tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post3663992739501098472..comments2024-03-26T12:56:08.975-07:00Comments on Elk Grove News.net: District 1 Councilmember Suen, Elk Grove city manager hear criticism of their handling of CNU project - audio includedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-66769700989999800952019-11-07T08:58:25.416-08:002019-11-07T08:58:25.416-08:00DIXON (CBS/AP) – Prosecutors say woman who convinc...DIXON (CBS/AP) – Prosecutors say woman who convinced Solano County residents she was going to bring a multi-billion dollar movie studio to the region, was actually defrauding investors.<br /><br />Carissa Carpenter has pleaded not guilty to charges that she scammed investors out of more than $5 million with claims she had Hollywood backing to build a $2.8 billion dollar movie studio complex in Dixon.<br /><br />Last March, Carpenter made a major announcement at the Dixon City Council meeting that her company, Morning View Studios, had the rights to purchase 333 acres of farmland to build a state-of-the-art facility.<br /><br />She promised it would create thousands of jobs, and bring $1 billion dollars to the area each year. Dixon’s City Manager, Jim Lindley told CBS “These kind of projects happen every day across the country. It’s hard for people to grasp that it’s going to happen in Dixon.”<br /><br />The project was slated for completion by January 15, 2015.D.J. Blutarskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529518197945699750noreply@blogger.com