Ex-Nikola CEO's Pardon Doesn't Let Him Beat Investor Suit

By Katryna Perera ( September 9, 2026, 9:43 PM EDT) -- The presidential pardon Nikola founder Trevor Milton received for his criminal conviction on securities fraud charges does not bar him from facing similar civil claims alleging he and the electric-vehicle startup exaggerated the viability of the company's prospects, an Arizona federal judge ruled....

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