Monday, August 13, 2018

Elon Musk and Tesla Accused of Fraud by Short-Sellers After 'Going Private' Tweet


By Toyin Owoseje

Tesla and its chief Elon Musk have been sued by investors who claim the entrepreneur engineered a scheme to squeeze short-sellers with a series of tweets about taking the company private.

Two lawsuits were filed at San Francisco's federal court by Kalman Isaacs and William Chamberlainon on 10 August, three days after the 47-year-old tech magnate declared that he was considering taking the electric car firm private in a record $72bn (£55bn) deal.

One of his tweets read: “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.”

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Source: The Independent

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