Tech founder and his wife allegedly stole millions to pay for a lavish wedding, homes, a new Tesla, and private schools—while failing to even make payroll for employees

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• The Department of Justice filed a slew of charges against a Bay Area couple who previously worked together at an artificial intelligence company that developed a chatbot platform in a 25-count indictment on Thursday. 

Former GameOn CEO Alexander Charles Beckman, 41, and his wife, Valerie Lau Beckman, 38, were hit with a litany of allegations related to their work at the AI chatbot firm on Thursday. The indictment paints a picture of an alleged fraud that began in 2019 when Beckman started exaggerating his credentials and eventually metastasized into a complex ecosystem that consisted of fake identities and doctored financials, investor materials, and audit reports that ultimately led to the couple’s undoing before the indictment and arrest.