# CaaStle

Type: Company

Source: Finance Intelligence Brief — https://getfinancebrief.com/entity/caastle
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## Timeline

- **2026-08-05**: Sentencing — Scheduled sentencing date before U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken.
- **2026-03-04**: Guilty Plea — Hunsicker pleads guilty to securities fraud and agrees to $300M forfeiture.
- **2025-07**: Criminal Charges — Hunsicker charged with six criminal counts including money laundering and securities fraud.
- **2025-06**: Bankruptcy Filing — CaaStle files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.
- **2025-03**: Scheme Ends — Final period of fraudulent activity identified by federal investigators.
- **2019-02**: Fraud Begins — Start of the six-year scheme involving fabricated audits and financial statements.
- **2016**: Industry Recognition — Hunsicker named to Inc. and Crain's lists of top entrepreneurs.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### CaaStle Founder Christine Hunsicker Pleads Guilty in $300M Fraud Case
2026-03-05 02:13:15 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Christine Hunsicker, founder of the fashion-tech startup CaaStle, pleaded guilty to securities fraud for orchestrating a $300 million scheme involving fabricated financials and forged audits. The fraud misled hundreds of venture capital investors into believing the failing company was a billion-dollar powerhouse before its 2025 collapse.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/caastle-founder-hunsicker-guilty-300m-fraud

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