Fotog Was Louse Who Got The Cheese
By Barbara Ross
Friday, August 18th 2006, 7:20AM
A FRENCH photographer admitted in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday that he ripped off his former roommate of thousands of dollars by pretending to be in financial deals with celebrities like Madonna.
As part of a plea deal, Alexis Quinlin, 46, will be sentenced next month to serve 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 years in prison, and he will have to pay an undetermined amount of money back to two dozen other friends he also swindled.
Although Manhattan prosecutors said in May that Quinlin stole $3.9 million, his lawyer, Matthew Myers, said yesterday that the amount was closer to $325,000.
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Manhattan Film Distributor Charged In Fraud
By Anemona Hartocollis (NYT)
A small independent film distributor has been indicted for defrauding at least 22 people of $3.9 million over seven year, the Manhattan District Attorney said yesterday. The film distributor, Alexis Quinlan, 46, President of Offline Releasing told investors he needed money to export televisions to Europe, prosecutors said, but instead used the money to pay off debts incurred by his film company and to patronize luxury establishments. Mr. Quinlan’s lawyer Matthew Myers did not return a call for comment yesterday.
Source: New York Times – Friday May 12, 2006
Attorney for the defense: Matthew D. Myers
Says rapper owes him 32G
By HELEN PETERSON DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, May 7th 2003, 7:02AM
Hip-hop sensation 50 Cent rapped about getting shot up on his best-selling CD but never mentions he forgot to pay the doctor who patched him up.
The 27-year-old rap star, who survived nine gunshot wounds in an attack three years ago, is being sued by the doctor who treated him at Jamaica Hospital in Queens.
Dr. Nader Paksima, an orthopedic surgeon, says the chart-topper owes him $32,511.87, which has gone unpaid despite repeated requests, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Paksima operated on 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, when he showed up at the hospital May 24, 2000, after being shot in the face and body near his grandmother’s house in South Jamaica.
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