Lawyer faces sentencing after conviction for role in Rothstein $1.2 billion Ponzi scam
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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.
Trial testimony showed that Rothstein asked Kitterman to pose as a Florida Bar official in a conference call with nervous investors. The Ponzi scheme involved investments in fake legal settlements.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kitterman so far is the only one of about 20 people charged in the fraud case to go to trial. Rothstein is serving a 50-year prison sentence after pleading guilty.