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Carl Rinsch sentenced to prison after scamming Netflix out of millions

Carl Rinsch sentenced to prison after scamming Netflix out of millions

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Carl Rinsch has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for scamming Netflix out of $11m (£8.2m) despite Keanu Reeves writing a letter asking a judge for leniency. Rinsch, 48, was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in December 2025 after appearing to squander millions of dollars given to him by Netflix in 2018 to make a 12-episode series titled White Horse, later renamed Conquest. Matrix actor Reeves, who worked with Rinsch on fantasy flop 47 Ronin (2013), wrote a letter to the judge last month saying that, while he “did not know the details” of the case, he hoped that his sentence “might be tempered with measures of leniency and mercy as well as justice”. Carl Rinsch was sentenced to two and a hald years in jail for defrauding Netflix (AP) However, on Monday (29 June), …

Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months

Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months

47 Ronin director Carl Erik Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for defrauding Netflix out of $11 million from a deal with the company to make a sci-fi series he never delivered. A Manhattan jury last year found Rinsch guilty of wire fraud, money laundering and multiple counts related to engaging in illegal monetary transactions. He had spent funds earmarked for a series titled White Horse on risky securities trades, using profits from those investments to sue Netflix for further payments to finish the show and purchase luxury goods. Rinsch faced a maximum term of 90 years, with federal prosecutors recommending a 60-month prison sentence. Instead, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff issued a sentence on the lower end of the sentencing guidelines after evidence of an untreated mental health condition emerged. “The perhaps improper medication Mr. Rinsch received may have played a role,” Rakoff said at the hearing, according to Inner City Press. “But he was determined to lie to get substantial moneys from Netflix, cover it up through money laundering and …