Archive · 7 Sep 2026
FBI Adds Tech CEO to Most Wanted Fraudsters List
The FBI is looking for Bernhard Eugen Fritsch, a technology company chief executive.
His company, StarClub, raised about $35 million from investors.
Authorities say he made misleading claims to persuade people to invest.
They also say he spent at least $7.3 million of the money on personal costs.
A United States court found him guilty of wire fraud in April 2025.
Fritsch left the United States before a court hearing and later fled Mexico.
He was sentenced in his absence to 15 years in prison.
The FBI is offering up to $150,000 for information that helps capture him.
The FBI added StarClub founder Bernhard Eugen Fritsch to its Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
Fritsch was convicted of wire fraud after raising roughly $35 million for StarClub.
The FBI alleges that at least $7.3 million went toward Fritsch’s personal expenses.
After fleeing the United States and later Mexico, Fritsch was sentenced in absentia to 15 years.
The FBI is offering up to $150,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
- Who
- Bernhard Eugen Fritsch, founder and CEO of StarClub, is being sought by the FBI.
- What
- The FBI placed Fritsch on its Most Wanted Fraudsters list and announced a reward of up to $150,000.
- When
- He was convicted in April 2025, fled the United States in June, fled Mexico in October, and was sentenced on October 20, 2025.
- Where
- Fritsch allegedly fled from the United States to Mexico and then to Munich, Germany, where the FBI believes he may be living.
- Why
- Authorities say he defrauded investors, failed to appear for a bond revocation hearing, and later fled custody.
- Reward
- Up to $150,000, approximately ₹1.32 crore
- Company
- StarClub
- Funds raised
- Approximately $35 million between January 2014 and August 2017
- Alleged personal spending
- At least $7.3 million of investor money
- Conviction
- Found guilty of wire fraud in a California court in April 2025
- Sentence
- 15 years in federal prison and a $35,000 fine
- Restitution
- $26,806,901
- FBI case office
- FBI Los Angeles Field Office