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Film producer Jason Cloth indicted for $100M Ponzi scheme

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Film producer Jason Cloth, known for financing "Joker" and "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," has been indicted on wire fraud charges for allegedly orchestrating a $100 million Ponzi scheme. Prosecutors claim Cloth misrepresented investments in film and video game projects, instead using funds for unrelated ventures like Canadian real estate and to repay earlier investors. This indictment follows similar allegations from the Ontario Securities Commission and multiple civil lawsuits concerning financial misconduct. AI

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Film producer Jason Cloth indicted for $100M Ponzi scheme

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Rebecca Boone, The Associated Press ·

    Hollywood producer behind ‘Joker,’ dozens of other films indicted for $100 million Ponzi scheme

    Jason Cloth diverted investor funds meant for films into a Canadian real estate project, prosecutors say.

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