JPMorgan Chase accused convicted fraudster Charlie Javice of abusing the bank’s obligation to cover her legal bills — including billing for daily hotel room upgrades during her criminal trial, according to a new court filing.
The bank told Delaware’s Chancery Court on Monday that Javice and her co-defendant, Olivier Amar, treated the bank’s indemnification as a “blank check” to fund extravagant spending and unnecessary legal work.
JPMorgan said Javice’s defense costs have ballooned to an “unprecedented and shocking” $115 million.
The filing, first reported by Bloomberg , asked the court to end the bank’s obligation to pay the pair’s expenses.
JPMorgan cited the room upgrades as part of a pattern of wasteful billing that included inflated charges for reviewing documents, preparing

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