Dan GillmorAug 2, 2025

One way rich people get that way is to stiff their creditors. Trump has done it for decades. In this report, CNN shows how Musk has adopted that tactic.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/us/elon-musk-company-unpaid-liens-invs

Small businesses helped build Musk’s empire. Their unpaid bills add up to millions

Small businesses have filed liens for more than $110 million against Tesla alone in the last five years, with more than $24 million still allegedly owed to dozens of businesses, a CNN analysis found.

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I did wonder whether they should withhold completion or sabotage their own work until payment. But I guess they'd've lost access before they realised they'd been had.
Aug 2, 2025 at 5:32amWeb