Lawyers Argue Trevor Milton Shouldn’t Face Prison for Fraud
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Trevor Milton, the founder of truck maker Nikola Corp., say he should not face incarceration.
Nikola Needs New Leadership, Says Trevor Milton
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton called for leadership change at the electric truck maker and urged shareholders to vote against upcoming company-backed proposals.
Nikola Founder Milton Seeks New Trial, Lodges Jury Complaints
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton asked for a new trial on charges he misled investors about the electric truck maker’s prospects, arguing the jury convicted him due to bad instructions from the judge and because one juror lied to get on the panel.
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Guilty of Defrauding Investors
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton was convicted of fraud Oct. 14 for misleading investors in the electric truck company.
Trevor Milton Fraud Case Goes to Jury After Passionate Closing Statements
The U.S. launched its closing statement in Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton’s trial on Oct. 13, claiming Milton defrauded investors with breathless hype about the electric truck maker.
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Won’t Testify in Fraud Trial
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton said he wouldn’t take the witness stand in his criminal fraud trial, as the defense prepares to rest its case.
Nikola Pickup Had No Nikola Parts, GM Engineer Testifies
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton wasn’t truthful when he claimed his company was responsible for most of the components in a planned pickup truck General Motors Co. was to build for the electric vehicle maker, a GM engineer testified.
Nikola Execs Threatened to Quit If Trevor Milton Didn’t Step Down
Three top Nikola Corp. executives threatened to resign in 2020 if the electric vehicle maker’s founder, Trevor Milton, didn’t step down as executive chairman, according to a filing in the federal fraud case against him.
Nikola CEO Mark Russell Says Trevor Milton Was Prone to Exaggerate
Nikola Corp.’s chief executive officer told a jury he learned only after joining the company that its debut electric truck had neither a gas-powered turbine nor a fuel cell when founder Trevor Milton unveiled it.
Nikola Cannibalized a Ford for Hyped Badger Electric Pickup, Jury Told
A Nikola Corp. prototype of the electric vehicle startup’s planned Badger pickup truck was made partly of components from a Ford Motor Co. F-150 Raptor, the jury in the criminal trial of Nikola founder Trevor Milton was told.