: In February 2022, Horwitz was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.
: He used his "success" to live a lavish lifestyle, spending investor money on a $6 million Brentwood home , luxury cars, and private jets to impress and deceive his closest friends. [S16E16] Streaming and Scheming
: He created fake licensing agreements and emails claiming that HBO and Netflix had agreed to distribute his films in Latin America. : In February 2022, Horwitz was sentenced to
The scheme eventually collapsed when Horwitz could no longer make payments. The legal and personal consequences were severe: The scheme eventually collapsed when Horwitz could no
The episode details the rise and fall of (known professionally as Zach Avery ), a struggling B-movie actor who orchestrated a $690 million Ponzi scheme in Hollywood. 🎬 The "Performance" of a Lifetime
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Horwitz successfully convinced investors that he was a major player in the film distribution industry. His scheme relied on: