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Elon Musk reveals SEC sent him ‘settlement demand' after Twitter buyout probe
CNBC by way of NBC ^ | Loro Kolodny

Posted on 12/13/2024 3:24:10 AM PST by thegagline

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a "settlement demand" to Elon Musk, according to a Thursday social media post by the tech billionaire. The federal financial regulator is asking Musk to agree to terms including a fine, or "face charges on numerous counts" regarding "Certain Purchases, Sales and Disclosures of Twitter Shares." The SEC has been investigating whether Musk committed securities fraud in 2022 as he sold shares in Tesla and shored up a stake in social network Twitter, ahead of his leveraged buyout. The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a "settlement demand" to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire disclosed in a social media post on Thursday.

The post included a copy of a letter sent by Musk's attorney, Quinn Emanuel Partner Alex Spiro, to SEC Chair Gary Gensler.

The letter said that the federal agency had pressured Musk to agree to a settlement including a fine within 48 hours, or "face charges on numerous counts" regarding "Certain Purchases, Sales and Disclosures of Twitter Shares."

The SEC has been investigating whether Musk, or anyone else working with him, committed securities fraud in 2022 as the Tesla CEO sold shares in his car company Tesla and shored up a stake in Twitter, ahead of his leveraged buyout of the social network which is now known as X.

"Oh Gary, how could you do this to me?" Musk said in the post he shared on X late Thursday, along with an emoji showing a face holding back tears and a copy of Spiro's letter.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
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Why is the default position of people like Gary Gensler, Chairman of the SEC, always totalitarianism? By any means necessary.

Gary Gensler, join George Soros, Merrick Garland, Alejandro Mayorca, Adam Schiff, Jamie Raskin, Judge Kaplan, Judge Engoron, Judge Beryl Howell, Reid Hoffman, Debbie Wasserman- Schultz etc etc.

1 posted on 12/13/2024 3:24:10 AM PST by thegagline
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Delay for another 38 days. The position of the SEC will change radically.


2 posted on 12/13/2024 3:27:57 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: thegagline

I read the response letter from Musk’s attorney- how is a 48-hour demand letter to “settle or face charges” even legal?


3 posted on 12/13/2024 3:33:59 AM PST by mjustice (Apparently common sense isn't so common.)
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I guess Gary didn’t get the memo.
“Burn your records and try and get a pardon”


4 posted on 12/13/2024 3:38:13 AM PST by Zathras
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To: FLT-bird

I’m literally counting the days. In a just world, these little fascists would end up like Mussolini and his mistress. Of course, this won’t happen and probably shouldn’t happen.


5 posted on 12/13/2024 3:38:23 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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To: mjustice

6 posted on 12/13/2024 3:41:54 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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I prefer the Dutch solution to corrupt politicians.


7 posted on 12/13/2024 3:46:11 AM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
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They want Must to accept money within 48 hours? That sounds good.


8 posted on 12/13/2024 3:46:48 AM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
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“Delay for another 38 days. The position of the SEC will change radically.”

Trump can always pardon him on Day 1.


9 posted on 12/13/2024 3:54:57 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Drill Baby Drill!)
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prefer the Dutch solution to corrupt politicians.

Shaved heads, stripped naked, and forced to walk down the street?

10 posted on 12/13/2024 3:55:12 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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No. Eaten.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_de_Witt


11 posted on 12/13/2024 3:56:57 AM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
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LOL. I wonder what wine pairs with roasted human liver


12 posted on 12/13/2024 4:00:46 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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Sue them for harrassment?


13 posted on 12/13/2024 4:01:11 AM PST by Eli Kopter
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A red wine, apparently.

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Trulli
14 posted on 12/13/2024 4:06:43 AM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
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Chianti and Fava beans.


15 posted on 12/13/2024 4:13:21 AM PST by Dacula
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maybe a good Chianti with fava beans on the side?


16 posted on 12/13/2024 4:42:26 AM PST by Qwapisking (Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )
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“Scorched Earth”


17 posted on 12/13/2024 6:06:19 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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biden has weaponized the entire Washington bureaucracy against his political enemies. He has hurt this country real bad - 10 times worse than obama did.


18 posted on 12/13/2024 6:17:45 AM PST by I want the USA back (Voltaire: To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.)
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To: mjustice

Sounds like extortion...


19 posted on 12/13/2024 6:20:11 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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Musk is clearly guilty of breaking the deep state’s monopoly on public communication. Free speech must be shut down to ensure the security of the Reich. Dear Leader gave clear instructions at the WEF in Davos, and the minions in Washington must carry out the orders of the Leader.


20 posted on 12/13/2024 6:46:10 AM PST by PAR35
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