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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