{
  "id": 3324540,
  "title": "Wisconsin district attorney declines to charge Musk over $1M voter giveaway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/wisconsin-district-attorney-declines-to-charge-musk-over-1m-voter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:24:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6049563-prosecutor-declines-to-charge-musk-voter-giveaway/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Wisconsin state prosecutor has declined to charge Elon Musk with election bribery for his $1 million check handouts to voters during the state's Supreme Court election last year. According to a letter from La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke, his office decided against pressing charges.\n\nMusk had made a social media post saying he would hand over $1 million to voters who attended an event in Green Bay. The post was later replaced. The Wisconsin Elections Commission had referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney's office, citing possible charges for breaking the law.\n\nThe candidate backed by Musk and Republicans lost to Democratic-supported Susan Crawford, preserving liberals' majority on the court. Gruenke stated that no jury would find Musk's actions constituted election bribery.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Elon Musk won’t face election bribery charges in Wisconsin, state prosecutor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/elon-musk-wont-face-election-bribery-charges-in-wisconsin-state",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:22:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Elon Musk won’t face election bribery charges in Wisconsin, state prosecutor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/elon-musk-wont-face-election-bribery-charges-in-wisconsin-state-3318475",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Quote of the day by Elon Musk: \"Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if…..\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/quote-of-the-day-by-elon-musk-some-people-dont-like-change-but-you",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:31:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}