<p>美國紐約南區檢察官已公開一項起訴書，指控幾名由私募股權支持的電信公司 <strong>Mobileum Inc.</strong> 的高管共謀實施證券和電信欺詐。</p>
<p>這些指控源於前 Mobileum 首席財務官 <strong>Andrew Warner</strong> 和前交付首席官 <strong>Kishore Vangipuram</strong> 進行的一項涉嫌計劃，紐約南區的 新聞稿 中指出。</p>
<p>在 2021 年，Warner 和 Vangipuram 誇大了公司的價值，以 “傳達強勁的增長和運營效率”，以此 allegedly 欺騙一家投資公司在私募股權交易中支付過高的價格。這兩位高管偽造了 Mobileum 的財務指標，當 Audax Group 出售給 H.I.G. Capital 時，該公司的估值為 9.15 億美元，彭博社 報道。</p>
<p>新聞稿指出，Warner 從 Mobileum 的出售中獲得了約 520 萬美元，而 Vangipuram 則獲得了約 550 萬美元的股票、現金和其他收益。</p>
<h3>‘偽造的可計費小時和發票’</h3>
<p>“Andrew Warner 和 Kishore Vangipuram allegedly 通過偽造的可計費小時和發票誇大了公司的財務成功，以欺詐一家公司近十億美元，” FBI 助理局長 James C. Barnacle, Jr 在新聞稿中表示。“這兩位高管 allegedly 利用各自的 CFO 和 CDO 職位背叛了潛在買家的信任，出於自私的貪婪。FBI 將繼續保護企業交易的完整性，防止欺詐者通過欺騙行為獲利。”</p>
<p>在交易完成後，這兩位高管 allegedly 繼續實施欺詐，以防止投資公司發現 Mobileum 財務的真相。他們要求員工 “降低項目的努力程度”，以便看起來更接近完成。這導致了數百萬美元的虛假收入。</p>
<p>在公司出售之前，當潛在買家詢問公司高額的未開票收入是否是表明現金轉化不良的紅旗時，這兩位高管會告訴員工為公司從未達到的計費里程碑創建虛假髮票。</p>
<p>Warner 還 allegedly 指示這些發票在內部處理，並且不向客户發送。交易完成後，Vangipuram 告訴一位同事不要發送任何關於開票的電子郵件，因為這會 “讓他們陷入很多麻煩。”</p>
<p>在 2024 年，Mobileum 在 H.I.G. Capital 發現欺詐計劃後宣佈破產。</p>
<p>Warner 和 Vangipuram 被指控共謀實施證券欺詐和電信欺詐，最高刑期分別為五年和二十年監禁。</p>
<p>美國地區法官 Kandis Westmore 已被指派處理此案，並將決定量刑。</p>
<p><em>照片：Shutterstock</em></p>

<p>兩名來自 Mobileum 的高管，Andrew Warner 和 Kishore Vangipuram，被控以共謀實施證券和電信欺詐。美國檢察官辦公室指控他們在一次私募股權交易中誇大公司的價值，以欺騙一家投資公司，導致 9.15 億美元的交易。他們 reportedly 偽造財務指標並創建虛假髮票以誤導買方。在交易完成後，Mobileum 在欺詐被揭露後宣佈破產。這些指控可能面臨長達 25 年的監禁</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>美國紐約南區檢察官已公開一項起訴書，指控幾名由私募股權支持的電信公司 <strong>Mobileum Inc.</strong> 的高管共謀實施證券和電信欺詐。</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>這些指控源於前 Mobileum 首席財務官 <strong>Andrew Warner</strong> 和前交付首席官 <strong>Kishore Vangipuram</strong> 進行的一項涉嫌計劃，紐約南區的 新聞稿 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 誇大了公司的價值，以 “傳達強勁的增長和運營效率”，以此 allegedly 欺騙一家投資公司在私募股權交易中支付過高的價格。這兩位高管偽造了 Mobileum 的財務指標，當 Audax Group 出售給 H.I.G. Capital 時，該公司的估值為 9.15 億美元，彭博社 報道。</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>新聞稿指出，Warner 從 Mobileum 的出售中獲得了約 520 萬美元，而 Vangipuram 則獲得了約 550 萬美元的股票、現金和其他收益。</p>
</div><h3>‘Doctored Billable Hours And Invoices’</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>‘偽造的可計費小時和發票’</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 通過偽造的可計費小時和發票誇大了公司的財務成功，以欺詐一家公司近十億美元，” FBI 助理局長 James C. Barnacle, Jr 在新聞稿中表示。“這兩位高管 allegedly 利用各自的 CFO 和 CDO 職位背叛了潛在買家的信任，出於自私的貪婪。FBI 將繼續保護企業交易的完整性，防止欺詐者通過欺騙行為獲利。”</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>在交易完成後，這兩位高管 allegedly 繼續實施欺詐，以防止投資公司發現 Mobileum 財務的真相。他們要求員工 “降低項目的努力程度”，以便看起來更接近完成。這導致了數百萬美元的虛假收入。</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，當潛在買家詢問公司高額的未開票收入是否是表明現金轉化不良的紅旗時，這兩位高管會告訴員工為公司從未達到的計費里程碑創建虛假髮票。</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 還 allegedly 指示這些發票在內部處理，並且不向客户發送。交易完成後，Vangipuram 告訴一位同事不要發送任何關於開票的電子郵件，因為這會 “讓他們陷入很多麻煩。”</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 發現欺詐計劃後宣佈破產。</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 被指控共謀實施證券欺詐和電信欺詐，最高刑期分別為五年和二十年監禁。</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>美國地區法官 Kandis Westmore 已被指派處理此案，並將決定量刑。</p>
</div><p><em>Photo: Shutterstock</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>照片：Shutterstock</em></p>
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由私募股權支持的 Mobileum 的高管被指控證券欺詐