The Justice Department warned Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway could come with a prison sentenceā€”and it appears heā€™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 pledgedĀ SaturdayĀ to give away the hefty sum each day to one registered voter in a battleground state who signed America PACā€™s proā€“First and Second Amendment pledge. Every day since then, a winner has beenĀ announced: three Pennsylvania voters and one North Carolina voter.

However, the move immediately raised legal questions, as itā€™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 Muskā€™s plan falling into a legalĀ gray areaĀ at best. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro called the move ā€œdeeply concerning,ā€ and author Stephen King accused Musk of ā€œpaying to register Republicans.ā€

  • Dorkyd68@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    He ainā€™t scared of shit. At the end of the day heā€™s so rich he could murder someone in broad daylight with multiple witnesses and still walkl a free man.

    In America money buys freedom

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      21 days ago

      It doesnā€™t only buy your freedom, it buys other peopleā€™s freedom away from them too