Elon Musk to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle SEC Lawsuit Alleging He Failed to Disclose Twitter Share Purchases Ahead of Acquisition

Tech mogul Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest individual with a net worth currently estimated at $659 billion, agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty to settle an SEC lawsuit accusing him of failing to properly disclose stock he was amassing in Twitter in violation of securities laws. Musk consented to the settlement “without admitting […]

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