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"A Star Wars fan has been forced to give up his $10,000 (\u00C2\u00A36,620) memorabilia collection after pleading guilty to fraud charges. Among the items forfeited is a three-foot rubber Yoda statue, featuring his Jedi robe and fine white hair.  Eric Hodgson was charged with 22 counts of grand theft after defrauding the state of California out of $1,900,000 (\u00C2\u00A31,250,000). The California Department of Transportation commissioned the 43-year-old to place advertisements for construction contracts in local newspapers but he spent the money on luxuries such as holidays and expensive memorabilia, reports KTXL FOX40. A statement from State Attorney General Kamala Harris&amp;#039;s office reads: &amp;quot;He instead used the money to pay off a mortgage, make purchases of toys and comics, and pay for exotic trips for him and his company staff.&amp;quot; Hodgson - who faces a nine-year prison sentence for his crimes - has now agreed to give up his Star Wars collection as part of a plea deal. The deal also required him to hand over two residences and two cars.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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