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Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. At the age of 36, Malcolm Petal has produced more than 30 feature films and made-for-television movies. He is the CEO of L.I.F.T. Productions, Louisiana's only full-service production studio, and the manager of one of the largest independent film funds, LA Squared, whose investors include basketball star ...
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Apr 24, 2009 · New Orleans lawyer and film producer Malcolm Petal was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Thursday for conspiring to bribe a former state official in exchange for tax credits.U.S....
Dec 12, 2008 · New Orleans lawyer Malcolm Petal, whose firm LIFT Productions quickly established itself as a juggernaut in Louisiana's nascent film industry, pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to...
Petal has received numerous awards and citations, including an Emmy nomination and an official Day named after him in New Orleans. An attorney educated at Cornell and Tulane Universities, Petal was born in Tokyo, and spent most of his life in London and Santa Monica, California, before settling in New Orleans 11 years ago.
Despite the sensational allegations, the investigation petered out, officially closing in 2009 without uncovering any crimes, fraud or abuse at LIFT. CEO and founder Malcolm Petal pleaded guilty in an unrelated bribery case. By that time, though, LIFT was a defunct organization.
Mar 2, 2009 · Mar 2, 2009. 1 min to read. NEW ORLEANS -- A film producer awaiting sentencing in a bribery case is accused of hiding his assets to avoid paying about $1.3 million in restitution to the state of...
Malcolm Petal is known as an Co-Executive Producer, Producer, and Executive Producer. Some of his work includes Premonition, Bug, Factory Girl, College, Five Fingers, Road House 2: Last Call, Vampire Bats, and The Dead Will Tell.
