Jury rules startup founder Charlie Javice guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase

A Manhattan jury on Friday issued a guilty verdict against Charlie Javice, the 33-year-old CEO who duped JPMorgan Chase into buying her student-loan startup and was hit with a series of fraud-related charges. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 30 years, and Javice will be sentenced in the coming weeks.

The verdict against Javice, who did not take the stand during the trial, came after approximately four hours of jury deliberation.

The verdict wrapped up roughly five weeks...