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Investeraren Laurene Powell Jobs tillsammans med Hillary Clinton under en Ozy-festival 2018. (Evan Agostini / TT NYHETSBYRÅN)

Hajpat bolag lurade bank under möte – förvrängde röst

I februari skulle det digitala mediebolaget Ozy ha ett möte med investmentbanken Goldman Sachs tillsammans med Youtube efter att bolaget dragit in en investering på 40 miljoner dollar.

Sedan hände något skumt, skriver New York Times som pratat med fyra personer på mötet. I sista stund ville Ozy ändra från ett Zoom-samtal till ett vanligt samtal. När Goldman Sachs trodde att de lyssnade till en Youtube-chef visade det sig vara en av Ozy-grundarna.

– När han pratade började mannens röst låta konstigt (...) som om den hade ändrats digitalt, säger en person till NYT.

Goldman Sachs kontaktade Youtube-chefen som sa att han aldrig närvarade på mötet. FBI utreder nu händelsen, men Ozy nekar till att myndigheten har hört av sig till dem.

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Wikipedia (en)
Ozy (styled OZY) is an international media and entertainment company launched in September 2013 by former CNN and MSNBC news anchor, journalist, and businessman Carlos Watson and Goldman Sachs alumnus Samir Rao. Ozy describes its mission as to help curious people see a broader and a bolder world. Its headquarters is in Mountain View, California, and it also has an office in New York City. Ozy is also a producer of podcasts, television series and events. Ozy received its first Emmy for a 2019 television show that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network.Ozy has major partnerships across its business lines with legacy media industry leaders such as A&E Networks, iHeart Media, the BBC and Live Nation, as well as with digital advertising giants Dentsu and GroupM.The company hosts an annual festival of "music, comedy, food and ideas" called OZY Fest, held in New York City's Central Park.On September 26, 2021 the New York Times published a column titled 'Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong' that included revelations an OZY Media representative had impersonated a YouTube executive in a formal meeting with Goldman Sachs earlier in the year to secure a $40 Million investment and that there was evidence to suggest an open FBI investigation into the matter. The piece also discussed inflated traffic numbers which Buzzfeed had reported on in 2017.
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