Director Rinsch convicted of scamming £8m from Netflix for lavish spending spree

Carl Rinsch (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)

A Hollywood director has been convicted of scamming Netflix out of 11 million dollars (£8 million) for a show that never materialised.

Carl Erik Rinsch instead used the cash for lavish purchases including several Rolls-Royces, a Ferrari and about a million dollars (£740,000) in mattresses and luxury bedding.