New York City, USA
Ah, my padi! Na wah o! Na so entrepreneur Charlie Javice just enter serious trouble as she don collect 7 years for prison after she and her crew pull one big stunt wey no be small one. This matter fit enter remove weaving because the babe defraud JPMorgan Chase of $175 million!
In March, jury don already convict am for bank, wire and securities fraud, along with conspiracy to commit fraud. Wetin she do? She give JPMorgan fake customer list when dem buy her startup wey dem call Frank for 2021. She claim say she get 4 million customers, but reality be say na only 300,000 users dey that side. Chai! How person go dey lie like that?
As if say na soap opera we dey watch, Judge Alvin Hellerstein talk say this kind fraud na “biblical” level. E fit bi say e comot for September 2021 when JPMorgan buy Frank, hopeful say the company go help dem sell banking products to young adult. Wetin dem no know be say dem just enter wahala like say dem wan enter wedding without checking bride price!
Dem don send am to prison for this big blunder as her lawyers dey beg for leniency, saying she na young padi wey just make one bad decision. But Judge Hellerstein no gree. E tell them say corruption no dey show mercy. Na serious matter o!
During sentencing, Charlie wey don reach 33 years cry say she dey regret her actions. She tell the court say she de regret ever since she make this choice, adding that she don disappoint her family and friends. E be like movie scene as she dey tissue her eyes while she dey try talk say she go handle the consequences with humility. Judge con reply her say she do bad thing, but she fit still change for future. E don clear say wahala no dey forget!
The judge sef clown say this whole act show say JPMorgan no do proper check before dem carry out their business. Dem think say dem dey buy gold but na empty shell dem carry. Dis whole saga fit make dem gather better officers for their next acquisition sha!
Na we dey watch this drama unfold as Charlie go spend the next 7 years for prison, and we go see how she fit bounce back after this wahala. But for now, make we just sip palm wine and gree her for this palaver because e don really serious for am o!
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