All posts tagged "Trevor Milton"

A Justice department whistleblower on Saturday tore into President Donald Trump for what she described as a "staggering" decision to give a fraudster a "second chance."

During an episode of The Lincoln Project Podcast, former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer argued that Trump's pardons were "fundamentally different" from others made in the past.

"He has pardoned quite a few individuals who committed fraud involving government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid," Oyer said. "He's also pardoned all manner of white collar frauds, including those that involve stealing money from investors."...

Trevor Milton, who founded hydrogen-powered truck company Nikola and was sentenced to four years in prison for fraud, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump.

"The pardon came two weeks after federal prosecutors urged District Court Judge Edgardo Ramos to order Milton to pay restitution of $680 million to Nikola shareholders, and another $15.2 million to Peter Hicks, a victim of his wire fraud," CNBC reported. But, "Because of the pardon, Ramos could not order restitution of any kind."

In a press release Thursday, Milton said that there are “striking similarities” between his case “and those brought against President Trump.”...