November 29, 2012
A Hollywood executive described by prosecutors as "a dangerous economic menace who cannot be trusted" was sentenced to a total of 5 1/2 years in two cases in California federal court Wednesday for orchestrating a stock fraud scheme and bilking a series of investors out of millions of dollars.
October 29, 2012
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday pressed for no departure from an agreed-upon seven-year prison term for a Hollywood television producer who copped to securities and wire fraud, arguing the sentence is fully justified by the producer's wrongdoing.