SUTHERLAND TANGLED UP IN CATTLE SCAM LAWSUIT
KIEFER SUTHERLAND has been roped into a new lawsuit after the actor was a= llegedly conned into funding a cattle scam that netted over $1 million (G= BP625,000).
Michael Wayne Carr is accused of making agreements to buy steers in Mex= ico and sell them for profit in the U.S. for customers, including the 24 = star - a former rodeo regular - who handed over $869,000 (GBP543,125) to = help fund the project.
According to prosecutors, there is no record Carr ever bought the steer= s. He is also accused of selling steers that didn’t belong to him.
Carr is charged with 12 felonies, including grand theft, forgery and em= bezzlement.
He is scheduled to be arraigned on 8 February (10) and faces up to 18 y= ears in prison if convicted on all charges.
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