Startup CEO Charlie Javice is reportedly angling for a Trump pardon
Key takeaways
- Charlie Javice, the convicted Frank founder, is reportedly seeking a presidential pardon, with her camp quietly courting people close to the Trump administration, according to the WSJ.
- As the administration reportedly weighs handing out roughly 250 pardons this summer to mark America s 250th birthday, a wave of clemency requests is pouring in from white-collar defendants — including Sam Bankman-Fried.
- Last September, Javice was found guilty of fabricating millions of customer accounts to inflate her startup s value before selling it to the bank for $175 million.
Charlie Javice, the convicted Frank founder, is reportedly seeking a presidential pardon, with her camp quietly courting people close to the Trump administration, according to the WSJ. So far, her name hasn t turned up on a formal clemency request list at the Justice Department, it adds.
That list is growing fast. As the administration reportedly weighs handing out roughly 250 pardons this summer to mark America s 250th birthday, a wave of clemency requests is pouring in from white-collar defendants — including Sam Bankman-Fried.
JPMorgan can t be pleased by any of this. Last September, Javice was found guilty of fabricating millions of customer accounts to inflate her startup s value before selling it to the bank for $175 million. She s now serving more than seven years and is appealing, arguing the case against her was unfair.