Tom Hanks' Broker Charged, Arrested For Defrauding Actor
An insurance broker in California was arrested for allegedly defrauding Tom Hanks.
Jerry. B. Goldman was taken into custody on Wednesday at his Thousand Oaks home in southern California. Goldman was arrested for overcharging Hanks as well as musician Andy Summers and others by thousands of dollars from insurance premiums. The broker was indicted on Oct. 30 for fraud by a grand jury in Los Angeles.
Goldman overcharged his clients more than $800,000 from insurance policies from 1998 to 2011 and prosecutors said he pocketed the extra charges, according to The Washington Post. He altered copies of his client's insurance policies to hide the real premium amounts. The prosecution said the broker hid the true amounts "in order to lull his clients into a false sense of security" so they couldn't seek criminal charges.
The indictment lists Hanks and Summers as T.H. and A.S. respectively receiving coverage that ranged from cars to "personal employment practices liability." This is a win for Hanks, whose recent film "Cloud Atlas" took a hit at the box office in part from Hurricane Sandy and mixed reviews. In the film's opening weekend, it was topped by "Argo" who, in its third week since its release, still was No. 1 in the box office. "Cloud Atlas" only took in $9.4 million in its first weekend out of its $100 million budget.
Hanks will undoubtedly bounce back as he prepares to make his Broadway debut. The two-time Academy Award winner is looking to make his first appearance on Broadway starring in "Lucky Guy," according to Reuters. The play was written by the late Nora Ephron, an Academy Award nominee, and will be directed by Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe.
"Lucky Guy" is about Mike McAlary, a New York City tabloid journalist, and his controversial career in the 1980s. The play will start previews in New York City at the Broadhurst Theater on March 1 and "Lucky Guy" opens officially on April 1, 2013.
