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Keanu Reeves Pleads Leniency for Convicted Director Carl Rinsch

5/28/2026

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Keanu Reeves wrote to Judge Jed Rakoff asking leniency for director Carl Rinsch.
Rinsch was convicted in December of wire-fraud, money-laundering and illegal-transaction charges for diverting $11 million of “White Horse” funds into cars, mattresses and crypto.
His sentencing is set for June 29, with prosecutors filing a recommendation by June 16.
Defense seeks a sentence below the 8-10-year guideline and expects $11 million restitution and Netflix’s $4.4 million fee claim, which it calls excessive.

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Keanu Reeves wrote to Judge Jed Rakoff asking leniency for director Carl Rinsch.
Rinsch was convicted in December of wire-fraud, money-laundering and illegal-transaction charges for diverting $11 million of “White Horse” funds into cars, mattresses and crypto.
His sentencing is set for June 29, with prosecutors filing a recommendation by June 16.
Defense seeks a sentence below the 8-10-year guideline and expects $11 million restitution and Netflix’s $4.4 million fee claim, which it calls excessive.