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MoviePass Ex-CEO Ted Farnsworth Pleads Guilty to Fraud

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Story by Liz Shannon Miller
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Ex-MoviePass CEO Ted Farnsworth pleads guilty to fraud, faces potential prison time for bilking investors and the public.
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  • Farnsworth admitted to inflating MoviePass's subscriber numbers and misleading investors about the company's finances, which led to its spectacular collapse in 2018.
  • With this guilty plea, Farnsworth could be looking at significant jail time and hefty fines, sending a strong message to other entertainment execs tempted to cook the books.
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Ted Farnsworth, MoviePass
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