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Entertainment & Sports

Apr. 9, 2011

Man Pleads No Contest To Scam Charges

A man accused of violating a new law aimed at curbing talent service scams pleaded no contest Thursday to two criminal counts of running unlicensed talent agencies that required artists to pay upfront fees in exchange for representation.


By Jean-Luc Renault


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A man accused of violating a new law aimed at curbing talent service scams pleaded no contest Thursday to two criminal counts of running unlicensed talent agencies that required artists to pay upfront fees in exchange for representation.


David Askaryar, 46, received three years of probation, $3,819 in fines and faces either 90 days in jail or 30 days of probation. He was also ordere...

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