> Do you think Sunny would have gotten all those investments from old military guys? You're reading far too much into the wording of my comment. Yes, being di

> Do you think Sunny would have gotten all those investments from old military guys? You're reading far too much into the wording of my comment. Yes, being distracted by dinners with politicians and investors was a critical part of the scam. Regardless, having a "real" company is what allowed her have that image. She just wanted to maintain the fantasy lifestyle and didn't care how. The hard day-to-day grunt work was done by Sunny, while she barely talked to employees. VCs engage in plenty of due diligence into portfolio companies. After 5-6yrs the persuasive pitch deck + founder is no longer good enough to avoid questions. That's where well run company protects the lie long-term, the meat and potatoes.