US EditionDirector convicted of scamming $11M from Netflix and going on lavish spending spree
Jury found Rinsch guilty of wire fraud and money laundering after he diverted $11 million from Netflix into personal luxury items and risky investments, prosecutors said.
- A New York jury found Carl Rinsch guilty of scamming Netflix out of over $11 million for a never finished sci-fi series.
- Rinsch faces up to 90 years in prison for wire fraud and other charges, though he will likely receive a lesser sentence.
- Prosecutors stated Rinsch fraudulently obtained the money from Netflix and spent it on luxury purchases like cars, mattresses, and clothes instead of the show.
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Director Took Netflix's Millions, Never Made Show
A sci-fi epic that never made it to air just landed its director in very real trouble, Deadline reports. A federal jury in Manhattan on Thursday convicted filmmaker Carl Rinsch of defrauding Netflix out of more than $11 million tied to his unfinished series White Horse , later retitled Conquest . The...
Director and screenwriter Carl Rinsch faces a maximum penalty of 90 years in prison after being convicted of swindling Netflix with 11 million dollars (9.4 million euros).After a week-long trial in New York, a popular jury came to the conclusion that the 48-year-old filmmaker requested a large investment from the platform to finance a series that was never issued and then spent that money on personal investments.The sentence that gives rise to t…
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AftonbladetHe spent large sums on luxury cars and crypto. But the money was supposed to go to produce a TV series for Netflix. Now director Carl Rinsch is being sentenced
Film director Carl Erik Rinsch, director and screenwriter known to 47 Ronin, was convicted on Thursday, December 11, in New York City for swindling Netflix with eleven million dollars for a science fiction project that never came to pass. The verdict, reached after a week-long trial in a federal court in Manhattan, concluded that the filmmaker used the money requested for the White Horse series in investments and personal expenses.
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