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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme

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A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure.

Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville was sentenced Monday to six years and nine months in federal prison in a years-long scam that bilked investors out of $8.75 million, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.

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