| Cindy Sims was Harry Nilsson's business manager and a co-founder of Hawkeye Entertainment. In 1991 Harry and his family had just moved to a new home in Hidden Hills, California, and had placed their Bel Air, California, home on the market when they discovered that Sims had been embezzling their money.
The Nilssons were forced into bankruptcy. "We went to bed one night a financially secure family of eight and woke up the next morning with $300 in our checking account," Nilsson wrote in a letter filed in court. Sims even took foreclosure notices off his home so he wouldn't know.
Finally, one Sunday morning, the Nilssons found one of the notices in the mailbox. It was the first Harry knew of the financial problems. "I'm scared," Harry wrote in the court letter, "I never believed this could happen. It was my greatest fear growing up and it's still my greatest fear. I used to tell Cindy (Sims) the worst thing that could happen to me would be to not have money again."
Harry and his family were forced to borrow money from friends such as Ringo Starr and to move to a more modest home in Agoura Hills, California.
Sims pleaded guilty to three counts of grand theft and served two years in state prison before being paroled in June of 1994. Visitor Comments: marty (March 28, 2008)i can only hope this pathetic excuse for a human being will eventually face proper justice for doing this to such a great man. justice was in no way served. | frank (February 16, 2009)what ever became of this horrible criminal? Is she still alive? | ciscoevets (September 26, 2009)Cindy Sims, two years
i hope she has something far bigger punishment went she meets her father Satan
| hj (April 6, 2010)seriously,
if anyone knows what happened to her post it
with the internet you can make people aware of criminals pasts | papacool (April 11, 2010)I've often heard of the GREAT AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM..... more like the same pathetic justice system we have here in the UK... The crooks always win, then bleat about how their 'rights have been abused.' while living off their thieft. One day, one day they will get real justice, any nobody to listen to them. | Jack (February 7, 2011)We miss you Harry. Cindy Sims probably changed her name if they let felons do that. She probably found another way to rip off someone new. | McDoodle (April 10, 2011)Curious about what she did with the money and why she thought she should have it. I believe it is best that there is never any contact between the Nilsson family and Cindy Sims, but she owes. | Earl (November 15, 2011)With people like Cindy Sims, why not make release from prison, parole, or pardon conditional on full restitution of the stolen funds. Funny how people like her can always find the money if it`s necessary to do so. | steely (January 14, 2012)Who was Henry? | Ted Knight (July 28, 2011)She got two years. What did she do with the money? Why no restitution or attempt to get it? Betraying trust is one of the worst things one human being can do to another. It happens from the top down and the bottom up. I guess I should not be surprised at someone who would steal another's wealth, which for Mr. Nilsson was his security. | Former Employee (September 17, 2011)Cindy Sims was in love with Henry. He spent money like water and ran out. Cindy embezzled money from others to keep his lifestyle afloat. Henry never knew until later what Cindy did, but she never took money from him. | | Add Your Comments About This Page ... |
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