SAN JOSE — A federal jury convicted Michael Kail, the former Vice President of IT Operations at Netflix, of wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, IRS-Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Daniels, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Craig D. Fair. The verdict follows a two-week and a half week trial before the Honorable Beth L. Freeman, U.S. District Judge.
Kail was indicted May 1, 2018, of nineteen counts of wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and seven counts of money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 (mail fraud), 1343 (wire fraud), 1346 (honest services fraud), and 1957 (money laundering). The indictment also sought forfeiture of Kail's Los Gatos residential property. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on 28 of the 29 counts.