NYC talent agent accused of stealing $1.8 million from over 100 actors
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A talent agent working in New York City was charged in connection with stealing about $1.8 million from 160 actors and another $26,000 in wages from employees, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.
Mark Measures, 60, of KMR Talent faces charges such as scheme to defraud, multiple counts of grand larceny and petit larceny, Bragg announced Tuesday.
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'Rather than pay the actors and employees, the defendants used their hard-earned money to fund his lavish lifestyle,' said the District Attorney.
Measures is accused of depositing checks issued to actors under the KMR agency then diverting the funds to pay business expenses, creditors and personal expenditures, court documents show.
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Actors say when they asked about their payment, Measures blamed the bank or slow mail then sent checks that bounced, according to court statements. Some actors say they never received checks and that Measures stopped contacting them all together, the District Attorney reports.
The majority of the alleged theft involved residual payments and holding fees, which can be difficult to monitor, according to Bragg.
Most of the actors filmed commercials, voiced advertisements, and appeared in shows like 'Law & Order' while working other jobs to pursue full-time acting careers in New York City.
Measures is also accused of taking wages that were intended for 401(k) accounts from six employees at an NYC office and never investing the money, said the District Attorney.
The District Attorney's Worker Protection Unit has recovered and distributed more than $1.3 million in wages stolen from more than four dozen workers. Anyone who may be victim is advised to contact the office at (646) 712-0298.
Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here.
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