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Film financier Jason Cloth indicted in alleged $100M Ponzi scheme tied to movie funding

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Film financier Jason Cloth indicted in alleged $100M Ponzi scheme tied to movie funding

Film producer Jason Cloth, known for financing movies like “Joker” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” has been indicted on wire fraud charges.

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Film producer Jason Cloth, known for financing movies like “Joker” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” has been indicted on wire fraud charges.

Film producer Jason Cloth, known for financing movies like “Joker” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” has been indicted on wire fraud charges. Film producer Jason Cloth, who financed "Joker," "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and dozens of other movies, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on wire fraud charges in connection with what prosecutors say was a $100 million Ponzi scheme.

The Seattle Times reported the story as "Film financier Jason Cloth indicted in alleged $100M Ponzi scheme tied to movie funding." Washington Times reported the story as "Film financier Jason Cloth indicted in alleged $100M Ponzi scheme tied to movie funding."

2 sources have covered this story, including The Seattle Times and Washington Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.

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