Aspiration Bank co-founder sentenced to 14 years for fraud

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Aspiration Bank co-founder Joseph Sanberg received a 14-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud. The case centers on allegations that he used fake clients, sham payments, and deceptive loan collateral to inflate revenue and obtain loans. Aspiration’s collapse, bankruptcy proceedings, and related investigations remain part of the broader fallout. The article also notes that the company had major partners and later spun off its consumer business into GreenFi, which was acquired by Coastal Financial Bank.

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