“The America PAC and Musk are urging citizens of Philadelphia – and other members of the Commonwealth (and other swing states in upcoming elections) – to give up their personally identifiable information and make a political commitment in exchange of a chance to win $1 million,” he said. the attorney representing Krasner wrote in Monday’s complaint. “It’s a lottery.”

Daily drawings are open to registered voters in seven swing states who sign a petition pledging support for the First and Second Amendments. America PAC keeps a tally of winners at the top of the leaderboard. petition and on X. So far, there have been 12 winners, four of which are located in Pennsylvania.

“The American PAC and Musk Lottery is clearly not a legal lottery,” the complaint continues. “Furthermore, under unambiguous Pennsylvania law, the Pennsylvania General Assembly declared illegal lotteries a public ‘nuisance’ and empowered law enforcement officers such as DA Krasner to seek a court injunction to stop them.

The complaint also accuses Musk and America PAC of violating Pennsylvania’s consumer protection law by failing to show how they protect the personal information of petition signers or disclosing exactly how winners are selected.

“Although Musk says the selection of a winner is ‘random,’ this appears false because several selected winners are individuals who showed up at Trump rallies in Pennsylvania,” the complaint claims.

Today’s hearing was originally scheduled for tomorrow, but was moved up less than 24 hours after Krasner requested additional security measures, citing anti-Semitic comments and threats posted on X in response to Musk’s posts on the trial.

At least one account posted Krasner’s home address, writing “Krasner loves visitors.” Mask up and leave all cell phones at home.