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I have brought actions against Democrats in the past,
Krasner said, adding
Anyone who participated in the program knew exactly" what was expected of them
Young saidIn appreciation for your support, you will receive $47 for each registered voter you refer that signs this petition,
the America PAC website reads
America PAC and Musk must be stopped, immediately, before the upcoming presidential election on November 5,
the lawsuit readsHe was the one who presented the checks, albeit large cardboard checks. We don't really know if there are any real checks,
Summers said
The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,
Gober said MondayThey were scammed for their information,
Krasner saidThis was all a political marketing masquerading as a lottery,
Krasner testified Monday morningThey couldn't really reveal the truth about how they got the money, right?"
asked Krasner lawyer John SummersThe claim that this is random is likely to cause consumers acting reasonably to believe it is random,
he said in an email
Our office has not received any information that would give rise at this time to an investigation of Mr. Musk for conduct within the state of North Carolina that violates state law.”
Lorrin Freeman, the district attorney of Wake County, North Carolina’s largest county, said in an email to NBC News
I can’t imagine any AG or the FTC getting into the middle of this very minor dust up,
said David Vladeck, a Georgetown University law professor, in an emailWe’re going to be awarding $1 million randomly to people who have signed the petition every day from now until the election,
Musk said, followed by wild applause from the audienceThis is absolutely, unambiguously illegal,
said Christopher Peterson, a University of Utah law professor who specializes in consumer protection, in an emailThey falsely advertised that people who never had a chance to win should participate, and participation meant providing the PAC with valuable information about voters to target,
she said in an emailIt seems likely that a chance to win a million dollars would matter to many consumers.”
And, he addedOn the other hand, the FTC has become the federal government’s foremost protector of privacy and the privacy implications of this might increase their interest in the matter,
he addedYou cannot lawfully lie to the public about conducting a random sweepstakes, lottery, or contest and then rig the results to hand-select the winners,
he saidSome of the criminal authorities might be concerned that there was a quid pro quo in that Musk was providing cash for people to vote for his candidate, albeit dressed up with some kind of lottery,
he saidDeceptive trade practices laws may be triggered by claiming ‘random’ selection and then not delivering, but states may differ about exactly what conduct is covered — many limit prohibitions to conduct that relates to selling goods or services,
she said