Bernhard Fritsch

Bernhard Fritsch disappeared on June 2, 2025. I’d covered his trial for months. He was quiet in court, polite, careful with words. When the verdict came, he didn’t flinch. One count guilty. One not. Fifteen years on the table. Then he was…

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles is asking Judge Dale S. Fischer to impose a 15-year sentence on Bernhard Fritsch on October 20. There’s just one problem: Fritsch is gone. After a split verdict in April 2025—acquitted on one count of…

After having written several stories about his trial and conviction, to my surprise, Bernhard Fritsch disappeared just before a remand hearing ahead of sentencing on June 2. I always thought he had a chance at non-remand, hoping Judge Dale Fischer, who had…

The inventor Bernhard Fritsch developed the core technology and started StarClub in 2008. By 2017, many deals were in the pipeline, money was in the bank, 50 employees were working, and there were no missed payments to creditors or staff. A company growing,…

TRIAL OF BERNHARD FRITSCH MAY ALTER SIXTH AMENDMENT LAW The April 2025 trial of Bernhard Fritsch in the US District Court for the Central District of California may mark a pivotal moment in Sixth Amendment jurisprudence. Despite securing funding for private counsel,…

A Case That Questions the Very Nature of Justice The Fritsch prosecution raises fundamental questions about prosecutorial discretion and governmental priorities. Bernhard Fritsch was the largest investor in StarClub, and according to all available evidence, no one lost any money until the…