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Keanu Reeves plays key role in Carl Rinsch’s Netflix fraud sentencing
Key takeaways
- The filmmaker – best known for directing 47 Ronin – received the sentence from a federal judge in New York on Monday.
- The prison term was half of the five years requested by prosecutors after the court took into account evidence related to Rinsch’s mental health and several character references, including one from actor Keanu Reeves.
- Carl Rinsch was convicted in December on wire fraud and money laundering charges tied to Netflix’s never-completed sci-fi project White Horse, also known as Conquest.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Director Carl Rinsch has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of nearly $11 million intended for an unfinished science fiction series.
The filmmaker – best known for directing 47 Ronin – received the sentence from a federal judge in New York on Monday.
The prison term was half of the five years requested by prosecutors after the court took into account evidence related to Rinsch’s mental health and several character references, including one from actor Keanu Reeves.
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