USA v. Sadleir
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1:20-cr-00320
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October 06, 2023
Jailed Film Exec's Early Release Bid 'Outrageous,' Judge Says
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday refused to prematurely release a Hollywood executive sentenced to six years' imprisonment for looting $30 million from BlackRock Inc., calling his request an "outrageous nonstarter" and his crime one of the most "brazen" and "disappointing" fraud schemes the judge said he had ever witnessed.
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September 09, 2022
Ex-Film Exec Gets 6 Years For $30M BlackRock Fraud
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a former Hollywood executive to six years in prison Friday for pilfering millions from a BlackRock Inc. fund backing his company, including $14 million he used to purchase and decorate a Beverly Hills, California, estate.
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June 09, 2022
Ex-Hollywood Exec's BlackRock Con Merits 9 Years, Feds Say
A former Hollywood executive deserves a nine-year prison sentence for the "uncommon brazenness and greed" reflected in his guilty plea for defrauding a BlackRock Inc. investment fund of nearly $30 million intended for film distribution and advertising, federal prosecutors have said.
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January 20, 2022
Ex-Hollywood Exec Pleads Guilty To $30M BlackRock Fraud
Hollywood executive William Sadleir admitted to defrauding a BlackRock Inc. investment fund of nearly $30 million by misappropriating part of the fund's investment in his film production and distribution company.
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July 01, 2020
Ex-Hollywood Exec Denies Pocketing $14M To Pay For Estate
The former chief of a film company that distributed movies including "Kidnap" with Halle Berry on Wednesday denied charges in Manhattan that he embezzled $14 million of BlackRock investment dollars and used it to pay for his Beverly Hills, California, estate.