The last act for Carissa Carpenter came Thursday in federal court in Sacramento, where the self-described movie studio executive pleaded guilty in an elaborate scheme that prosecutors say swindled investors out of million of dollars.
Carpenter, 55, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud and one count of lying to the FBI in a plea agreement that, in theory, could net her up to 45 years in prison for taking investors’ money for failed movie studio projects, including her last effort in Dixon.