Ronald A. Weinberg

Ronald A. Weinberg
Born
Ronald Andrew Weinberg

1952 (age 71–72)
New York, U.S.
Alma materTulane University
EmployerCINAR Corporation (co-founder)
Known forCINAR scandal
Criminal statusParoled
Spouses
(m. 1983; died 2004)
Annick Bélanger
(m. 2005)
[1]
Children2
Conviction(s)June 2, 2016
Criminal chargeSecurities fraud
Tax fraud
Penalty8 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.

  1. ^ Cashore, Harvey; Zalac, Frédéric; d’Entremont, Paul Émile; Kelley, Mark; Choi, Sannah; Fortune, Lynette (February 25, 2021). "Former Canadian TV executive convicted of fraud filed false tax returns, hid millions, CRA alleges". CBC News. Retrieved August 18, 2022.