X-Rated Video Producer Indicted on Tax Charges
Mark Carriere, described as one of the nation’s leading makers and distributors of X-rated videotapes, has been indicted on seven counts of tax evasion, filing false tax returns and conspiring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service.
Carriere, 35, who maintains homes in Los Angeles and Indiana, was arrested Friday by IRS agents while conducting business for Video Exclusives, his Canoga Park company, which manufactures the videos. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Magistrate Volney V. Brown set bail at $1 million and scheduled Carriere’s arraignment for Nov. 30 in Indiana, where the tax charges were filed, a government spokeswoman said.
If convicted on all counts, Carriere faces up to 29 years in prison and fines of up to $700,000. Representatives of Video Exclusives declined comment and attempts to reach Carriere’s attorney were unsuccessful.
Federal officials said Carriere allegedly skimmed “large sums of cash” from his Gary, Ind.-based mail order distributing company.
The biggest entertainment stories
Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
