47 Ronin director allegedly scammed $11m from Netflix to buy DOGE, other crypto
Carl Erik Rinsch, director of the film 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves, has been charged with defrauding Netflix to buy cryptocurrencies and stocks.
Rinsch, a Hollywood director and screenwriter, was arrested and indicted on fraud charges tied to an $11 million agreement with Netflix for a science fiction TV series called “White Horse.”
According to the seven-count unsealed indictment, Rinsch secured a $44 million investment package in 2018 to fund the show’s production. Between 2019 and 2020, he obtained an additional $11 million in funding, which was transferred to a company wholly controlled by him.
Rather than using the funds for White Horse, Rinsch allegedly moved the $11 million through a network of…
