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Fashion tech founder sentenced to prison for $300m fraud scheme

The Guardian US · August 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM

Fashion tech founder sentenced to prison for $300m fraud scheme

Christine Hunsicker, former CEO of CaaStle, gave investors falsified documents that overstated profit and cash reserves A fashion tech founder was sentenced to five years in federal prison for her involvement in a $300m “fraud scheme” spanning from 2019 to 2025, the Manhattan US attorney’s office announced on Thursday.

Christine Hunsicker, 49, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.

Hunsicker, the founder and ex-CEO of CaaStle Inc, had pleaded guilty this March to one count of securities fraud in relation to a scheme that “defrauded hundreds of investors”, authorities said .

Her attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Fashion tech founder sentenced to prison for $300m fraud scheme

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