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Judge Rejects Javice's Fraud Conviction Appeal
25 Mar
Summary
- Judge denied Charlie Javice's bid to overturn her conviction.
- Javice claimed law clerks had conflicts of interest with JPMorgan.
- Javice was sentenced to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein has denied Charlie Javice's request to have her conviction thrown out. Javice, founder of the education startup Frank, was convicted for defrauding JPMorgan Chase during its $175 million acquisition of her company.
Javice's defense cited alleged conflicts of interest involving two law clerks who accepted jobs at Davis Polk & Wardwell, a law firm representing JPMorgan. Judge Hellerstein, however, stated that the clerks' past and future employment did not create an appearance of partiality requiring a new trial.
He further asserted that there was no proof he relied too heavily on his clerks. The judge emphasized the strength of the evidence presented, concluding that an innocent person was not wrongly convicted. Javice, who has appealed her conviction, was sentenced to 85 months in prison. Her co-defendant, Olivier Amar, received a 68-month sentence.
