| Director Rinsch Charged
with Defrauding Netflix Was Found
Guilty Wants New Lawyers
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Feb 26 รข€“ Director Carl Erik
Rinsh, indicted for allegedly
defrauding Netflix out of $11
million, was flown to New York
at government expense on
September 30. He appeared
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Jed S. Rakoff.
Inner City Press was
there. The case centers
around a show Rinsch pitched
to Netflix, then called "White
Horse" but renamed Conquest.
Actor Keanu Reeves, who
starred in Rinsch's 47 Ronin,
reportedly put in funds.
Rinsch bought cars and
securities. As with US v.
Charlie Javice and JPMorgan
Chase, some wonder if this is
not essentially a civil case,
that the corporate defraudee
convince the (past) DOJ to
criminalize. Rinsh's
appointed lawyer made
Constitutional arguments,
alongside an argument to
transfer venue (and perhaps
reduce travel cost on the
public - the hotel allowance
is $342 a night). Then Judge Rakoff
said he would clear the
courtroom to hear Rinsch's
argument for change of
counsel. Judge
Rakoff said, Including the one
I call my favorite reporter,
often the only reporter
here. Inner City Press
stepped out, but will continue
to cover the case(s). On October 1
Judge Rakoff's bottom line
order denying three of
Rinsch's four motions but
granting him a bill of
particulars by November 24. Jump cut to
December 11 after trial: "JURY
VERDICT as to Carl Erik Rinsch
(1) Guilty on Count 1,2,3-7." Docketed on
February 26, 2026, this:
"Status Conference as to Carl
Erik Rinsch held on 2/24/2026.
On 2/24/2026 Judge Rakoff held
a conference by Zoom.
Court's decision : The
defendant and his counsel are
to provide to the Court,
within 2 business days,
certain records which will be
sealed. The Court will then
decide the defendant's Moton
for New Counsel." This one is USA v. Rinsch, 1:25-cr-85 (Rakoff)
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Director Rinsch Charged with Defrauding Netflix Was Found Guilty Wants New Lawyers
