Shameless world of £400m conman who fleeced Backstreet Boys & NSYNC out of millions – & faked jet firm using toy plane

WITH his private jets, huge Florida mansion and Rolls Royce, music mogul Lou Pearlman promised untold wealth to wannabe stars such as Justin Timberlake.

But the American businessman who turned NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and O-Town into superstars was funding their boyband dreams with what became the longest running Ponzi scheme in US history.

GettyLou Pearlman was jailed for fraud, leaving debts of £400 million[/caption] Getty - ContributorLou Pearlman in 1996 with NSYNC: L-R Chris Kirkpatrick...