Filmmaker faces seven charges — including fraud and money laundering — following arrest for misappropriating streaming service's money ...

An arbitrator ruled in 2024 that Rinsch was liable for misusing the budget for a sci-fi series on personal investments and expenses.

Carl Erik Rinsch, a director best known for helming the 2013 movie “47 Ronin,” was arrested Tuesday in West Hollywood on suspicion of defrauding Netflix to the tune of $11 million. The money ...

Carl Erik Rinsch was charged with scamming Netflix out of $11 million for a TV show. He made cryptocurrency investments and used the profits to buy luxury items, prosecutors said. Rinsch faces up ...

Carl Erik Rinsch is a director with a flair for the extraordinary. His debut feature, 47 Ronin, transformed a historical legend into a visually spectacular fantasy epic, blending sword fights with ...

Carl Erik Rinsch faces wire fraud and money laundering charges after failing to produce a show for the streaming platform Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Hollywood writer and director Carl Erik Rinsch has been arrested for allegedly cheating Netflix out of $11 million. Rinsch was arrested in West Hollywood, California, on Tuesday on wire fraud and ...

Netflix got scammed by a director who was supposed to make a sci-fi show but allegedly spent the money on luxury cars, crypto, and stocks instead. How long before they hike prices again? 🙄 ...

Netflix wants its money back. Five years after wiring $11 million to director Carl Erik Rinsch for a sci-fi series that never got made, the streamer is asking for a return on those funds.

Netflix paid Carl Erik Rinsch top dollar during the peak streaming boom for a sci-fi series he never delivered, losing it all on bad investments and luxury goods, prosecutors say ...

Carl Erik Rinsch, the director accused of blowing $11 million of Netflix’s money on cars, mattresses, and cryptocurrency, has pleaded not guilty to charges including fraud and money laundering.