Accountant and tax attorney who plead guilty to defrauding nine clients - including
Lauren Bacall,
Neil Simon,
Uma Thurman,
Jim Wiatt, and the estate of
Joan Alexander - of almost $60 million. Former client
Sylvester Stallone sued Starr in 2007 for misappropriating Stallone's money; the matter was settled out of court.
Aurora Cassirer, appointed as receiver to recover funds stolen by Starr, sued Starr's former client
Martin Scorsese in 2010 for $600,000 in services Starr provided Scorsese's production company. Ironically, Starr's testimony helped to convict former client
Wesley Snipes of tax evasion.