Carl Rinsch is sentenced to two and a half years in prison and ordered to forfeit $11M after prosecutors say he diverted funds meant for the Netflix series White Horse.Judge Jed Rakoff acknowledges Rinsch’s mental health struggles but highlights years of deliberate lies and concealment while prosecutors trace lavish purchases including five Rolls‑Royces, a Ferrari and a $439K mattress.Rinsch is also hit with three years of supervised release, a $700 fine and restitution; a 2024 arbitration awarded
Netflix $12M, he remains out on $100K bond since his indictment by the
DOJ in March last year, and
Keanu Reeves had filed a plea for leniency.