Key Takeaways
- The SEC sued Elon Musk for failing to disclose his Twitter share purchases before acquiring the platform.
- Musk’s lawyer claims the SEC’s lawsuit is baseless and suggests no wrongdoing was committed.
The US SEC has initiated a lawsuit against Elon Musk in federal court, alleging he failed to properly disclose his purchase of Twitter shares before acquiring the social media platform, according to a Jan. 14 filing first shared by DB News.
The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, DC, claims Musk’s delayed disclosure after accumulating more than 5% ownership allowed him to “underpay by at least $150 million for shares he purchased after his financial beneficial ownership report was due.”
Musk later acquired Twitter for $44 billion and renamed it X.
Alex Spiro, Musk’s lawyer, dismissed the lawsuit, stating it is “an admission” that the SEC cannot bring an “actual case,” because Musk “has done nothing wrong and everyone sees this sham for what it is.”
“As the SEC retreats and leaves office, the SEC’s multi-year campaign of harassment against Mr. Musk culminated in the filing of a single-count ticky tak complaint against Mr. Musk under Section 13(d) for an alleged administrative failure to file a single form – an offense that, even if proven, carries a nominal penalty,” Spiro said in a statement.
This is a developing story.
Source: https://cryptobriefing.com/sec-lawsuit-musk-twitter/