According to the SEC complaint, Musk didn’t follow disclosure rules, “allowing him to underpay by at least $150 million for shares he purchased after his financial beneficial ownership report was due.

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As a result, the SEC alleges, Musk was able to underpay "by at least $150 million" for shares he bought after he should have disclosed his ownership of more than 5% of Twitter's shares.