The US Department of Justice (DOJ) charges a CEO of Fashion Technology for alleged investors of hundreds of millions of dollars by lying about his winnings.
In a new press release, the DOJ says that the 48-year-old Christine Hunsicker of New Jersey-de CEO and founder of clothing technology company Caastle-with with countless crimes charged after they reportedly had forged documents to make it look like the company was financially healthy.
Authorities say that Hunsicker knew that Caastle was in financial need “with limited cash and considerable costs.” In order to collect more funds to operate the company, however, it is said to have manufactured income statements, bank details and other documents as a means to mislead investors to think that the company was profitable and had cash at hand.
According to the Doj, Hunsicker caught up with a stunning $ 275 million for Caastle. Some of her alleged fraudulent activities include offering an investor with fake screenshots of bank accounts showing that the company had $ 200 million in cash, while in reality it had 1,000x less.
She would also have forged the signature of an administrative director to make it seem that the company’s board had authorized the allocation of stock options, allowing it to yield another $ 20 million.
Authorities also claim that Hunsicker has cheated investors from a new business company, P180, so that they have invested $ 30 million by using fake information about the success of Caastle.
All in all, Hunsicker would have picked up more than $ 300 from fraudulent practices.
As explained by the American lawyer Jay Clayton,
“As claimed, Christine Hunsicker Investors of hundreds of millions of dollars threatened by document falsification, manufactured audits and material incorrect presentation about the financial condition of her company.
The promise of pre-ipo technology companies (first public offer) can be a fruitful ground for fraudsters playing on investors Euphoria. Investors must be aware of these stimuli and that pre-ipo companies are not subject to the hardships of sec-registration. “
Hunsicker is accused of heavy identity theft, wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering and false statements to a financial institution. If convicted, she is confronted behind bars for decades.
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