'Rescue Dawn' film producer and wife plead not guilty
LOS ANGELES (AP) - January 23. 2008 Gerald Green, 75, whose producer credits include "Rescue
Dawn," and his wife, Patricia Green, 52, both of West Hollywood,
were indicted last week on one count of conspiracy to bribe and six
counts of bribing a foreign official.
A Feb. 26 trial date was set for the couple after their plea
Tuesday. If convicted, they could each face up to 35 years in
federal prison, prosecutors said.
The couple's business, Film Festival Management, was formed in
2002 to obtain contracts to manage and operate the annual Bangkok
International Film Festival, according to the indictment.
The couple was arrested Dec. 17 at Los Angeles International
Airport after arriving on a flight from Thailand.
The indictment claims the Greens conspired to pay more than
$900,000 in bribes to the senior official, who at the time was
president of the festival and governor of the Tourism Authority of
Thailand, to obtain film festival contracts worth more than $7
million.
