Nikola discloses subpoenas over fraud allegations
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Kyle Brasseur2020-11-11T20:27:00
Electric truck startup Nikola disclosed in a regulatory filing it has received subpoenas from the SEC and the Department of Justice regarding fraud allegations raised in a short-seller report in early September.
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