NFL star seeks $100G after law firm fails

Warren Sapp of the Oakland Raiders during a game with... — Warren Sapp of the Oakland Raiders during a game with the Kansas City Chiefs at McAfee Coliseum on in Oakland, Calif. (Dec. 23, 2006) Credit: Getty Images

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMay 20, 2010

Retired NFL star Warren Sapp is asking to recover over $100,000 in a trust account left by the law firm of a man who pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme.

Attorneys for Sapp filed a federal court petition Monday in Scott Rothstein's criminal case. The attorneys say Sapp has an interest in money the government is seeking in a forfeiture action, according to a report in the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

The seven-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman had nearly $103,000 in a trust account with the law firm when it collapsed after financial fraud came to light.

Sapp's trust account is not connected to the billion-dollar Ponzi scheme Rothstein allegedly ran out of his Fort Lauderdale law office.

A court hearing has been scheduled involving the petitions of Sapp and others seeking trust account funds.

In retirement Sapp has become an entertainer with turns on "Dancing With the Stars," and "The Superstars."