Nikola to pay $125M to settle SEC fraud charges
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-12-21T18:43:00
Electric semitruck startup Nikola agreed to pay $125 million to settle charges brought by the SEC for defrauding investors by misleading them about its products, technical advancements, and commercial prospects.
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