Ronald A. Weinberg
Ronald A. Weinberg | |
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| Born | Ronald Andrew Weinberg 1952 (age 73–74) New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Years active | 1976–2001 |
| Employer | CINAR Corporation (co-founder) |
| Known for | CINAR scandal |
| Criminal status | Paroled |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Conviction | June 2, 2016 |
| Criminal charge | Securities fraud Tax fraud |
| Penalty | 8 years and 11 months in prison |
Date apprehended | March 10, 2011 |
Ronald Andrew Weinberg (born 1952) is an American-Canadian fraudster, former television producer and businessman best known as the co-founder of the CINAR animation studio (later to be known as Cookie Jar Group, now renamed as WildBrain), and its co-CEO during a scandal that eventually brought down the company. In 2014, he was charged with 26 counts of fraud in Montreal. Two years later, Weinberg was sentenced to nine years in prison.