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Original HN discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12379518 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12379518 opening paragraphs from San Jose Business Jou
by skmurphy 9y ago
Original HN discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12379518 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12379518 opening paragraphs from San Jose Business Journal article:
"Isaac Choi, the founder of a shuttered Santa Clara startup, faces up to 20 years in prison and a potential $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to defrauding his employees.
The story of 36-year-old Choi surfaced after former employee Penny Kim wrote a Medium post titled “I Got Scammed By A Silicon Valley Startup” in August 2016.
Federal prosecutors said that Choi, who went by at least four different names, falsified his educational and professional history and personal wealth, and scammed at least a dozen employees.
His online job search company, WrkRiot, was known as 1.For.One when it was founded in 2015."