Director convicted of defrauding Netflix of $11 million
Dec 12, 2025
Carl Rinsch, the director behind the 2013 film “47 Ronin,” faces up to 90 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million intended for a television series production.A jury unanimously convicted Rinsch on seven counts, including fraud, money laundering and
illegal money transmission. Prosecutors said Rinsch diverted the production funds into speculative stock trading and cryptocurrency rather than completing the project. ...read more read less