Two former executives of iLearningEngines, a business automation platform, are accused of using AI hype to make the company look far more successful than it really was. Prosecutors say the company fabricated “virtually all” of its customer relationships and revenue, while pitching itself as an AI-powered training and automation business.

The case fits into a wider crackdown on AI-washing, where companies overstate, exaggerate, or outright fake their use of AI to raise money or boost credibility. Federal prosecutors have secured guilty pleas in adjacent cases, including SKAEL’s founder misleading investors about an AI startup’s revenue and MoviePass’s former CEO falsely touting AI-driven data monetization as part of an investor pitch.

Florida is putting $600K into Othram to apply forensic genome sequencing to its cold-case backlog: 21,000+ unsolved murders and nearly 900 unidentified-remains cases.

Veritone added Thorn Detect to its evidence platform, potentially letting investigators flag suspected CSAM on seized devices earlier in the review process.

Nashville police launched a Drone as First Responder pilot.

The story of a Colorado DA shows BWC intake footage nearly doubling the past few years.

NCMEC says AI-generated CSAM reports jumped from 6,835 in early 2024 to 440,419 in early 2025 — a 6,000%+ surge in one year.

One in ten Americans has encountered an AI scam that clones voices, while virtual-kidnapping variants are starting to appear.

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