Foster Convicted Of Grand Theft

Posted on: December 10, 2011 at 11:47 p.m.

The father of Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster was convicted of grand theft in a Los Angeles court last week for his part in a scheme that allegedly bilked several people of as much as $130,000. Lucius Foster, who is 89 years old and is estranged from his famous daughter, was accused of running a housing scheme that promised to build several homes on single-family lots out of 40-foot-long Chinese shipping containers. According to reports, Foster had been advertising three-bedroom homes for $85,000 through ads such as Craig's List. Prospective buyers, who were often elderly or low-income, handed Foster $5,000 each as a deposit on these homes with projected dates of completion for the future. As one angry home buyer testified, the completion dates came and went with no progress on the home building. When asked about the building's expected completion, Foster is said to have given several excuses until criminal charges were filed against him. During the trial, Foster acted as his own attorney and claimed he wanted to get his jail sentence over with quickly so he could work on getting his clients' money back. After being convicted on 21 counts of grand theft as well as nine counts of contracting without a license, Foster is facing nearly 26 years in a Los Angeles County Jail. According to reports, Foster used a lot of personal charm to get people to agree to deals with him, telling them war stories and even talking about his estranged daughter to build his credibility. It remains unclear as to what Foster did with the $130,000 he had amassed through collecting deposits from as many as 21 different prospective home-buyers since Foster's own personal bank accounts were nearly empty.

If you are facing criminal charges for theft, call the attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP to talk to an experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney today. At Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP, our attorneys have over five decades of combined experience in successfully defending clients like you from criminal charges of all types and we know what it takes to win. An experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney can tell you that the difference between simple theft and grand theft is largely determined by the dollar amount or cash value of what was stolen. Your Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney knows that if the amount money, or the cash value of something stolen that was stolen is above $400, it will most likely be considered Grand Theft instead of plain Theft and is likely to be considered a felony criminal offense. Call today at 1-877-781-1570 to speak to an experienced and skilled The father of Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster was convicted of grand theft in a Los Angeles court last week for his part in a scheme that allegedly bilked several people of as much as $130,000. Lucius Foster, who is 89 years old and is estranged from his famous daughter, was accused of running a housing scheme that promised to build several homes on single-family lots out of 40-foot-long Chinese shipping containers. According to reports, Foster had been advertising three-bedroom homes for $85,000 through ads such as Craig's List. Prospective buyers, who were often elderly or low-income, handed Foster $5,000 each as a deposit on these homes with projected dates of completion for the future. As one angry home buyer testified, the completion dates came and went with no progress on the home building. When asked about the building's expected completion, Foster is said to have given several excuses until criminal charges were filed against him. During the trial, Foster acted as his own attorney and claimed he wanted to get his jail sentence over with quickly so he could work on getting his clients' money back. After being convicted on 21 counts of grand theft as well as nine counts of contracting without a license, Foster is facing nearly 26 years in a Los Angeles County Jail. According to reports, Foster used a lot of personal charm to get people to agree to deals with him, telling them war stories and even talking about his estranged daughter to build his credibility. It remains unclear as to what Foster did with the $130,000 he had amassed through collecting deposits from as many as 21 different prospective home-buyers since Foster's own personal bank accounts were nearly empty.

If you are facing criminal charges for theft, call the attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP to talk to an experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney today. At Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP, our attorneys have over five decades of combined experience in successfully defending clients like you from criminal charges of all types and we know what it takes to win. An experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney can tell you that the difference between simple theft and grand theft is largely determined by the dollar amount or cash value of what was stolen. Your Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney knows that if the amount money, or the cash value of something stolen that was stolen is above $400, it will most likely be considered Grand Theft instead of simple Theft and is likely to be considered a felony criminal offense. If you are facing theft charges, call today at 1-877-781-1570 to speak to an experienced and skilled Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney about your case.

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