SEC v. Musk (Twitter stake disclosure) securities case
Brought by
US Securities and Exchange Commission
v.
Defendants
Elon Musk
The SEC alleged Musk filed late disclosure of his Twitter stake in 2022, letting him buy shares at artificially low prices.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- Docket
- 1:25-cv-00105
- Filed
- Jan 14, 2025
- Status
- SettledConsent judgment against the Musk revocable trust filed May 2026; claims against Musk personally to be dismissed.
- Outcome
- Musk's revocable trust agreed to a $1.5 million civil penalty to resolve the case.
- Amount
- $1.5 million
History
5 dated entriesJUDGMENT. See [59-1] for details
ORDER granting the Parties' 48 Motion for Entry of Final Judgment and the Plaintiff's 55 Motion to Modify Proposed Final Judgment, and denying as moot Elon Musk's 45 Motion for JoiSource
JUDGMENT. See 59 -1 for details
Minute Entry for Status Conference held before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on May 13, 2026
Complaint filed: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. MUSKSource
Related cases
Caption and links
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. MUSK
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