Former Autonomy CFO sentenced to 60 months in prison
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-05-15T15:15:00
Sushovan Hussain, the former chief financial officer of U.K. software firm Autonomy, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in falsifying the company’s revenues prior to its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
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