The co-founder of Ozy Media is accused of impersonating a YouTube executive on a conference call that presented rosier-than-reality statistics on the company’s reach — and now the FBI is investigating, according to a new report.
Samir Rao, the co-founder and COO of the digital media company, allegedly pretended to be Alex Piper, the head of unscripted programming for YouTube Originals, on a call with a team from Goldman Sachs in February, the New York Times reported Sunday.
Goldman Sachs was closing in on a $40 million investment in Ozy this past winter.
Piper was expected to provide details on Ozy’s success on YouTube on a Zoom meeting but when he was late, he requested that it be moved to a conference call, the paper reported, citing four people who were briefed on the meeting.
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