Attorney Ari Lauer, who represented the now-defunct Benicia-based company DC Solar, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Sacramento on October 14. He admitted to 23 counts of wire fraud, bank fraud, and related offenses connected to one of the largest renewable-energy investment frauds in U.S. history.
Lauer’s sentencing is set for January 26, while his trial was originally slated to begin on October 21. His guilty plea came just days before the trial was scheduled to start, signaling a strategic decision to accept responsibility rather than face what could have been a much longer sentence if convicted by a jury.
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