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Scott Rothstein's ex-ally skips sentencing, but judge gives him a big prison term anyway
Eddy Marin's mug shots from over the years
Eddy Marin is best known for helping Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein hide more than $1 million worth of jewelry. Now a fugitive from justice after going on the lam before sentencing for his latest offense, here are some of the jail booking photos of Marin from over the years. (Handout / Broward Sheriff's Office)
Paula McMahon Paula McMahonContact Reporter
Sun Sentinel
A former ally of Scott Rothstein was a no-show in court on Wednesday, but that didn’t stop the judge from sentencing him — in his absence — to 17½ years in federal prison.

Eddy Marin has been a fugitive from justice since July 23 when he was supposed to show up for a court hearing to explain why he had been caught using cocaine while he was free on bond and awaiting sentencing for securities fraud.

Federal prosecutors said the “pump and dump” stock fraud, which operated from Broward County, made more than $1 million for Marin and his allies.

If the FBI finds him, Marin will have to start serving the hefty prison term. He also will likely face a bond-jumping charge that could add another 10 years to his punishment.

Facing prison again, ex-ally of Scott Rothstein vanishes
Marin, 56, of Fort Lauderdale, had already pleaded guilty to the fraud case, and U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles had scheduled his sentencing. But Marin disappeared on the day he was summoned for a hearing to revoke his $100,000 bond because the cocaine usage violated the terms of his release.

His partner, the mother of his youngest son, told FBI agents that she last saw him when she dropped him off at a Fort Lauderdale building on July 23, hours before the Miami court hearing. When he didn’t come home, she said she assumed he had been taken into custody in court.

Marin has been in and out of prison for much of his adult life. His most recent stint, in 2015, was 10 months for conspiring to obstruct justice when he helped to hide more than $1 million worth of Ponzi schemer Rothstein’s jewelry from the feds.

The former boxing promoter was dubbed the “King of Spammers” more than a decade ago when experts said he sent out 250 million unsolicited emails a day from his Boca Raton office.