back to article Ex-CEO of logistics startup Slync collared on multimillion fraud, embezzlement charges

The founder and ex-CEO of supply chain software startup Slync has been arrested on charges that he tricked investors into handing $67 million to the company then made off with $28 million to fund his "lavish lifestyle." In a pair of dual actions released along with Christopher Kirchner's arrest yesterday, the Securities and …

  1. ecofeco Silver badge

    What a maroon

    Many people would give anything to raise that kind of money for their business and this guy just pisses away the money and his life.

    What a a maroon.

  2. An_Old_Dog Silver badge

    Fundraising

    I read somewhere that people with bright, sparkling personalities (e.g., effective fundraisers) frequently are also sociopathic, self-centered, effective liars, and egotistic.

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