Polish Producer Jailed
Hollywood movie producer Lew Rywin has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison in Poland for bribery. A Warsaw court convicted the Schindler's List producer for soliciting a bribe of $17 million from a newspaper editor in return for promoting changes to Polish media law. Rywin, who was also fined $25,000, told the editor he was acting on behalf of senior politicians. The 58-year-old promised to lobby for a change in law that would allow the newspaper's parent company to buy a television station - but the conversation was secretly recorded and the editor approached the police. Throughout the trial Rywin denied the charge maintaining he was set up by the newspaper - his lawyers have said they will appeal the verdict.
- 4/27/2004
- WENN
'The Pianist' Producer To Face Charges
The Pianist producer Lew Rywin has been charged with corruption in his native country of Poland. Rywin, who also produced the Oscar-winning Schindler's List, was formally charged over the weekend. The producer is accused of soliciting a $17.5 million bribe on behalf of the government from opposition newspaper group Agora, in return for a relaxation of media ownership riles to allow Agora to buy a private TV network. The producer faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison.
- 6/12/2003
- WENN
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