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Sources:

• A rising actor, fake HBO deals and one of Hollywood’s most audacious Ponzi schemes [LAT]
• SXSW: 1inMM, Alebrije Team to Form One Key Entertainment [Variety]
• Hollywood grifter: the actor who took Tinseltown for a Ponzi scheme ride [The Guardian]
• RISE AND SHINE: ZACH AVERY TALKS ABOUT SHOW BUSINESS, FATHERHOOD, AND WHAT IT TAKES TO FOLLOW YOUR PASSION [Swagger]
• How Actors Zach Avery & Phil Haus, Thrive and Succeed As Celebrity Turned Entrepreneurs [Medium]
• USA v. Zachary J. Horowitz [Criminal Complaint/PDF]
• SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze, Charges Actor with Operating a $690 Million Ponzi Scheme [SEC Press Release]
• SEC v. Zachary Horwitz [SEC Complaint]
• Beverlywood Man Arrested for Allegedly Bilking Investors by Falsely Claiming to License Latin American Film Rights to Netflix and HBO [DOJ]
• Beverlywood Man Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, Admitting Massive Ponzi that Falsely Claimed to License Foreign Film Rights [DOJ]
• L.A. Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for $650 Million Ponzi Scheme that Falsely Claimed to License Foreign Film Rights [DOJ]
• Zach Avery [IMDB]