Rubinoff said he plans to work for the Safra family, according to the people. Safra Group controls Brazil's Banco Safra SA and is led by Joseph Safra, the world's 52nd-richest person, according to Forbes magazine. Robert Siegfried, a spokesman for Sao Paulo-based Banco Safra, declined to comment.
Robert Siegfried, a spokesman for embattled Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who filed a Chapter 11 petition for the team on Monday, said the payment was a customary commitment fee for securing financing. He declined to confirm the size of the fee, but two other people involved with the Dodgers bankrupt