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Elon Musk sued by Grand Rapids-area lawyer for  million voter prizes
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Elon Musk sued by Grand Rapids-area lawyer for $1 million voter prizes

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Grand Rapids-area attorney has filed a federal lawsuit against billionaire Elon Musk over his $1 million daily giveaway to voters.

Musk, founder of Tesla and Space Participants were asked to sign his political action committee’s petition in favor of the Constitution, reported the Associated Press.

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The head of America PAC, however, testified in Pennsylvania that those who received the awards had “values ​​(that) aligned” with those of the PAC, while a lawyer for billionaire Musk, a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, said the recipients were not chosen at random, the AP said.

The judge allowed Musk’s contest to continue.

Robert Alvarez, an attorney with Avanti Law Group in Wyoming, Michigan, filed the complaint Nov. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

“Elon Musk and his organization, America PAC, fraudulently induced Alvarez and tens of thousands of Michigan residents to register for a chance to win $1 million through their online petition through the America PAC website,” Alvarez wrote in the filing.

He said people associated with Musk or his PAC testified in the Pennsylvania case that the winners were not chosen at random. Rather, they were paid to serve as spokespeople for the PAC that supported President-elect Donald Trump in his race against Vice President Kamala Harris.

“The intent was to avoid providing funds to someone with bad intentions (i.e. someone who is not aligned with the political views and leanings of Musk and the PAC) ” said Alvarez.

He said Musk said in mid-October that $1 million would be randomly allocated daily to registered voters in swing states, like Michigan. Attendees were required to support the First and Second Amendments and sign the PAC’s petition, Alvarez said. He said he met those requirements.

He registered on an online form on October 29. He said he learned from Nov. 4 news reports about the Pennsylvania trial that the $1 million rewards were not random.

“A closer look at the million-dollar prize winners shows a clear trend: not only is the selection not random, but it is a targeted process that weeds out anyone who is not a Republican or a strong supporter of Donald Trump,” Alvarez wrote.

He sued Musk and the PAC for fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of contract, silent fraud and civil conspiracy. He sought $1 million for breach of contract and $1 million for fraud as well as damages for allegedly exploiting his personal information.

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The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids.