South African tycoon Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world and an ally of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, worked illegally in the United States during the beginning of his business career, according to testimonies, court files and documents collected in an investigation by the ‘Washington Post’.
According to the conclusions of this investigation, Musk did not have the right to work while working at the company that would eventually become Zip2 and which he would sell for $300 million in 1999.
According to legal experts consulted by the newspaper, Musk broke the law in 1995, when he arrived in Palo Alto (California) to complete a graduate program at Stanford University, but he never enrolled in courses, but instead worked at his new company. . His absence from school left Musk with no legal basis to remain in the United States, according to this opinion.
By not registering, Musk would have had to leave the country, according to legal experts and immigration laws of the time. The newspaper clarifies that although staying longer than allowed by the student visa is a common phenomenon and on many occasions the authorities have let the issue pass, the prolongation of the stay under these conditions continues to be a crime.
Neither Musk nor his lawyer have answered the newspaper’s calls to give their version of events.
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