Charlie Javice’s fraud trial prosecutors must press JP Morgan for more evidence, judge rules

• Charlie Javice appeared for a pretrial hearing Thursday in her fraud case.
• The Frank founder’s lawyer accused federal prosecutors of withholding key evidence in the case. 
• The judge sided in part with the defense, ordering the government to force JP Morgan to release more evidence.

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that prosecutors must compel JP Morgan to find more evidence that could help Charlie Javice, the founder of the financial aid startup Frank, in her defense in her criminal fraud trial.

The judge also set an October 2024 start-date for the criminal trial of the embattled entrepreneur.