Ronald A. Weinberg | |
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Born | Ronald Andrew Weinberg 1952 (age 71–72) New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Tulane University |
Employer | CINAR Corporation (co-founder) |
Known for | CINAR scandal |
Criminal status | Paroled |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Conviction(s) | June 2, 2016 |
Criminal charge | Securities fraud Tax fraud |
Penalty | 8 years and 11 months in prison |
Date apprehended | March 10, 2011 |
Ronald Andrew Weinberg (born 1952) is an American-born Canadian fraudster and former television producer and businessman best known as the co-founder of the CINAR animation studio (later to be known as Cookie Jar Group, now renamed as WildBrain), and its co-CEO during a scandal that eventually brought down the company. In 2014, he was charged with 26 counts of fraud in Montreal. Two years later, Weinberg was sentenced to nine years in prison.