Feb 3, 2025 · FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment on Jan. 30, 2025, that charged David Hardcastle, 61, of Fresno, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and substantive wire fraud for defrauding investors in loans made to the failed Fresno-based startup company Bitwise Industries, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced today.

Feb 4, 2025 · The charges come less than two months after Bitwise founders and former co-CEOs Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. were sentenced to prison. The big picture: A federal grand jury indicted David Hardcastle, 61, with six counts of fraud, acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced on Monday.

Feb 4, 2025 · Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced 61-year-old Fresno resident David Hardcastle was arrested Monday morning after a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing him of ...

6 days ago · David Hardcastle indicted for defrauding investors in Bitwise’s collapse. He faces multiple wire fraud charges alongside Andrew Adler for fraudulent loan deals.

David Hardcastle, 61, of Fresno, is charged with six counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and substantive wire fraud for defrauding investors in loans made to Bitwise.

Feb 3, 2025 · A federal grand jury indicted 61-year-old David Hardcastle of Fresno on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and substantive wire fraud. Hardcastle is accused of defrauding investors in loans made to the business startup.

Feb 3, 2025 · A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment on Jan. 30 charging David Hardcastle, 61, of Fresno, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and substantive wire fraud for defrauding investors in loans made to the failed Fresno-based startup company Bitwise Industries, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced Monday.

6 days ago · 61-year-old David Hardcastle of Fresno and 31-year-old Andrew Adler of Connecticut are accused of luring investors and giving Bitwise $20 million in loans. In doing so, they allegedly altered...

Feb 3, 2025 · Court documents reveal that between December 2022 and May 2023, Hardcastle and Adler provided approximately $20 million in loans to Bitwise Industries through their company Startop Investments LLC.

Between December 2022 and May 2023, the DOJ says 61-year-old David Hardcastle, of Fresno and 31-year-old Andrew Adler, of Greenwich, Connecticut, gave approximately $20 million in hard money loans ...