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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by SilasX on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @05:27PM (#18019303)
Yes, but proving intent is the easy part of this, what with Musk's propensity to trash-talk short-sellers.
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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by abalone on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @11:20AM (#18024780)
Disliking short sellers is not the same as intent to defraud the public. Every CEO dislikes short sellers. Intent to commit fraud is absolutely the hardest part of this to prove.
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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by SilasX on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @11:46AM (#18025045)
Cool, now we can retread the part where I expressed skepticism that personal optimism is carte blanche to represent any "secured" investment terms to the public.
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