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Arya Bolurfrushan is founder of an AI startup that's raised over $60 million from brand-name investors.

Driving the news: Federal prosecutors this week unsealed documents showing that Bolurfrushan secretly pleaded guilty in June 2025 to participating in a large insider trading scheme tied to mergers and acquisitions.