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USA v. Javice

  1. September 16, 2025

    Feds Seek 12 Years For Frank Founder; She Wants No Prison

    The startup founder convicted of lying to JPMorgan Chase so it would buy her college-aid startup, Frank, for $175 million deserves a 12-year prison sentence, Manhattan federal prosecutors argued, countering her request that she serve no time.

  2. August 08, 2025

    Frank Founder, Exec Can't Undo JPMorgan Fraud Convictions

    Charlie Javice, the startup founder convicted of lying to JPMorgan Chase ahead of its $175 million purchase of her college-aid website Frank, and her former colleague have failed to show good reasons why they should now be acquitted, the judge on her case has found.

  3. May 29, 2025

    Javice Request To Sink Guilty Verdict Turned Aside By Judge

    A Manhattan federal judge declined on Thursday to toss a verdict convicting Frank founder Charlie Javice of tricking JPMorgan Chase into buying the student aid startup for $175 million, saying he properly declined to sever her trial from that of her co-defendant.

  4. May 02, 2025

    Frank Execs Trade Blame In Dueling Bids For New Trial

    Frank founder Charlie Javice and former executive Olivier Amar each requested new trials on charges alleging they tricked JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the student aid assistance startup for $175 million, with Javice asserting that her co-defendant acted as a second prosecutor and Amar saying he was unfairly lumped into what the government called a criminal scheme.

  5. April 08, 2025

    Attys In Javice Case Warned About Post-Trial Juror Contact

    A Manhattan federal judge on Monday cautioned attorneys in the criminal case against Frank founder Charlie Javice to adhere to the rules governing post-trial contact with jurors who convicted her and another executive on fraud and conspiracy charges stemming from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s ill-fated acquisition of the educational startup.

  6. April 01, 2025

    Javice Must Don Ankle Bracelet For Now, Despite Pilates Gig

    Frank founder Charlie Javice must wear a location-monitoring ankle bracelet, pending further court review, as she awaits sentencing, following her conviction at trial on fraud and conspiracy charges for purportedly conning JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying her now-defunct educational startup, in spite of her claims that it will leave her unable to work in her new gig as a fitness instructor.

  7. March 28, 2025

    Startup Founder Guilty In $175M JPMorgan Deal Gone Awry

    A Manhattan federal jury on Friday convicted Frank founder Charlie Javice and another former executive of the educational startup of tricking JPMorgan Chase & Co. into spending $175 million to buy the now-shuttered company by lying about its user base.

  8. March 26, 2025

    Feds Led Jury Astray About $175M JPMorgan Deal, Javice Says

    A lawyer for Frank founder Charlie Javice on Wednesday told a Manhattan federal jury that prosecutors have spent weeks misleading them about evidence purporting to show that she conned JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the now-defunct educational startup for $175 million, based on false information.

  9. March 24, 2025

    Feds, Javice Rest In Trial Over JPMorgan's $175M Frank Buy

    Manhattan federal prosecutors and Charlie Javice on Monday both wrapped up their cases in the trial of the former Frank CEO and another executive, who are accused of tricking JPMorgan into buying the education startup for $175 million based on false information.

  10. March 12, 2025

    Capital One Nearly Bought Frank For $125M, Javice Jury Told

    A Capital One investment banker told a New York federal jury on Wednesday that the lender was eyeing student financial aid startup Frank for a potential $125 million acquisition before backing out, $50 million less than what JPMorgan Chase & Co. ultimately paid for the company, the result of what prosecutors say was a scheme to fraudulently induce JPMorgan to make the purchase.