Dlisted — Former boy band impresario and convicted Ponzi schemer Lou Pearlman died in a Florida federal prison on Friday night. He was 62. Lou was the corpulent cousin of Art Garfunkel (!) who gave us the Backstreet Boys, N*SYNC, O-Town, LFO, and Aaron Carter.... more info

CNN Showbiz — Lou Pearlman, the disgraced star-maker behind 1990s boy bands *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, has died in prison, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. more info

Time — He was 62 more info

The Mirror — The music manager has died age 62 more info

BBC News - UK — US boy band mogul Lou Pearlman, founder of the Backstreet Boys and NSync, dies aged 62 in prison, where he was serving 25 years for fraud. more info

NME — Pop svengali was jailed in 2008 for running a massive illegal Ponzi scheme more info

The Mirror — He was sentenced to 25 years behind bars in 2008 following a string of fraud offences more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lou Pearlman, a former music mogul who launched the careers of boy bands the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, died on Friday at age 62 while serving a 25-year prison sentence for swindling investors and banks out of more than $300 m... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — MIAMI — Lou Pearlman, who’s credited with starting the boy-band craze and launching the careers of the Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync, has died in prison while serving a 25-year sentence for a massive Ponzi scheme. According to a federal inmate dat... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Lou Pearlman, credited for starting the boy-band craze and launching the careers of the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync, has died in prison while serving a 25-year sentence for a massive Ponzi scheme. more info