Lou Pearlman
Louis Jay Pearlman (June 19, 1954 - August 19, 2016) was an American record producer and fraudster. He was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City. He used to live in Orlando, Florida.
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Born | Louis Jay Pearlman June 19, 1954 |
Died | August 19, 2016 62) | (aged
Resting place | New Montefiore Cemetery |
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Criminal penalty | 25 years in prison |
Criminal status | Deceased |
Musical career | |
Genres | Dance-pop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, manager |
Years active | 1993–2006 |
In 2008, Pearlman was convicted and sentenced to up to 25 years in prison.[3][4] He died of a stroke in prison in Texarkana, Texas.
References
- Roche, Timothy; Handy, Bruce (February 1, 1999). "Big Poppa's Bubble Gum Machine". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- Handy, Bruce (June 18, 2007). "Lou Pearlman appears at hearing in Guam". USA Today. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- "Boy band founder to plead guilty in $300M suit". Associated Press. March 4, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- Liston, Barbara (May 21, 2008). "Boy band mogul Pearlman sentenced to 25 years". Reuters. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- Huntley, Helen. "Special report: Unraveling a transcontinental fraud". tampabay.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- "More coverage of the Lou Pearlman saga". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
Other reading
- Gray, Tyler (2008). The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History. Harper Collins. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-06-157966-0.
- Henderson, Wes (2006). Under Investigation: The Inside Story of the Florida Attorney General's Investigation of Wilhelmina Scouting Network, the Largest Model and Talent Scam in America. Coyote Ridge Publishing. p. 511. ISBN 978-0-9687133-3-4.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) Cited as Henderson 2006. - Pearlman, Lou; Smith, Wes (2002). Bands, Brands and Billions: My Top 10 Rules for Making Any Business Go Platinum. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-138565-7. Cited as Pearlman 2002.
Other websites
- officialloupearlman.com Archived 2016-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Lou Pearlman on IMDb
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