Startup Star to Inmate: The $175 Million Fraud That Landed Charlie Javice in Prison
If you’ve ever looked at a flashy startup and thought, “Wow, they’ve made it big overnight!”—this story is a gut check. Charlie Javice, once the celebrated CEO of Frank—a company that claimed to make applying for student aid easier—was just sentenced to 85 months in federal prison for orchestrating one of the boldest startup frauds …