Former CEO of Canadian AI unicorn gets arrested for fraud
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- Former CEO Matthew Derrick Hudson of Invenia Technical Computing Corporation charged with wire fraud.
- Hudson allegedly raised over $100 million from U.S. investors by falsifying financial documents.
- Fake audit reports showed $218 million CAD in cash and $295 million CAD in revenue, while actual figures were $6 million and $26 million respectively.
- Hudson used fake email accounts and invoices, including a fake phone number for a partner company.
- Released on bond, Hudson faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has also filed a civil enforcement action against Hudson.