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Justice Dept warns America PAC that $1 million giveaways

may

violate federal law -CNN

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Musk promised to give away $1 million each day until Nov.

5 to

someone who signs his online petition supporting the U.S.

constitution

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Two people in Pennsylvania were handed $1 million checks

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WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice

Department has sent a letter to Elon Musk's super PAC warning

that the billionaire Tesla CEO's $1 million giveaways

may violate federal law, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing

people briefed on the matter.

A letter from the department's public integrity section,

which investigates potential election-related law violations,

went to the PAC, according to CNN.

The Justice Department and Musk's America PAC did not

immediately respond to a request for comment.

South African-born Musk, who has thrown his support behind

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ahead of the Nov.

5 election, announced on Saturday while speaking before a crowd

in Pennsylvania that he was giving away $1 million each day

until Election Day to someone who signs his online petition

supporting the U.S. Constitution.

He handed $1 million checks to two separate people over

the weekend - one to a man in Harrisburg on Saturday and another

to a women in Pittsburg on Sunday.

Musk, ranked by Forbes as the world's richest person, so

far has supplied

at least $75 million

to America PAC, according to federal disclosures, making

the group a crucial part of Trump's bid to regain the White

House.