https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/09/04/man-convicted-of-robot-fraud-skips-sentencing-sought-by-santa-clara-county-authorities/

SAN JOSE — A man convicted in Santa Clara County of scamming investors by purporting to invent a drug-dispensing robot for elderly and disabled people is now being sought as a fugitive after authorities say he skipped his sentencing last month.

Dennis Fountaine, 67, was convicted May 20 of three felony counts of grand theft by fraud and a sentencing enhancement based on his admission that he cheated four of his victims out of more than $350,000. He was facing a prison sentence at a court hearing scheduled for Aug. 5.