
FounderCharlie Javice
Frank
— / Wire fraud, bank fraud, securities fraud
Forbes 2019FINANCEReviewed July 19, 2026
Sold a student loan app to JPMorgan for $175M. Claimed 4.25M users — the real number was 300,000 and she hired a data scientist to fabricate the rest . JPMorgan bought it anyway. Then noticed. A federal judge sentenced Javice to 85 months in prison in September 2025.
Prison Sentence85 MONTHS
StatusCONVICTED
Amount / exposure$175M