Movie Scam

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Stuart Rawitt, Veteran Telemarketer, Sentenced to Five Years In Nazi Movie Scam

  Stuart Rawitt, a veteran telemarketer known for his ability to close investment deals, was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for his role in a movie scam.

Rawitt, 47, of Marina del Rey, pleaded guilty to defrauding investors in The Smuggler. The film was supposed to depict a martial-arts master who cares for an orphan and fights Nazis in occupied Paris. According to a complaint, Rawitt told prospective investors that it would star Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Roth, Sean Bean and Donald Sutherland
 

http://www.laweekly.com/news/stuart-rawitt-veteran-telemarketer-sentenced-to-five-years-in-nazi-movie-scam-5352999

[najinboulder]

Glad these guys were caught and convicted.  They must of been great at marketing to get 1.8 million for a bogus film and a real film with good potential like Enemy of Man had a hard time making enough money to start filming.