By Jonathan Stempel and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) – Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil lawsuit accusing the world’s richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of Twitter, now known as X. A trust in Musk’s name will pay a $1.5 million civil penalty, without admitting wrongdoing. Musk won’t have to give up any money he allegedly saved from the delay.
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Media Coverage · May 4, 2026
The parties reported a settlement.
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Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures , $1 . 5 million fine imposed
Media Coverage · May 04, 2026
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Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures, $1. 5 million penalty imposed is an active civil matter. The case is assigned to Sparkle Sooknanan.
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On May 4, 2026, the docket recorded a media coverage: The parties reported a settlement.
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By Jonathan Stempel, Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil lawsuit accusing the world's richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of Twitter, now known as X. A trust in Musk's name will pay a $1.5 million civil fine, under the settlement disclosed on Monday in the Washington, D.C., federal court. Musk did not admit wrongdoing, and won't have to give up any
Open original open_in_newBy Jonathan Stempel and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) – Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil lawsuit accusing the world’s richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of Twitter, now known as X. A trust in Musk’s name will pay a $1.5 million civil penalty, without admitting wrongdoing. Musk won’t have to give up any money he allegedly saved from the delay.
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The parties reported a settlement.
The parties reported a settlement.
By Jonathan Stempel, Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) – Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil lawsuit accusing the world’s richest person …
By Jonathan Stempel and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) – Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil lawsuit accusing the world’s richest person of waiting …
By Jonathan Stempel, Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil lawsuit accusing the world's richest person …
By Jonathan Stempel and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) – Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil lawsuit accusing the world’s richest person of waiting …
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