California man sentenced for fraud in electric car venture in Sutherlin
A Sacramento man, who once claimed he had $2-billion to invest in Douglas County, including starting an electric car plant in Sutherlin, has been sentenced to almost 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony mail fraud from October of 2006.
58-year old Randall Bert Foshie was sentenced Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Morrison England in Sacramento, to 46 months in prison.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Stegman said Foshie claimed he was negotiating the purchase of Nevcar, an electric car research and development firm. He said he was negotiating to buy their property rights to more than 700 acres in Sutherlin, on which he would build a plant to manufacture the electric cars. He admitted he never made the purchases, and never had the money to make any of the purchases.
In addition to the prison time, Foshie was ordered to pay $351-thousand in restitution.
58-year old Randall Bert Foshie was sentenced Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Morrison England in Sacramento, to 46 months in prison.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Stegman said Foshie claimed he was negotiating the purchase of Nevcar, an electric car research and development firm. He said he was negotiating to buy their property rights to more than 700 acres in Sutherlin, on which he would build a plant to manufacture the electric cars. He admitted he never made the purchases, and never had the money to make any of the purchases.
In addition to the prison time, Foshie was ordered to pay $351-thousand in restitution.
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