Lou
May 21 2008, AP

The man who created the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync is scheduled to be sentenced in Florida on four federal charges.Lou Pearlman faces up to 25 years in prison and $1 million in fines. He pleaded guilty in March to two counts of conspiracy, money...

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