former hollywood executive gets 6 years prison for defrauding blackrock fund

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the former CEO of a Hollywood studio that distributed movies starring Halle Berry and Matthew McConaughey

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Following his guilty plea to cheating a BlackRock Inc investment vehicle, McConaughey was given a six-year jail term on Friday.

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Aviron Pictures LLC's manager, William Sadleir, received a sentence from the U.S. Paul Engelmayer, a district judge in Manhattan

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a $31.6 million penalty and reparation payment as well.

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In January, Sadleir, 68, of Beverly Hills, admitted guilt to two charges of wire fraud relating to schemes

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a $75 million investment made in Aviron by the closed-end BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust Fund.

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Using the ruse that the money was invested in prepaid media credits, Sadleir allegedly stole more than $25 million

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spending some of it on a $14 million Beverly Hills property.

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To contact BlackRock, she allegedly pretended to be an advertising professional named "Amanda Stevens."

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