( KTLA ) – A Hollywood filmmaker who directed the Keanu Reeves-led samurai epic “47 Ronin” was arrested and charged with multiple accounts of fraud for allegedly bilking millions from Netflix for a TV show he promised but never delivered.
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Carl Erik Rinsch was arrested earlier this week in West Hollywood and appeared in federal court to face several charges for defrauding the streaming giant, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Rinsch, 47, whose credits also include several short films and commercial ads, had been hired by Netflix in 2018 to produce a sci-fi series titled “White Horse.” After Netflix spent $44 million on the project, the show was only partially completed, the DOJ says.
Netflix eventually agreed to transfer $11 million more to a company controlled by Rinsch in order to purchase the existing episodes and get the show over the finish line…