A Fresno lender pleaded guilty Monday in separate federal cases in which he and a partner were accused of defrauding investors in Bitwise Industries, the workforce development venture that made a big ...

Coyle United States Courthouse in downtown Fresno on Monday, April 20, 2026. Hardcastle is pleading guilty to defrauding ...

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A Fresno hard money lender pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to the collapse of ...