
Judge Reluctantly OKs Musk-SEC Settlement Amid Red Flags
A federal judge reluctantly approved a $1.5 million settlement between Elon Musk and the SEC over Musk’s 2022 Twitter stake disclosure, citing significant misgivings and several red flags but concluding the consent judgment must stand; the deal uses a trust to pay the penalty and imposes an injunction on future violations without Musk admitting wrongdoing, while the SEC dropped disgorgement efforts—leaving investor compensation unresolved in a separate Musk-related lawsuit.
