Filmmaker Carl Erik Rinsch, who directed the 2013 action film "47 Ronin" starring Keanu Reeves, was convicted Thursday for defrauding Netflix of $11 million. U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff found ...

The '47 Ronin' director is facing up to 90 years in prison after being found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering Director Carl Erik Rinsch could be sentenced to decades in jail. The filmmaker is ...

Carl Rinsch turned a fraud windfall into $27 million on crypto bet, then spent it all before the court caught up.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Director Carl Rinsch leaves a federal courthouse in New York. He was convicted last year of defrauding Netflix of $11 million.

“Today’s sentence sends a deterrent message: fraud will not be tolerated,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her ...

Director Carl Erik Rinsch has been indicted on charges of fraud and money laundering for allegedly taking $11 million from Netflix and spending it on luxury cars, antique furniture and mattresses.

A Hollywood director has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after conning Netflix out of $11m (£8.3m) for an unfinished science fiction series. Carl Erik Rinsch was convicted after ...

Hollywood director Carl Rinsch, who was found guilty of defrauding Netflix out of US$11 million for a show that never materialized, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison, according to ...

Instead of spending $11 million to complete a series for Netflix, prosecutors say Carl Erik Rinsch made risky investments and bought luxury goods instead. Instead of spending $11 million to complete a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carl Erik Rinsch attends New Directors' Showcase on September 23, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Between 2018 and 2020, Netflix ...

Director Carl Rinsch leaves a federal courthouse in New York. He was convicted last year of defrauding Netflix of $11 million.(Seth Wenig / Associated Press) Carl Erik Rinsch, the director of the 2013 ...

Director Carl Erik Rinsch could be sentenced to decades in jail. The filmmaker is best known for helming the 2013 samurai epic 47 Ronin, which starred Keanu Reeves. Now, the film's star has written a ...