Ad Agency Execs Convicted of Fraud
From Associated Press
Two former senior executives at advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather were convicted of conspiring to overbill the government for a campaign warning children about drugs.
Thomas Early, 49, and Shona Seifert, 44, each face up to five years in prison on multiple counts of fraud, false claims and false statements. Sentencing was set for May 16 in U.S. District Court in New York.
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