In case the show itself isn't intense enough, it turns out that there is some major behind-the-scenes drama, too! And Syndicated Productions, the company that brings us The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, is suing their former accountant, Iain Anderson, for allegedly stealing at least $600,000 in fake production costs! It seems "Bachelorette" Emily Maynard's teeth aren't the only phony thing on the show! Deadline Hollywood obtained the lawsuit, which was filed by And Syndicated Productions against Anderson and unspecified co-defendants in Los Angeles County court Wednesday. In the lawsuit, And alleges, "Anderson converted to his own possession at least $600,000 in [production] funds and concealed his acts of conversion." Anderson reportedly did so by requesting petty cash for false expenses, mixing his personal bank accounts with productions funds, and recording incorrect payroll transactions. If all of this is true, that means Anderson tried to get away with stealing more than double the...
- 7/17/2012
- by Alli Holt
- HollywoodLife
Has someone been faking it with The Bachelor? The production company behind the hit dating show and its spinoff, The Bachelorette, has sued a production accountant for allegedly embezzling at least $600,000 in phony production costs. And here we thought finding love on the show was the tough part! More: The Bachelorette Recap—And the Last Two Men Standing Are... In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County court and obtained by E! News, And Syndicated Productions accuses Iain Anderson, former lead production accountant for the company, of conversion and breach of duty of loyalty after he allegedly bluffed his way through a glut of false expenses and "bogus...
- 7/12/2012
- E! Online
The production company behind ABC’s The Bachelor and The Bachelorette filed suit Wednesday against one of its production accountants charging that he misappropriated at least $600,000 with the intent to defraud the company. Video: 'The Bachelor': Backstage Interviews From the 'Women Tell All' Special The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by And Syndicated Productions of Burbank charges Iain Anderson, who is alleged to reside in Ventura, with “bogus transactions” and converting money he was not entitled to for his own use. The suit says after And did an investigation, “Anderson was unable to provide a reasonable explanation
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- 7/12/2012
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The production company behind The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and other TV shows filed suit today in Los Angeles Superior Court against former lead production accountant Iain Anderson. (Read the lawsuit here) And Syndicated Productions accuses Anderson, who is listed as residing in Ventura County, and unspecified co-defendants of artificially inflating production costs and other expenses and converting at least $600,000 to himself. And alleges Anderson requested petty cash for bogus expenses, comingling production funds with his personal bank accounts and recording bogus and false payroll transactions, plus other acts of conversion. And seeks actual damages and restitution for misallocated moneys, punitive damages and court costs.
- 7/12/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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