{"id":41489,"date":"2025-12-23T20:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/martinis-seafood-and-a-plastic-cup-the-zany-expenses-at-the-center-of-jpmorgans-latest-dispute-with-charlie-javice\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:41:46","slug":"martinis-seafood-and-a-plastic-cup-the-zany-expenses-at-the-center-of-jpmorgans-latest-dispute-with-charlie-javice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/martinis-seafood-and-a-plastic-cup-the-zany-expenses-at-the-center-of-jpmorgans-latest-dispute-with-charlie-javice\/","title":{"rendered":"Martinis, seafood, and a plastic cup: The zany expenses at the center of JPMorgan&#8217;s latest dispute with Charlie Javice"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/68dae19f1c1f80efbec487c5?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Charlie Javice\"\/><figcaption>\n<p>Spencer Platt\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>JPMorgan Chase no longer wants to pay Charlie Javice&#039;s legal expenses.<\/li>\n<li>The bank claims Javice&#039;s legal bills included excessive charges for food, alcohol, and travel.<\/li>\n<li>See a slideshow of some of the zanier expenses at the center of this dispute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gummy bears, ice cream, cookies, and martinis may sound like the makings of a holiday party, but they are among the expenses now at the center of a legal fight between JPMorgan Chase and convicted startup founder Charlie Javice.<\/p>\n<p>Javice was sentenced to seven years in prison earlier this year over fraud tied to Frank, the financial aid startup she sold to JPMorgan in 2021 for $175 million. Despite that conviction, JPMorgan has been ordered to pay the legal bills of its former executive.<\/p>\n<p>JPMorgan, which has already covered some $60 million in legal expenses for Javice, is now asking a Delaware Court of Chancery judge to relieve it of an additional $18 million in expenses.<\/p>\n<p>It argued that Javice has abused the advancement system by running up excessive and improper legal expenses. Javice&#039;s lawyers have until January 5 to respond.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Quinn Emanuel, which represents Javice in the Delaware case, pushed back, saying JPMorgan is &quot;trying to walk away from its contractual obligation to pay Ms. Javice&#039;s legal bills.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The bank is &quot;highlighting a handful of attorney expenses (not incurred by Ms. Javice) over two years, the vast majority of which it already reviewed and paid or are not disputed,&quot; Quinn Emanuel spokesman Eric Herman said.<\/p>\n<p>See a list of some of the expenses JPMorgan has highlighted in its Delaware court filing:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Copious amounts of alcohol&quot;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694ae4d2832e0ef1ead6c002?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Old Fashioned cocktails\"\/><figcaption>Old Fashioned cocktails<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post\/The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>JPMorgan&#039;s Delaware chancery court filing complained that the bank was billed for &quot;copious amounts of alcohol&quot;, including old fashioneds, Lychee martinis, and other &quot;specialty cocktails.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The filing claims some of the booze expenses were linked to &quot;a hotel bar and minibar.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It also complained of fees tied to &quot;ground transportation from one bar or restaurant to another in one evening.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A $900 meal at Kolomon<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694ae32504eda4732f2e0de4?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Kolomon burger\"\/><figcaption>Kolomon burger<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Schear\/Getty Images for NYCWFF<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kolomon was an Austrian-influenced French restaurant located in Manhattan&#039;s Ace Hotel that closed in August 2025. According to Thefork.com, its menu included Yellowfin tuna carpaccio for $29 and grilled wild mushrooms for $33.<\/p>\n<p>$214 for &quot;Italian inspired ice cream&quot;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694ae21f832e0ef1ead6bf81?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of gelato at Mizzica Gelateria in Toronto\"\/><figcaption>Photo of gelato at Mizzica Gelateria in Toronto<\/p>\n<p>Nick Lachance\/Toronto Star via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>$581 dinner for two that included a $161 seafood tower<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694adaf064858d02d217538e?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A seafood tower\"\/><figcaption>A seafood tower<\/p>\n<p>Mark Mulligan\/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cellulite butter<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694adfe9832e0ef1ead6bf3c?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up shot of a thick beauty cream\"\/><figcaption>A close-up shot of a thick beauty cream<\/p>\n<p>picture alliance\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A search for &quot;cellulite butter&quot; on Amazon results in a list of body lotions that promise to firm and tighten the skin.<\/p>\n<p>$530 on gummy bears<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694adcfd04eda4732f2e0d1e?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Bags of candy\"\/><figcaption>Swedish fish and Sour Patch Kids candies<\/p>\n<p>Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>$347 for three charcuterie boards &quot;for an afternoon snack&quot;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694ae031832e0ef1ead6bf45?format=jpeg\" alt=\"charcuterie boards\"\/><figcaption>charcuterie boards<\/p>\n<p>Boston Globe\/Boston Globe via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Cookie Monster toddler toy<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694ade94832e0ef1ead6bf19?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Two people walking with a large Cookie Monster doll\"\/><figcaption>Two people walking with a large Cookie Monster doll<\/p>\n<p>Gary Coronado \/ Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>$60 Uber Eats order for four cookies and a cookie box<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694addd6832e0ef1ead6bf05?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Cookies\"\/><figcaption>Cookies<\/p>\n<p>Illustration by Romain Doucelin\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Transportation to the American Museum of Natural History \u2014 &quot;on a Sunday&quot;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694add8f04eda4732f2e0d37?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Outside the American Museum of Natural History\"\/><figcaption>Outside the American Museum of Natural History<\/p>\n<p>Design Pics Editorial\/Design Pics Editorial\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Transportation to dinner &quot;after a walk across Central Park&quot;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694add2e04eda4732f2e0d22?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Central Park\"\/><figcaption>A walk in Central Park<\/p>\n<p>CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lavender and jasmine scented sachets<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694ada68832e0ef1ead6be91?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A pile of sachets filled with dried lavendar\"\/><figcaption>A pile of sachets filled with dried lavendar<\/p>\n<p>Franco Origlia\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A plastic cup<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694adab704eda4732f2e0cda?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A plastic cup with water\"\/><figcaption>A plastic cup with water<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post\/The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spencer Platt\/Getty Images JPMorgan Chase no longer wants to pay Charlie Javice&#039;s legal expenses. The bank claims Javice&#039;s legal bills included excessive charges for food, alcohol, and travel. See a slideshow of some of the zanier expenses at the center of this dispute. Gummy bears, ice cream, cookies, and martinis may sound like the makings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-41489","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41489\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}