Elon Musk poured more than $20M (£15.7M) into a Wisconsin court race and lost. Now the $1M (£785,000) cheques he handed to voters could land him in a criminal court.
A bipartisan state panel has found probable cause that the billionaire broke Wisconsin's election bribery law during the 2025 state Supreme Court election. The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 in closed session on 9 July to refer two complaints to the Brown County district attorney, giving prosecutors 40 days to respond. That points to a decision by around mid-August on whether to charge the SpaceX and Tesla chief.
