The Justice Department warned Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway could come with a prison sentence—and it appears he’s actually paying attention.

The Justice Department warned Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway could come with a prison sentence—and it appears he’s actually paying attention.

After receiving a warning from the Justice Department, Elon Musk has stopped his $1 million giveaway to swing voters from his super PAC.

The tech CEO pledged Saturday to give away the hefty sum each day to one registered voter in a battleground state who signed America PAC’s pro–First and Second Amendment pledge. Every day since then, a winner has been announced: three Pennsylvania voters and one North Carolina voter.

However, the move immediately raised legal questions, as it’s a federal crime to pay someone to register to vote, punishable by a fine of $10,000, five years in prison, or both. Experts were divided, with Musk’s plan falling into a legal gray area at best. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro called the move “deeply concerning,” and author Stephen King accused Musk of “paying to register Republicans.”

    • 4lan@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      It seeming like we need some sort of working people’s militia. A vigilante group that actually holds billionaires just as accountable as us.

      Put these mother fuckers in jail until their court date just like us.

      Set their bail proportional to their wealth. If I get $10,000 bail he gets a $10,000,000,000 dollar bail.

      What if we citizens-arrest these people? Isn’t that our duty?

      I can find a nice Barn to lock them in until their court date