{"id":316528,"date":"2017-05-04T15:25:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=316528"},"modified":"2017-05-04T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:25:58","slug":"alanis-morissettes-ex-manager-jailed-for-six-years-for-stealing-7m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=316528","title":{"rendered":"Alanis Morissette’s ex-manager jailed for six years for stealing $7m"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alanis Morissette’s former manager has been sentenced to six years in prison for stealing $7m (\u00a35.4m) from the pop singer and other celebrities.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Schwartz admitted stealing $5m (\u00a33.9m) from Morissette between 2010 and 2014 and $2m (\u00a31.6m) from five other unnamed clients.<\/p>\n

Morissette testified in Los Angeles on Wednesday, saying he “not only stole $5m in cash from me, he stole a dream”.<\/p>\n

Judge Dolly Gee exceeded the 63-month sentence requested by prosecutors.<\/p>\n

“In the past I’ve criticised the sentencing guidelines as draconian, but this is a rare instance in which I feel they’re not harsh enough,” she said, according to Variety.<\/p>\n

Morissette, who made her name in 1995 with the album Jagged Little Pill, told the court her ability to trust “has been shaken to the core” by Schwartz’s deception.<\/p>\n

She recalled how he would burst into tears when she confronted him about her finances, “taking advantage of my empathic nature”.<\/p>\n

He covered his tracks by telling other associates she had irresponsible spending habits, claiming she built recording studios and bought houses against his advice.<\/p>\n

“I’d go on tours he recommended and they would lose money, but he’d still urge me to spend! Spend! Spend! He was creating an alibi from the start,” she said.<\/p>\n

\"Alanis<\/span><\/figure>\n

Schwartz, 47, pled guilty in January to wire fraud and falsifying federal tax returns.<\/p>\n

He wrote an open letter in The Hollywood Reporter last month, saying he was a gambling addict and turned to drugs to deal with the stress of the job.<\/p>\n

He wrote: “At first, I ‘borrowed’ a little from clients, with the hopes that I would pay them back if I won that night’s bet. That snowballed, and as I kept losing, I kept stealing.”<\/p>\n

He added: “I let everybody down, and for that I will spend the rest of my life asking for forgiveness and making amends to everyone I have hurt.”<\/p>\n

His attorney had requested a sentence of 12 months and a day of prison and 12 months home detention, according to The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n

But Judge Dolly Gee handed down a much harsher penalty, concluding he was motivated by “greed” and a desire to live beyond his means.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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