Jodie Foster's Dad Facing 20 Years In Prison For Running Investment Scam
Posted on Dec 03, 2011 @ 01:10PM
Lucius Foster is facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly ripping off over two dozen investors, taking more than $130,000 in an apparent housing scam in Los Angeles, The Daily Beast is reporting.
Jodie Foster's estranged dad was in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday, charged with 25 counts of grand theft and 10 counts of contracting without a license.
Mincing no words in his opening statement, Deputy City Attorney Dan Cocek said, “Mr. Foster is a liar and a cheat. He has had a scam going for years to steal money from people. A lot of people fell for it. He sounded so convincing.”
According to Cocek, the 89-year-old building contractor bilked each of his clients -- who he found on CraigsList -- out of a $5,000 down payment after he claimed he would build them low-cost modular homes for $85,000. He planned to make the three-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot homes out of metal cargo containers from China.
Foster is representing himself in court.
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The Daily Juice
Nice to see Jodie Foster taking care of her 89 year old father. NOT!
Posted Sun, 12/04/2011 - 7:38am
he's 89... he's not going to build anyone anything.. he probably didn't even know where he was.
Posted Sun, 12/04/2011 - 7:15am
These people who were duped will need to show up in court wearing paper bags over their heads. Modular homes out of stacked metal cargo containers from China? The old man must be one hell of a salesmen.
Posted Sat, 12/03/2011 - 11:29pm
actually there are some stunning houses made from them on the cheap. quite amazing. google it
Posted Sun, 12/04/2011 - 7:15am
Never buy anything but chicken from Colonel Sanders.
Posted Sat, 12/03/2011 - 5:43pm