Philadelphia official takes on Musk's million-dollar voter giveaway scheme
A legal battle unfolds over Elon Musks political groups daily million-dollar handouts to swing-state voters. Philadelphia DA calls the contest an unlawful lottery scheme targeting specific voters
Larry Krasner Philadelphias top prosecutor has started a legal fight against a super-PAC connected to Elon Musk due to its eye-catching money giveaway program
The America PAC (which backs pro-trump ideas) runs a contest that hands out $1M every-single-day to people who sign a pro-gun and free-speech petition; but only if theyʼre registered voters in key swing states. The program started giving money away this fall and doesnt show signs of stopping
The Justice dept raised red flags about this scheme a few days ago — pointing out possible legal issues with the contest structure. Despite these warnings the daily prize drawings keep going on in seven battle-ground states: voters must agree with specific political views to get a chance at winning
The lawsuit filed by Krasner states that this setup is clearly breaking Pennsylvaniaʼs rules about consumer protection: its basically running an illegal lottery system thats targeting voters in specific areas. The legal papers show how this contest mixes gambling with political activities (which raises serious concerns about voter influence)
