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Christine Hunsicker Secures $1 Million Bail After Fraud Indictment

Prosecutors have brought six charges including money laundering, securities fraud and identity theft; a parallel SEC civil lawsuit is now in pretrial proceedings.

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Overview

  • Hunsicker was released on a $1 million bond after pleading not guilty and agreed to surrender her passport, restrict travel, undergo drug testing and mental-health evaluations, and avoid contact with CaaStle and P180 investors or employees.
  • She faces a six-count federal indictment accusing her of wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, false statements to a bank and aggravated identity theft.
  • The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges that from February 2019 through March 2025 she falsified CaaStle’s financials and forged audit reports to raise roughly $275 million for CaaStle and $30 million for P180.
  • In the SEC’s civil complaint, regulators contend Hunsicker created and circulated false financial statements and audit documents while raising over $250 million for CaaStle.
  • Pretrial proceedings in both the criminal case and the SEC suit are pending as her attorneys assert she cooperated fully and argue the charges present an incomplete account.