Overview

• A federal jury convicted Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar of defrauding JPMorgan Chase by fabricating data to falsely claim Frank had over 4 million users.
• The fraud was uncovered after JPMorgan's marketing emails to Frank's alleged customers revealed a high bounce rate and limited engagement.
• Javice hired a data scientist to create fake customer data, which was used to mislead JPMorgan during the 2021 acquisition process.
• Javice and Amar, who became multimillionaires from the deal, face up to 30 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for July 2025.
• The case has raised concerns about due diligence failures in fintech acquisitions and the broader implications for trust in the sector.