Key Takeaways
Charlie Javice was sentenced to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase.
Javice’s finance startup, Frank, was acquired by JPMorgan for $175 million in 2021.
In addition to spending time behind bars, the judge ordered Javice to pay $22.4 million.
Six months after being found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co., startup founder Charlie Javice has been sentenced to a little over seven years in prison.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein delivered the sentence on Monday in Manhattan federal court, adding that the 85-month prison time would be followed by three years of supervised release. Prosecutors had asked for a harsher 12-year prison sentence.
Javice, 32, will also have to pay restitution and forfeiture. Prosecutors asked the court to require Javi