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Director Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months in Netflix Fraud Case After Keanu Reeves and Attorneys Cite Mental Health Struggles

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Director Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months in Netflix Fraud Case After Keanu Reeves and Attorneys Cite Mental Health Struggles
Jun 29, 2026 2:56pm PT Director Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months in Netflix Fraud Case After Keanu Reeves and Attorneys Cite Mental Health Struggles

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See All LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Director Carl Erik Rinsch attends New Directors' Showcase In Los Angeles presented by Team One, Saatchi LA on September 23, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Team One, Saatchi LA) John Sciulli

Carl Rinsch, the director of “47 Ronin,” was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison, receiving half of the government’s recommended sentence after Judge Jed Rakoff considered evidence of his mental health struggles from Keanu Reeves and other character witnesses.

In December, a jury convicted Rinsch of wire fraud and money laundering charges after prosecutors proved he defrauded Netflix out of roughly $11 million during production of the never-completed sci-fi series “White Horse,” also known as “Conquest.” Rather than finishing the ambitious project, Rinsch gambled much of the money in the cryptocurrency market before spending millions more on luxury purchases.

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