Nov 22, 2025
Mastermind of $2M Bitwise loan scheme working on plea deal with feds. CT man also charged in case.
By Robert Rodriguez, The Fresno Bee A plea deal is in the works for the Fresno businessman accused of defrauding investors to loan millions of dollars to the failed Fresno-based startup company Bitwise Industries. David Hardcastle, 61, was indicted by a federal grand jury Jan. 30 on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and substantive wire fraud. Also charged in the case was Andrew Adler,…