President Donald Trump continued to spread unsubstantiated conspiracies about voter fraud in American elections as midterm election ballots continue to be counted — and recounted — in key races in Florida and Georgia. Trump has aggressively accused elections officials of forging and “finding” votes in Florida in order to hand the key Senate and gubernatorial […]
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Teen charged in alleged Toronto Raptors ticket fraud: police
A teenager is facing a dozen charges related to what police describe as a fraud scheme involving Toronto Raptors tickets. City police say the alleged fraud was carried out between April and November 2017 on Twitter by a boy who was 17 at the time. They allege he reached out to Raptors fans through a […]
'Shortseller Enrichment Commission’? Musk mocks SEC over fraud probe
While things aren’t on the up-and-up for eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk, ousted as Tesla chairman and sued by a US agency for fraud over scandalous tweets, he’s now put Twitter in overdrive with an act certain to invite trouble. Musk appears to have run afoul of the $ 20 million settlement he recently reached with […]
Elon Musk settles with SEC over fraud charge
Elon Musk’s SEC drama is over almost as soon as it begun — the entrepreneur has settled with the SEC over the securities fraud charge for his tweets about taking Tesla private. He’ll get to keep the CEO position, but he’ll have to step down as Chairman and let an independent person take that position. […]
Forget the British Diver, Here’s Real Trouble – SEC Hits Elon Musk With Fraud Suit
Documents filed in a Manhattan federal court Thursday reveal the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk for fraud. The SEC opened an investigation into Musk after the CEO fatefully tweeted his intent to take the company private. “Funding secured,” Musk wrote in the August 7th tweet. The go-private plan quickly […]
SEC sues Elon Musk for fraud, seeks to remove him from Tesla
(Reuters) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday accused Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk of fraud and sought to remove him from his role in charge of the electric car company, saying he made a series of “false and misleading” tweets about potentially taking Tesla private last month. Musk, 47, is the public […]
SEC sues Elon Musk, accuses him of fraud, and Tesla stock drops
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Government/Legal,Green,Tesla,Electric,Luxury Says Musk ‘knew or was reckless in not knowing’ he was misleading investors Continue reading SEC sues Elon Musk, accuses him of fraud, and Tesla stock drops SEC sues Elon Musk, accuses him of fraud, and Tesla stock drops originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 27 Sep […]
Trump voter on Manafort jury says one holdout prevented complete conviction on all counts in high-stakes fraud trial
Fox News A juror who participated in the trial of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, said just one holdout prevented the jury from convicting Manafort on all of the 18 federal charges he faced. In a Fox News interview on Wednesday, Paula Duncan, a self-described Trump supporter, said the unidentified juror was […]
The jury now deliberating Paul Manafort’s bank fraud case asked the judge a clarifying question that might concern the prosecutors
Dana Verkouteren via AP Jury deliberations began Thursday in the Virginia bank and tax fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The jury sent a note to the judge asking for clarification about four topics, including a definition of the term, “reasonable doubt,” the standard to convict in a criminal trial. Legal experts […]
