Frank founder Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase
In Brief Posted: 2:08 PM PDT · September 29, 2025 Image Credits:Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg / Getty Images Amanda Silberling Frank founder Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase Charlie Javice, founder of the financial aid startup Frank and Forbes 30 under 30 alumnus, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for fraud. The fintech startup had been acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2021 for $175 million. The bank later accused Javice of lying about its customer base; the founder claimed the company had 4 million customers, when it actually had 300,000. Evidently, JPMorgan Chase did not do its due diligence before agreeing to buy Frank. During the trial, former Frank engineer Patrick Vovor testified that Javice had asked him to create…
