The wife of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein and two associates have been charged with money laundering and other crimes for allegedly hiding assets he agreed to forfeit to the government as part of his plea agreement, federal prosecutors in Miami said Thursday. Prosecutors say Scott Rothstein used the proceeds of his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme to purchase tens of millions of dollars in real estate, vehicles, vessels and business interests as well as luxury watches, jewelry and sports memorabilia for himself, his wife, Kimberly Rothstein, and others. When pleading guilty in January 2010, he agreed to forfeit all of these assets. However, a charging document filed today in federal court in miami states that Kimberly Rothstein, 38, Stacie Weisman, 49, Scott Saidel, 45, hid from authorities, and later sold or attempted to sell, more than $1 million in jewelry bought with the fraud proceeds and asked Scott Rothstein to help them hide their scheme. The missing jewelry reportedly
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