Adam Joiner promised Chinese investors that Don Murphy, who produced several films in the 'Transformers' franchise, would be attached to the film.
Instead, Joiner spent most of the windfall on himself, including a $5 million Manhattan Beach property, according to the criminal complaint.
In 2015, Paul Huh, an executive at the South Korean asset management firm Korean Investment Partners, was introduced to Joiner and his film production shell company, Dark Planet Pictures.Folkwar Through these forgeries, Joiner extracted at least $4 million dollars from the South Korean firm, and the following year another $4 million. Two months after the initial deposit from the South Korean investors, he employed similar tactics to convince a Chinese investment company, Star Century Pictures, to wire him at least $6 million.Transformers
Chaz Ebert and Guillermo del Toro speak onstage during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival TIFF Tribute Gala at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel on September 09, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Del Toro was invoked by a fraudster in a fake Netflix production scam which bilked foreign investors of millions of dollars. The Mexican director had no involvement in the non-existent film.
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