Woodland Hills film accountant pleads guilty to embezzling from indie productions

A film accountant from the San Fernando Valley pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling money from the independent productions that employed him, moving the illicitly obtained funds into an account he labeled “Fun Fun Fun.”

Joshua Mandel, 48, of Woodland Hills, entered a plea in Los Angeles federal court to six counts of wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years behind bars on each count at a sentencing hearing scheduled for May 4.

Mandel owned the Woodland Hills-based company First J Productions Inc....