{"id":15809,"date":"2026-06-30T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=15809"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:01:24","slug":"hollywood-director-carl-rinsch-gets-two-and-half-years-in-prison-for-defrauding-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=15809","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood director Carl Rinsch gets two and half years in prison for defrauding Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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US Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Prosecutors said Netflix gave Rinsch roughly $55m for the unfinished sci-fi show,  initially named White Horse, including $11m he told them he needed to complete production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Instead, prosecutors said, he put the money in a personal account where he invested it and lost half within a couple of months. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He put funds into cryptocurrency, and spent money on lavish purchases such as Rolls Royce cars and mattresses costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to prosecutors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">During his one-week trial in New York, several Netflix executives were called to testify, saying they only agreed to one season of the show, which Rinsch failed to deliver. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rinsch took the stand as well &#8211; 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