Pornographer Gets 10 Years, $2.46-Million Fine
Reuben Sturman, described in a 1986 presidential report as the world’s largest distributor of pornography, was sentenced Monday in Cleveland, Ohio, to 10 years in prison and fined $2.46 million for evading taxes on millions of dollars in income.
Sturman, 65, who maintains a 5,610-square-foot, Tudor-style house in Van Nuys and another residence in the Cleveland area, was convicted Nov. 17 of failing to report $2.7 million in income from 1978 to 1982.
U.S. District Judge George White continued his $1-million cash bond pending appeals. Sturman also is awaiting trial in federal court in Las Vegas on charges of racketeering and interstate transportation of obscene material. If convicted on those charges, he could receive 75 years in prison and a $22.5-million fine.
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