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Tesla Faces FBI Probe Over Model 3 Production Numbers (cnbc.com)
A new report from The Wall Street Journal says the FBI is reviewing Tesla's Model 3 production numbers as part of an ongoing criminal probe into whether the company misled investors. "Federal agents are reviewing Tesla's stated Model 3 numbers dating back to early 2017, the Journal reports, citing unnamed sources," CNBC reports. From the report: Tesla had previously said it provided documents to the Department of Justice regarding CEO Elon Musk's controversial take-private tweet -- a blunder that ultimately cost Tesla and Musk a combined $40 million in fraud settlement fees. Now Tesla says it also provided information to the Department of Justice regarding Musk's public statements regarding production numbers of its Model 3 sedan. Tesla says the company has not received "a subpoena, a request for testimony, or any other formal process," but the Journal reported Friday that former Tesla employees have received subpoenas and requests for testimony.
Musk didn't cut any corners. He simply used "border-radius: 8px".
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And yet there is an orange muppet who was a business man all his life, had never done any politics before and is now the president of the U.S.A.
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Both are serious issues, both should be investigated.
Sounds like "fake news" from shorts if they're asking about Model 3 production numbers before Model 3 production started. According to Wikipedia, first Model 3 came off line in July 2017. While that is 2017 and it isn't late 2017, it's definitely not early 2017.
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You mean like the Saudis, who own 5% of Tesla?
Your parent never said government has no business asserting power over individuals, so your reply is a logical fallacy known as a "straw man".
Next, it's possible for 2 individuals to agree that the contract which binds their behavior will be arbitrated and enforced by the government, making such arbitration and enforcement by the government a perfectly voluntary interaction.
However, as an aside, one can see that the government need not play a special role here either; why should this one particular organization ("government") be the arbitrator? The individuals in question could agree to another arbitrator. Well, this point is just too much for most of you NPCs to grasp, so let's not go there.
They'd do ANYTHING to get rid of Musk. Even resorting to getting the FBI in there to "find" something... "anything, dear god, please, anything!".
Next up: "Musk found dead from 39 bullet shot wounds and his head being chopped of by an axe. Death ruled an 'accident'."
"Yep, worst case of suicide we ever saw! Poor soul, he was just too high-strung." -- Combined Aerospace, Automobile, and Energy Industry Interests.
Musk is an existential threat to the established industries in those sectors as well as to those in government who get all those fat corporate contributions from them.
Tesla Model 3/Falcon9FalconHeavy/PowerWall == Tucker Tornado x 3.
Go read about what the government, in collusion with established manufacturers, did to Tucker and Tucker Motors while keeping in mind he only threatened *one* major industrial sector's established players and that the government is at least as corrupt today as then, if not more so.
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Progressivism (aka US 'Liberalism'): Ideas so good they need a police/surveillance-state to enforce.
It is the jurisdiction of BOTH. SEC does any civil actions required, the FBI/DOJ conduct any criminal investigations and charges.
Has there ever been a company which has had to endure as much media sponsored market manipulation as Tesla?
Two days ago the news headline was:
"Tesla reports surprise profit, stock surges. Tesla reported its third-ever profit in its eight years as a public company. This exceeded average analyst expectations of losses of 15 cents per share on revenue of $6.32 billion."
Today more speculative drama chipping away at its integrity and success.
Did that "stock surge" burn someone? Did someone think "oh dear, I was wrong, I should have gotten in earlier" or are the shorties still dreaming they can topple it?
It does not release monthly figures, it does not give country wide break up...
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
The story is old news and Tesla made a statement they haven't received any subpoenas from the DOJ.
The story was conveniently (for some) released as the stock was hitting +8% in a bear market, and it promptly dropped to around 0% for the day.
After about 20 minutes the market realized the story was bullshit and the stock continued to rise 5% by closing time, but the doubt has been sowed and momentum slowed.