Hollywood director gets two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix
He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.
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"Today's sentence sends a deterrent message: Fraud will not be tolerated."
— Jay Clayton , Executive
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He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.
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