Billionaire now Trump campaign surrogate Elon Musk and his America PAC have been warned by the U.S. Justice Department in recent days that his pledge to give $1M to registered swing-state voters may violate the law.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) spoke out against Elon Musk, whose America PAC is offering cash incentives to registered voters in swing states, in an interview on Dean Obeidallah’s SiriusXM program. DEAN OBEIDALLAH,

The Justice Department warned Elon Musk’s America PAC in recent days that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law, people briefed on the matter told CNN.

Federal prosecutors have warned Elon Musk that his $1 million-a-day voter petition sweepstakes may be illegal. The pro-Trump Tesla billionaire may have violated vote-buying laws by writing a seven-figure check every day to a randomly selected voter who agrees to sign a petition created by his political action committee,

The controversial Mr. Beast-style giveaway has drawn criticism from experts who say that the giveaway constitutes illegal vote-buying. In the U.S., it is illegal to pay someone to vote, not vote, or register to vote.