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Ozy Media Shuts Down Following Federal Fraud Indictment of Founder Carlos Watson

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was indicted on federal fraud charges. The company announced in a tweet that it was shutting down after a determination by its board of directors.“In light of its current operational and legal challenges, the OZY board has determined that it’s in the best interests of its stakeholders to suspend operations immediately,” the company said.In light of its current operational and legal challenges, the OZY board has determined that it’s in the best interests of its stakeholders to suspend operations immediately.The federal indictment against Watson reveals how the media mogul and his partners forged documents, faked financials and impersonated media executives to enrich themselves while keeping the struggling company afloat.Watson was arrested and indicted by federal authorities last week on charges of securities and wire fraud.

Watson faces a minimum sentence of two years and a maximum of 37 years in prison if convicted.According to the charging document, Watson told potential investors that Ozy had doubled its revenues from 2016 to 2017, from approximately $6 million in 2016 to approximately $12 million in 2017.

In reality, Ozy’s revenue had been almost flat in 2017 and totaled less than $7 million. Watson further allegedly represented to investors and potential investors that the company would approximately double its revenue again in 2018 and achieve revenue of $22 million.

At the end of 2018 and in early 2019, Watson and others allegedly sent numerous emails falsely representing that Ozy hit that target.

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