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.

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.

They're accused of swindling investors with loans made to the failed Fresno-based startup company, Bitwise. 61-year-old David Hardcastle of Fresno and 31-year-old Andrew Adler of Connecticut are ...

According to court documents, Hardcastle and Adler carried out their scheme from December 2022 through May 2023 by giving Bitwise an approximately $20 million hard money loan, usually cash ...

One of two remaining defendants in the federal case over the collapse of Bitwise Industries pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to commit wire fraud. Greenwich, Conn. resident Andrew Adler, 31 ...

He and his business partner, David Hardcastle, were accused of luring investors and giving Bitwise about $20 million in loans. When Bitwise collapsed in 2023, the investors lost nearly all of ...

Adler had been accused of defrauding investors out of $20 million in loans to Bitwise, which expanded to Bakersfield in 2021 and collapsed in May 2023. His associate, Fresno resident David ...

Two more people connected with Bitwise Industries have been ... Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced 61-year-old Fresno resident David Hardcastle was arrested Monday morning ...

Adler and his business partner, David Hardcastle, a 61-year-old from Fresno, gave Bitwise roughly $20 million in "hard money" loans between December 2022 to May 2023.

A 31-year-old Connecticut man was sentenced Monday to three years and five months in federal prison for his part in defrauding investors in loans made to the failed Bitwise Industries. The defendant, ...