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US director sentenced to 30 months for defrauding Netflix

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters including Keanu Reeves had asked the court to show him leniency.

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What happenedAmerican director Carl Rinsch, known for the 2013 film "47 Ronin," was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for defrauding Netflix of millions of dollars, prosecutors in New York announced.
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Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced to prison in US$11m fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-f...

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Director Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Defrauding Netflix

Rinsch was convicted in December of defrauding the streaming giant out of $11 million

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US director sentenced to 30 months for defrauding Netflix

American director Carl Rinsch, known for the 2013 film "47 Ronin," was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for defrauding Netflix of millions of dollars, prosecutors in New York announc...

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Center ·News report

Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges.

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Center ·News report

Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges.

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Center ·News report

Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges.

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Center ·News report

Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges.

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Center ·News report

Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges.

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Center ·News report

Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

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Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges.

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Carl Rinsch sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for defrauding Netflix

According to prosecutors and testimony, Carl Rinsch told Netflix he needed $11 million to finish a show, but spent whopping sums on luxury cars, watches and other goods, including $638,000...

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Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his fraud conviction.

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Netflix director Carl Rinsch sentenced to over 2 years in prison in $11 million fraud case

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The judge said Carl Rinsch may have been in a "manic state" when he bought five Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari but he spent years covering it up.

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