Scott Rothstein

Hut, Hut! Jindal Chomped Up $10K From Accused Fraudster Before Big UF-LSU Game

Justin Elliott | November 18, 2009, 3:18PM

Florida's Jeffrey Demps leaves LSU defenders in the dust, 10/11/08; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Scott Rothstein (inset).

Just hours before the University of Florida Gators administered a 51-21 trouncing of LSU last year, Gov. Bobby Jindal was rubbing elbows with well-heeled Florida supporters at a fundraiser-cum-tailgate party held in a private home north of Gainesville.

One of the co-chairs of the October 2008 reception was none other than Scott Rothstein, then a prominent Fort Lauderdale attorney, now accused of a fraud worth $1 billion.

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