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		minimaxir on Sept 18, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statemen... Notably, this now involves the DOJ, not just the SEC.

tomatocracy on Sept 18, 2018 [–]

That's likely because the SEC does not have the power to undertake criminal prosecutions.

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