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...