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LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The business manager for Alanis Morissette and other entertainment and sports figures admitted in court papers filed Wednesday that he embezzled more than $6.5 million from his clients, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jonathan Todd Schwartz, 48<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jonathan Todd Schwartz, 48, who now resides in Playa Vista, but was living in Agoura Hills at the time of the criminal conduct, was charged today with wire fraud. He was also accused of subscribing to a false tax return for failing to disclose the embezzled funds to the Internal Revenue Service, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In conjunction with the criminal information filed today, Schwartz agreed to plead guilty to the two felony offenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schwartz was a member of GSO Business Management, LLC, a business management firm based in Sherman Oaks that provides financial guidance to clients, including managing bank accounts, providing accounts payable services, and preparing short- and long-term budgets.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the plea agreement, Schwartz admitted that he took clients\u2019 money for himself and falsified account records to conceal the embezzlement of client funds, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schwartz admitted that between May 2010 and January 2014, he withdrew approximately $4.8 million belonging to \u201cClient Number 2\u201d \u2013 Alanis Morissette \u2013 without her knowledge or authorization.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schwartz further admitted that he falsely labeled the unauthorized cash withdrawals as \u201csundry\/personal expenses\u201d on the accounting records GSO maintained for Morissette.<\/span><\/p>\n

When confronted about the missing funds, Schwartz stated that the money was an investment in illegal marijuana \u201cgrow\u201d businesses, a statement that Schwartz has now admitted was false.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMoney managers have fiduciary and moral responsibilities to their clients that begin with preserving client assets and not using that money to line their own pockets,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker. <\/span><\/p>\n

Adding, \u201cThis defendant violated this basic principle, and then engaged in further criminal conduct by attempting to hide his ill-gotten gains from the Internal Revenue Service. Despite those efforts, however, the defendant will now face serious consequences for victimizing his clients and American taxpayers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the plea agreement, Schwartz also admits that he embezzled over $1 million from another client and concealed the embezzlement by falsely coding the unauthorized cash withdrawals as money used for the client\u2019s home renovations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schwartz further admitted that he embezzled $737,500 from yet another client and forged that client\u2019s signature on at least two cash receipts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Schwartz was hired to protect his clients\u2019 money by managing it professionally, but instead misappropriated millions to enrich himself,\u201d said Deirdre Fike, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI\u2019s Los Angeles Field Office. \u201cThis case should serve as a warning that there are serious consequences for those who abuse their positions of trust to embezzle funds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While he has agreed to plead guilty to filing a false tax return for the year 2012, Schwartz admitted in the plea agreement that he did not report any of the approximately $6.5 million he obtained through his embezzlement scheme to the IRS. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a result of the entire scheme, Schwartz acknowledges that he owes the IRS more than $1.7 million in federal income taxes, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSchwartz was caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar,\u201d stated IRS Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony J. Orlando. \u201cNo matter what the source of income, all income is taxable. The IRS works regularly with our law enforcement partners in cases like these to prevent other financial professionals from duping their clients.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Schwartz is expected to make his initial appearance in United States District Court on February 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once he pleads guilty to the charges that have been filed in this case, Schwartz is facing up to 23 years in federal prison. But as part of a plea agreement will get a sentence of four to six years, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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