Tag Entertainment

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Tag Entertainment was largely founded by Steve Austin and became a publicly-held movie production company formerly headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The company was described as a Christian faith centered producer of family movies. At some point there has been problems with financial records being maintained and scandalous disappearances of currency from movie programs.

Shares in Tag Entertainment (symbols TAGE and TAGEE) are no longer traded on any major exchange.

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[edit] Fraud Charges and Guilty Plea of Principal Steve Austin

Tag Entertainment and its subsidiaries were the subject of several government investigations. Founder and principal Steve Austin (covered in a separate Wikipedia entry) was scheduled to stand trial from charges directly related to his activities at his company and subsidiaries; Austin pleaded guilty to all charges before a trial scheduled to begin on March 25, 2008. The sentencing and restitution phase of the public trial is scheduled to include a court date following on September 22 at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and Courthouse, located at 255 E. Temple Street, in Los Angeles, California. Nationwide, there are approximately 800 victims covered by this federal prosecution. All victims covered in the litigation are eligible to give their victim impact statement at the hearing. The public is welcome to attend.

Austin was indicted by the U.S. Attorneys Office for "Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles"; he "Willfully makes and subscribes to a false tax return".

[edit] Movie & TV / Video Productions

  • Deal (2008) ... Production Company
 Deal (2008) movie articles on the Internet at Variety and Film
  • Miracle Dogs Too (2006) (V) ... Production Company
  • Red Riding Hood (2006) .... Production Company
  • Popstar (2005) .... Production Company
  • Supercross: The Movie / Supercross (2005) .... Production Company
  • Motocross Kids (2004) ... Production Company
  • Miracle Dogs (2003) (TV) ... Production Company
  • Hansel & Gretel (2002) .... Production
  • The Santa Trap (2002) (TV) ... Production Company
  • The Retrievers (2001) (TV) .... Production Company
  • Dumb Luck (2001) .... Production Company
  • No Place Like Home (2001) .... Production Company
  • Route 66 ... Production Company

[edit] References

[edit] External links

  • Tag Entertainment at the Internet Movie Database
  • Tag Entertainment Internet site:
  • Tag Entertainment Corp. listing at Reuters
  • Tag Entertainment Corp. listing of Direct Relationships at MarketVisual.com
  • Tag Entertainment Inc. and Power Marketing Inc. complete Merger Transaction
  • Tag Entertainment agreement showing EXHIBIT 10.1 of TAG Entertainment USA Inc.(the "Guarantor") stock purchase merger with Satellite Strategic Finance Associates at TechAgreements
  • Tag Entertainment Corp. expansion of Board of Directors at NAMC NEWSWIRE
  • Tag Entertainment Executive Producer Lou Pearlman is featured in ten full page article by Bryan Burrough; CRIME: Mad About Boys Vanity Fair (567); November, 2007
  • Tag Entertainment Executive Producer of Motocross Kids, Supercross: The Movie, Red Riding Hood, and Popstar is arrested in Indonesia according to Josh Grossberg; Fugitive Boy Band Manager Busted E! Online NEWS; June 14, 2007, then signs a plea agreement reportedly by Natalie Finn; Boy Band Mastermind to Plead Out E! Online NEWS; March 4, 2008, and is offered a shortened prison term depending on how much he cooperates with prosecutors according to an another report by Josh Grossberg; Boy Band Mogul Cops to Crooked Scheme E! Online NEWS; March 7, 2008
  • Tag Entertainment partnership and stock investors have formed an investor monitored Internet site for posting information at Tag Entertainment Fraud
  • Tag Entertainment Producer Lou Pearlman gets a 25 year federal prison sentence, and the Judge says he will reduce the term by one month for every million dollars Pearlman pays of the money he owes investors Yahoo.com OMG!, May 21, 2008
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