Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to four years in prison in EV truck fraud case

by MatchingTurret

13 Comments

  1. zippercot

    ah, the old “kitchen sink” legal defense.

  2. I’ll never forget when he hired some guys onto Nikola’s payroll so they could install the solar panels on his roof and then claim the money he paid them as company revenue.

  3. ESIsurveillanceSD

    That explains my ~98% returns on my investment.

  4. Speculawyer

    Lol.

    Fucking GM should be embarrassed for having done a deal with that transparent con man.

  5. Thermite1985

    Sounds more like and Edison than a Nikola

  6. Intelligent_Top_328

    That’s a sweet deal. 4 years in exchange for 300+ million. I’d do it.

  7. I imagine this will have many drunk uncles talking shit about EVs over Xmas dinner. Proof that they will never work!

  8. CountVertigo

    It’s a hydrogen truck, no more electric than a Prius.

    *(Edit):* well, technically it was powered by gravity…

  9. kengchang

    We have super computer that runs HTML5 in our car

  10. KeyboardGunner

    Hey Trevor, don’t drop the soap.

    ![gif](giphy|Yp4WbtjUMRjO0)

  11. GreyGreenBrownOakova

    >In November 2019, the Los Angeles Times reported that Milton had bought a 2,000-acre Utah ranch with a 16,800 square foot riverside mansion for $32.5 million.
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    > Milton owned about 25% of Nikola, his share is now valued at $236.5 million.

    that $1M fine is going to sting. crime pays.

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