{"id":12679,"date":"2023-12-18T21:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/18\/nikola-founder-sentenced-to-four-years-for-lying-about-companys-electric-cars\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T21:37:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:37:47","slug":"nikola-founder-sentenced-to-four-years-for-lying-about-companys-electric-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/18\/nikola-founder-sentenced-to-four-years-for-lying-about-companys-electric-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola founder sentenced to four years for lying about company\u2019s electric cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trevor Milton had requested probation after being found guilty of misrepresenting his company\u2019s technology to investors<\/p>\n

Trevor Milton, the convicted founder of the electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday after a jury last year found him guilty of lying to investors about the company\u2019s technology.<\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Milton misled investors by stating that Nikola had built a pickup from the \u201cground up\u201d, that it had developed its own batteries even though he knew it was buying them, and that it had early success creating a \u201cNikola One\u201d semi-truck that he knew did not work.<\/p>\n

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\nTrevor Milton had requested probation after being found guilty of misrepresenting his company\u2019s technology to investors
\nTrevor Milton, the convicted founder of the electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday after a jury last year found him guilty of lying to investors about the company\u2019s technology.
\nFederal prosecutors in Manhattan said Milton misled investors by stating that Nikola had built a pickup from the \u201cground up\u201d, that it had developed its own batteries even though he knew it was buying them, and that it had early success creating a \u201cNikola One\u201d semi-truck that he knew did not work. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trevor Milton had requested probation after being found guilty of misrepresenting his company\u2019s technology to investors Trevor Milton, the convicted founder of the electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday after a jury last year found him guilty of lying to investors about the company\u2019s technology. Federal …<\/p>\n

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