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  1. April 14, 2021

    Ex-Netflix Exec Scored Cash, Gifts From Vendors, Jury Told

    A California federal jury heard testimony on Wednesday alleging that a former Netflix executive received cash payments and gifts in the form of an antique map and a bottle of 2004 Dom Pérignon champagne from third-party vendors he advised.

  2. April 13, 2021

    Ex-Netflix Exec Gave Startup Rivals' Pricing Data, Jury Told

    A California federal jury heard testimony during the third day of a criminal bribery trial Tuesday that a former Netflix executive provided the streaming service's third-party vendor with potentially confidential pricing data from the startup's competitors while he served as an adviser and held equity in the startup.

  3. April 12, 2021

    Ex-Netflix Biz Partner Acknowledged 'Pay-To-Play,' Jury Told

    During the second day of a former Netflix executive's criminal bribery trial, a California federal jury viewed internal email exchanges in which a startup CEO acknowledged that "there's clearly some pay-to-play" occurring between his company and the streaming giant.

  4. April 09, 2021

    Former Netflix Exec Faces Bribery Charges As Trial Kicks Off

    Prosecutors accused a former Netflix executive of illegally receiving kickbacks and stock options from startups in exchange for lucrative contracts with the streaming giant during opening arguments in a bribery trial in California federal court Friday, while defense counsel argued the deals were legitimate and a product of Netflix's "no rules" culture.

  5. February 04, 2021

    Former Netflix Exec's Kickback Trial Delayed Due To Virus

    A California federal judge delayed the bribery trial of a former Netflix Inc. executive for the third time Wednesday, citing courthouse restrictions on jury cases due to COVID-19.

  6. May 02, 2018

    Ex-Netflix Executive Charged With Taking Kickbacks

    A former Netflix Inc. executive has been hit with criminal charges in California federal court for allegedly taking bribes from technology companies that wanted to do business with the online streaming giant, more than three years after Netflix itself accused him of the practice, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

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