By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Vincent Viola, the multi-billionaire owner of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, is the principal defendant in a class action lawsuit alleging he used his control of Virtu Financial Inc. to divert more than $400 million in cash away from Virtu’s stockholders to “himself and his confederates.”
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The stealthy deal that last year gave the owners of the Florida Panthers control of a chunk of Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park – including War Memorial Auditorium – for the next 50 years will soon face a judge’s scrutiny.
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