DESK 2 — FILE OPEN
FOLDER J-0901CASE #2017-0901SHELF 4 / ROW C
CLOSED
BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL DEATHS
DIVISION OF COLD CASES / FORM 41-D / DEATH OF A GOING CONCERN
CASE NUMBER
CASE #2017-0901
SUBJECT
JUICERO, INC.
DATE OPENED
2013 — San Francisco, California
DATE CLOSED
September 1, 2017
KNOWN ALIASES
None on record
INVESTIGATOR
Det. Redact
CAUSE OF DEATH
The bags could be squeezed by hand.
PEAK VALUATION
$120,000,000 raised
ASSETS RECOVERED
Refunds offered on request; hardware inventory withdrawn
CLASSIFICATION — MARK ONE
FRAUD
NEGLIGENCE
✕HUBRIS
MARKET FORCES
UNKNOWN
EVIDENCE SUMMARY
Subject sold a $400 countertop press requiring proprietary sealed pouches, network-connected for the verification of pouch authenticity.
Two journalists demonstrated that the pouches produced equivalent juice under manual pressure.
Subject ceased operations five months later.
Remainder of statement sealed:
FILED BY Det. Redact · BADGE 0001NO FURTHER ACTION AUTHORIZED
PROPERTY OF THE BUREAUDO NOT REMOVE FROM ROOM 0114
MARGIN NOTE — INVESTIGATING OFFICER
The press had wireless. I keep the note about the wireless at the top of the folder because it is the only part I cannot account for.
It weighed 3 kg. To squeeze a bag.
EVIDENCE TAG
ITEM J-0901
SUBJECT JUICERO, INC.
RECEIVED 2017
CONDITION AS FOUND
SUBJECT JUICERO, INC.
RECEIVED 2017
CONDITION AS FOUND