Elon Musk Likely Broke the Law by Giving Voters $1 Million, Wisconsin Board Says
The bipartisan commission found probable cause that Musk offered $1 million checks and $100 payments to induce voting, and prosecutors have 40 days to respond.
- The Wisconsin Elections Commission referred two complaints to Brown County District Attorney David Lasee after finding probable cause that billionaire Elon Musk violated state election bribery laws during the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
- Musk handed out $1 million checks during a 2025 Green Bay rally to support Republican-backed candidate Brad Schimel, who ultimately lost the judicial race to Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford.
- The Commission voted 5-1 in a closed session to find probable cause that Musk violated state law "by making a social media post that offered one million dollars to individuals who voted in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election."
- Lasee now has 40 days to report findings to the Commission regarding whether to bring criminal charges against Musk for the alleged bribery violations.
- Musk's attorneys previously argued in court filings that the payments were "intended to generate a grassroots movement in opposition to activist judges," asserting the giveaways constitute protected free speech.
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Elon Musk's $1M Wisconsin voter giveaway likely was illegal, panel finds
A bipartisan elections panel found that billionaire Elon Musk likely violated Wisconsin’s election bribery law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters during the state’s Supreme Court election last year.
Elon Musk risks criminal charges in Wisconsin, after offering $1 million in cheques prior to elections for the Supreme Court of the State. The electoral commission suspects a possible violation of the law on corruption of voters. Article Elon Musk risks being criminally investigated in the US after offering $1 million in cheques to voters appears first on Romania TV.
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Wisconsin Elections Commission Refers Complaints Over Elon Musk’s $1 Million Voter Giveaway to Prosecutors
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has referred complaints involving billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to local prosecutors after concluding there is probable cause to believe his promise ... The post Wisconsin Elections Commission Refers Complaints Over Elon Musk’s $1 Million Voter Giveaway to Prosecutors first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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