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Coverage dated July 15, 2024

Jury finds Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson guilty on all counts

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Prosecutors charged the digital media startup founder with wire and securities fraud conspiracy plus aggravated identity theft.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson found guilty (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The verdict held Watson accountable for ‘brazen crimes’ that were meant to keep cash-strapped Ozy afloat.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Former TV personality Carlos Watson has been convicted in a federal financial conspiracy case about collapsed startup Ozy Media.

  3. New York Post

    Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson convicted in fraud trial for lying to investors, fake deals with Google, Oprah (opens New York Post)

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    Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson were convicted of fraud by a Brooklyn federal jury on Tuesday, in a case accusing them of lying to investors about the now-defunct startup's finances and sham deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey.

  4. CNN

    Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson convicted in New York fraud trial (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson were convicted of fraud by a Brooklyn federal jury on Tuesday, in a case accusing them of lying to investors about the now-defunct startup’s finances and sham deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey.

  5. Courthouse News Service

    Jury finds Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson guilty on all counts (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Prosecutors charged the digital media startup founder with wire and securities fraud conspiracy plus aggravated identity theft.

  6. Variety

    Ozy Media Chief Carlos Watson Found Guilty of Securities Fraud and Conspiracy Charges: ‘A Con Man Who Told Lie After Lie,’ Prosecutor Says (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    A federal jury in Brooklyn has found Ozy Media leader Carlos Watson guilty of fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with company operations.

  7. Deadline

    Ozy Media Founder And CEO Carlos Watson Found Guilty Of Fraud, Faces Up To 37 Years In Prison (opens Deadline)

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    A Brooklyn jury today found Ozy Media founder and CEO Carlos Watson guilty of securities fraud, identify theft and other charges.

  8. New York Times

    Carlos Watson, Ozy Media Founder, Is Found Guilty of Fraud (opens New York Times)

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    Mr. Watson, who denied lying to investors and lenders, faces up to 37 years in prison.

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