By Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press
NEW YORK — Former TV personality Carlos Watson was convicted Tuesday in a federal financial conspiracy case about Ozy Media, an ambitious startup that collapsed after another executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype the company’s success.
Watson, 53, had been free on bail but was taken into custody to await sentencing, set for Nov. 18.
Brooklyn-based U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said the verdict held Watson accountable for “brazen...