By Luc Cohen

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Charlie Javice, the entrepreneur convicted for defrauding JPMorgan Chase into buying her college financial aid startup Frank for $175 million, was sentenced on Monday to just over seven years in prison.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein handed down the sentence at a hearing in Manhattan federal court.

Javice, 33, was convicted in March on all four counts she faced: bank fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy.

She had pleaded not guilty and is expected to appeal her conviction. Prosecutors with the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office had sought a 12-year prison sentence.

Javice founded Frank in 2017, and won praise for simplifying college financial aid for students and parents.

She became a rising star in finance, and appeared on Forbes ma

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