[Believe Founder Benjamin Pasternak Arrested for Second-Degree Strangulation and Intentional Assault Charges] Deep Tide TechFlow reports that on April 23, public records from the New York Criminal Court show that Believe App founder Benjamin Pasternak was arrested on charges of second-degree strangulation and intentional assault. Previously, Believe founder Ben Pasternak was accused of being involved in a multimillion-dollar rug pull scam.