AI創業者因投資詐騙被捕,損失超過百萬

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AI初創企業創辦人因數百萬投資者詐騙被起訴

聯邦當局逮捕了 AllHere Education, Inc. 的創辦人及首席執行官 Joanna Smith-Griffin,這是一家以人工智能驅動的教育科技初創公司。

根據報導,這家在哈佛大學創立的初創公司,原本承諾利用人工智能改善教育,但卻被其創辦人用於個人利益,最終導致數百萬美元的投資者損失。

虛假陳述與欺詐導致投資者損失

AllHere 的目標是利用人工智能提高 K-12 學校的學生出勤率和參與度。檢察官指控 Smith-Griffin 在 2020 年底的 A 輪融資中誤導投資者,聲稱公司當年產生了 370 萬美元的收入,並與紐約市教育局和亞特蘭大公立學校等主要學區建立了合作關係。

然而,根據起訴書,AllHere 實際上在 2020 年的收入僅為 11,000 美元,現金僅有 494,000 美元,並且沒有與所提及的學區簽訂任何合同。這些虛假聲明幫助 Smith-Griffin 在 2020 年至 2024 年之間獲得了近 1,000 萬美元的投資。

虛假的財務文件

當實際財務狀況與報告出現不符時,Smith-Griffin 被指控加倍壓注她的詐騙計劃。檢察官指控她為 AllHere 的財務顧問創建了一個假電子郵件帳戶,並利用該帳戶向投資者發送虛假的財務文件。

一位投資者在審查公司的紀錄時發現了不一致之處,從而避免了進一步的損失。到那時,Smith-Griffin 已經尋求 3,500 萬美元的私募股權融資,但該交易最終未能達成。

破產中的個人利益

隨著公司陷入困境,Smith-Griffin 據報導將投資者資金用於個人開支,包括在北卡羅來納州的房屋首期付款和她的婚禮。最終,AllHere 宣布第七章破產,導致公司內所有職位的喪失,並任命了法院指定的破產受託人來管理其剩餘資產。

聯邦官員指出,這一詐騙行為的影響可能更為深遠。“她的行為影響了主要學區改善學習環境的潛力,將個人開支置於公共利益之上,”FBI 副助理主任詹姆斯·德尼希表示。

AllHere 的崩潰顯示了在技術初創企業中,特別是像人工智能這樣的新興領域,未經審查的聲明所帶來的風險。詐騙行為不僅危及投資者的信任,還影響了依賴於承諾創新社區的發展。

如果被定罪,Smith-Griffin 面臨嚴重的懲罰。指控包括證券詐騙和電信詐騙,每項罪名最高可判處 20 年監禁,還有加重身份盜竊罪,這要求至少兩年的最低刑期。

這個事件再次突顯了初創企業在資本市場上的風險,尤其是在科技領域。許多投資者對於新興科技的熱情往往可能導致他們忽視基本的盡職調查。這種情況的發生,不僅損害了投資者的利益,還可能對整個行業造成負面影響,特別是在教育這一公共領域。事實上,這種詐騙行為對於教育資源的分配和未來的創新發展都可能產生深遠的影響,提醒我們要對任何聲稱具備顛覆性技術的初創企業保持警惕。

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