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Fraudster Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison, Must Pay $14M For Fake Netflix Distribution Scam

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A South Bay man was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for defrauding Asian investment firms out of $14 million by falsely claiming the money would be used to produce a feature film distributed by Netflix.While out on bond, the defendant also illegally sold the Manhattan Beach house he purchased with his ill-gotten gains by forging the signatures of his victims’ lawyers.Adam Joiner of Manhattan Beach, 43, was sentenced by U.S.

District Judge Andre Birotte Jr., who also ordered him to pay $14 million in restitution. Joiner pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of wire fraud and, in December 2019, to an additional count of wire fraud.Joiner used fake documents and forged signatures to raise millions of dollars from foreign

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