Former actress Lucy Weist, 63, has pleaded guilty to helping her fugitive boyfriend evade federal authorities after he fled the U.S. following a fraud conviction. Weist, born Lucinda Jane Weist Manera, confessed Monday to one felony count of being an accessory after the fact. Federal prosecutors said she helped former StarClub CEO Bernhard Eugen Fritsch, 64, avoid capture after he fled to Mexico in June 2025. According to court documents, Weist lied to FBI agents about communicating with Fritsch after his escape and helped fund his time in hiding in Mexico. She admitted to making more than $7,400 in payments to support him and paying for a hotel stay. Prosecutors also said she researched ways for Fritsch to travel from Mexico to Germany, which generally does not extradite its citizens. Fritsch was convicted of wire fraud for misleading investors about his company’s financial performance, which claimed to help celebrities and influencers profit from brand endorsements. Prosecutors said he falsely promoted partnerships and business opportunities, ultimately defrauding investors of more than $20 million. Fritsch was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison in October 2025 and ordered to pay nearly $27 million in restitution. The Blown Away actress faces up to five years in federal prison when she is sentenced in October.
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