Carl Rinsch, director of the 2013 Keanu Reeves-starred film “47 Ronin,” was arrested Tuesday in West Hollywood and charged with wire fraud and money laundering after allegedly misappropriating $11 million in funding from a “prominent streaming platform,” which multiple reports ostensibly cite as Netflix.
Prosecutors allege Rinsch requested additional funding from a streaming service to complete his sci-fi series “White Horse” in 2020 but instead transferred the money to personal accounts and began trading securities.
His production company was previously paid $44 million before the additional funding request, prosecutors claimed.
“Rinsch orchestrated a scheme to steal millions by soliciting a large investment from a video streaming…
Apr 21 2025
