Lou Pearlman, the man behind The Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Florida judge, after he pleaded guilty to all those previously reported charges of conspiracy, money laundering and using false statements in a bankruptcy proceeding.
As much previously reported, since Pearlman's brief career as American's biggest pop mogul, he got himself involved in a dodgy investment scam that amounted to an elaborate pyramid scheme. As the whole thing began to untangle, leaving hundreds of mainly elderly Americans out of pocket, Pearlman fled the country but finally gave himself up to the feds.
Judge G Kendall Sharp said he would reduce Pearlman's sentence by one month for every $1 million he paid back to those he stole from.