Hollywood director sentenced to over two years in prison over $11m Netflix scam

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A Hollywood director was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after he was found guilty of defrauding Netflix out of $11million (£8.31m). Carl Rinsch's supporters, including actor Keanu Reeves , asked the court to show him leniency. Rinsch, who worked with Reeves on the 2013 samurai fantasy 47 Ronin, was convicted of federal wire fraud in December. According to the prosecutors, he had told Netflix that he needed $11m to finish a sci-fi series called White Horse. But, rather than finish