The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday asked a judge to hold Tesla Inc`s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk in contempt of violating a court`s order last year.
Shares of Tesla fell about 4 percent in extended trade.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A U.S. judge in October approved a settlement between the federal regulator, Tesla and Musk, over his tweets promising to take the company private.
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Updated: Tue, Feb 26, 2019
05:14 AM IST
05:14 AM IST
Reuters