<p>美国纽约南区检察官已公开一项起诉书，指控几名由私募股权支持的电信公司 <strong>Mobileum Inc.</strong> 的高管共谋实施证券和电信欺诈。</p>
<p>这些指控源于前 Mobileum 首席财务官 <strong>Andrew Warner</strong> 和前交付首席官 <strong>Kishore Vangipuram</strong> 进行的一项涉嫌计划，纽约南区的 新闻稿 中指出。</p>
<p>在 2021 年，Warner 和 Vangipuram 夸大了公司的价值，以 “传达强劲的增长和运营效率”，以此 allegedly 欺骗一家投资公司在私募股权交易中支付过高的价格。这两位高管伪造了 Mobileum 的财务指标，当 Audax Group 出售给 H.I.G. Capital 时，该公司的估值为 9.15 亿美元，彭博社 报道。</p>
<p>新闻稿指出，Warner 从 Mobileum 的出售中获得了约 520 万美元，而 Vangipuram 则获得了约 550 万美元的股票、现金和其他收益。</p>
<h3>‘伪造的可计费小时和发票’</h3>
<p>“Andrew Warner 和 Kishore Vangipuram allegedly 通过伪造的可计费小时和发票夸大了公司的财务成功，以欺诈一家公司近十亿美元，” FBI 助理局长 James C. Barnacle, Jr 在新闻稿中表示。“这两位高管 allegedly 利用各自的 CFO 和 CDO 职位背叛了潜在买家的信任，出于自私的贪婪。FBI 将继续保护企业交易的完整性，防止欺诈者通过欺骗行为获利。”</p>
<p>在交易完成后，这两位高管 allegedly 继续实施欺诈，以防止投资公司发现 Mobileum 财务的真相。他们要求员工 “降低项目的努力程度”，以便看起来更接近完成。这导致了数百万美元的虚假收入。</p>
<p>在公司出售之前，当潜在买家询问公司高额的未开票收入是否是表明现金转化不良的红旗时，这两位高管会告诉员工为公司从未达到的计费里程碑创建虚假发票。</p>
<p>Warner 还 allegedly 指示这些发票在内部处理，并且不向客户发送。交易完成后，Vangipuram 告诉一位同事不要发送任何关于开票的电子邮件，因为这会 “让他们陷入很多麻烦。”</p>
<p>在 2024 年，Mobileum 在 H.I.G. Capital 发现欺诈计划后宣布破产。</p>
<p>Warner 和 Vangipuram 被指控共谋实施证券欺诈和电信欺诈，最高刑期分别为五年和二十年监禁。</p>
<p>美国地区法官 Kandis Westmore 已被指派处理此案，并将决定量刑。</p>
<p><em>照片：Shutterstock</em></p>

<p>两名来自 Mobileum 的高管，Andrew Warner 和 Kishore Vangipuram，被控以共谋实施证券和电信欺诈。美国检察官办公室指控他们在一次私募股权交易中夸大公司的价值，以欺骗一家投资公司，导致 9.15 亿美元的交易。他们 reportedly 伪造财务指标并创建虚假发票以误导买方。在交易完成后，Mobileum 在欺诈被揭露后宣布破产。这些指控可能面临长达 25 年的监禁</p>

<p>The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has unsealed an indictment charging several executives of the private‑equity‑backed telecom firm <strong>Mobileum Inc.</strong> with conspiring to commit securities and wire fraud.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>美国纽约南区检察官已公开一项起诉书，指控几名由私募股权支持的电信公司 <strong>Mobileum Inc.</strong> 的高管共谋实施证券和电信欺诈。</p>
</div><p>The charges stem from an alleged scheme conducted by former Mobileum Chief Financial Officer <strong>Andrew Warner</strong> and <strong>Kishore Vangipuram</strong>, the former chief of delivery (CDO), a press release from the Southern District of New York stated.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些指控源于前 Mobileum 首席财务官 <strong>Andrew Warner</strong> 和前交付首席官 <strong>Kishore Vangipuram</strong> 进行的一项涉嫌计划，纽约南区的 新闻稿 中指出。</p>
</div><p>In 2021, Warner and Vangipuram inflated the value of the company to &#34;convey robust growth and operational efficiency&#34; in order to allegedly deceive an investment firm into overpaying for the business in a private equity transaction. The two executives falsified Mobileum’s financial metrics and when the sale from Audax Group to H.I.G. Capital took place, the firm was valued at $915 million, Bloomberg reported.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 2021 年，Warner 和 Vangipuram 夸大了公司的价值，以 “传达强劲的增长和运营效率”，以此 allegedly 欺骗一家投资公司在私募股权交易中支付过高的价格。这两位高管伪造了 Mobileum 的财务指标，当 Audax Group 出售给 H.I.G. Capital 时，该公司的估值为 9.15 亿美元，彭博社 报道。</p>
</div><p>Warner received approximately $5.2 million and Vangipuram received approximately $5.5 million in stock, cash and other proceeds from Mobileum's sale, the press release stated.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>新闻稿指出，Warner 从 Mobileum 的出售中获得了约 520 万美元，而 Vangipuram 则获得了约 550 万美元的股票、现金和其他收益。</p>
</div><h3>‘Doctored Billable Hours And Invoices’</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>‘伪造的可计费小时和发票’</h3>
</div><p>&#34;Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram allegedly exaggerated their company's fiscal success through doctored billable hours and invoices to defraud an unsuspecting investment firm of nearly one billion dollars,&#34; FBI assistant director in charge James C. Barnacle, Jr said in the press release. &#34;These two executives allegedly exploited their respective CFO and CDO positions to betray the trust of an interested buyer out of selfish greed. The FBI continues to protect the integrity of corporate transactions from fraudsters seeking to profit from deceitful practices.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“Andrew Warner 和 Kishore Vangipuram allegedly 通过伪造的可计费小时和发票夸大了公司的财务成功，以欺诈一家公司近十亿美元，” FBI 助理局长 James C. Barnacle, Jr 在新闻稿中表示。“这两位高管 allegedly 利用各自的 CFO 和 CDO 职位背叛了潜在买家的信任，出于自私的贪婪。FBI 将继续保护企业交易的完整性，防止欺诈者通过欺骗行为获利。”</p>
</div><p>After the sale went through, the two executives continued to allegedly commit fraud in order to prevent the investment firm from discovering the truth about Mobileum's financials. They asked employees to &#34;reduce their level of effort&#34; for projects so that they would appear closer to completion than was accurate. This resulted in millions of dollars of imaginary revenue.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在交易完成后，这两位高管 allegedly 继续实施欺诈，以防止投资公司发现 Mobileum 财务的真相。他们要求员工 “降低项目的努力程度”，以便看起来更接近完成。这导致了数百万美元的虚假收入。</p>
</div><p>Before the sale of the company, when a potential buyer asked about the company’s high level of unbilled revenue and whether that was a red flag indicating poor cash conversion, the two executives would tell their employees to create fake invoices for billing milestones that the company had never reached.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在公司出售之前，当潜在买家询问公司高额的未开票收入是否是表明现金转化不良的红旗时，这两位高管会告诉员工为公司从未达到的计费里程碑创建虚假发票。</p>
</div><p>Warner also allegedly instructed that those invoices be processed internally and would be withheld from the customers themselves. Following the sale, Vangipuram told a colleague not to send any emails regarding invoicing, because it would &#34;land them in a lot of trouble.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Warner 还 allegedly 指示这些发票在内部处理，并且不向客户发送。交易完成后，Vangipuram 告诉一位同事不要发送任何关于开票的电子邮件，因为这会 “让他们陷入很多麻烦。”</p>
</div><p>In 2024, Mobileum declared bankruptcy after H.I.G. Capital discovered the fraud scheme.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 2024 年，Mobileum 在 H.I.G. Capital 发现欺诈计划后宣布破产。</p>
</div><p>Warner and Vangipuram are being charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, which has a maximum sentence of five and 20 years in prison, respectively.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Warner 和 Vangipuram 被指控共谋实施证券欺诈和电信欺诈，最高刑期分别为五年和二十年监禁。</p>
</div><p>U.S. District Judge Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore has been assigned the case and will determine sentencing.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>美国地区法官 Kandis Westmore 已被指派处理此案，并将决定量刑。</p>
</div><p><em>Photo: Shutterstock</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>照片：Shutterstock</em></p>
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由私募股权支持的 Mobileum 的高管被指控证券欺诈