Judge lets lawsuit proceed accusing Panthers owner Vinnie Viola of diverting $400M from Virtu investors

For Florida Panthers owner Vincent “Vinnie” Viola, a billionaire financier with deep ties to Wall Street and South Florida sports, 2026 has brought a whiplash of triumph and trouble.

In April, the Panthers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs after a 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, becoming the first defending hockey champions since 2015 to fall short of the postseason. Weeks later, Golden Tempo, the 30-1 longshot colt Viola co-owns, won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes — two legs of the Triple Crown.

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