Actor Pleads Guilty In $650 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving Fake Netflix, HBO Deals
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Zachary Horwitz, known as Zach Avery onscreen, raised cash from investors in phony Hollywood film licensing deals.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aspiring actor pleaded guilty Monday to running a massive Ponzi scheme that raised at least $650 million from investors in phony Hollywood film licensing deals.
Zachary Joseph Horwitz, 34, of Los Angeles, entered a plea to a federal charge of securities fraud and could face up to 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced in January, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.
Prosecutors alleged that from 2014 to 2019, Horwitz secured hundreds of millions of dollars in loans for his film company, 1inMM Capital LLC, by falsely claiming the money would be used to buy distribution rights to movies that would then be licensed for distribution to streaming platforms such as Netflix and HBO.
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