According to federal prosecutors, Adler and his business partner, 61-year-old David Hardcastle of Fresno, ran a deceptive loan scheme through their company, Startop Investments LLC. Between ...

A Fresno businessman and his partner have been indicted by a federal grand jury for fraudulently convincing investors to loan millions of dollars to the failed Bitwise Industries. David Hardcastle ...

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. Also charged ...