitterman. She was convicted in February by a jury on three wire fraud counts, each of which carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. Kitterman’s attorney is seeking a more lenient sentence.

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