Overview
- Magistrate Judge Christian Wright ruled Thursday that JPMorgan must continue advancing legal fees, covering $10.1 million for Charlie Javice and $11.3 million for co-defendant Olivier Amar for overlapping periods in 2025.
- JPMorgan has been advancing the defendants’ bills under a June 2023 court order tied to its 2021 purchase of Frank and those advancement rights remain in place despite the defendants’ March 2025 criminal convictions.
- The bank had asked the court to stop payments by calling the invoices “astronomical” and citing specific charges such as $530 for gummy bears, first-class airfare, luxury hotel upgrades and a $581 dinner with a $161 seafood tower.
- Charlie Javice is pursuing appeals of her conviction and has sought further remedies including a reported presidential pardon while she remains free on bail under court supervision.
- The ruling keeps tens of millions in advancement flowing now but leaves open later fights over repayment and indemnification, a dispute that could force repayment if a court or agreement finds the defendants are not entitled to indemnity.