The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has received about 20 complaints statewide about unwanted and unwanted $100 checks that appear to have come from the cash register of Elon Musk supporting Donald Trump in America, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office said Tuesday.
A spokesman said the nature of the complaints will determine what next steps the office, a division of Attorney General Michelle Henry’s office, will proceed.
Meanwhile, America PAC is here affirmatively on the newly published “Frequently Asked Questions and Payment Program Updates” page regarding the petition that individuals who participated in the cash reward program were thoroughly assessed for eligibility.
In recent weeks, an increasing number of Pennsylvanians from various counties told The Inquirer that they received a $100 check in the mail without signing a First and Second Amendment super PAC petition, a necessary step for those who want to participate in the “special PAC program.” offer” to voters registered in Pennsylvania before Election Day.
In total, The Inquirer has learned of at least 18 people who say they received the check without signing the petition or without the knowledge of friends or family members who signed it. Photos provided to The Inquirer so far show checks emblazoned with one of several dates: Oct. 29, Nov. 1, Nov. 2 or Nov. 4. Some recipients – most of them Democrats – said they received the money before Election Day, while others remembered finding it in the mail a few days later. Individuals continued to receive checks during Thanksgiving week.
Patricia Domyan, 64, said she received six unwanted checks, the last of which arrived at her Allentown home on Saturday. Domyan was a Republican until the 2016 election, when she registered with the Democratic Party.
The checks contain the address “United States of America Inc.”, which is: the name of Musk’s holding company established in early October. America PAC confirms on its petition FAQ page that “United States of America Inc.” processes checks on behalf of America PAC. The checks also include the words “America PAC Petition” in the note.
The FAQ page does not answer questions about people who believe they received a check in error. However, the website emphasizes that America PAC makes every effort to verify the identity of signers.
“To protect the legality and integrity of the program, America PAC actively ensures that checks are made payable only to authorized referrers and petition signers. As a result, some payments are undergoing further review and have not yet been processed,” reads the FAQ page.
People who signed the petition were to receive cash rewards by November 30.
“America PAC has already shipped the vast majority of checks owed to eligible referrers and petition signers,” the site says, but delays may occur due to further confirmation of signer validity or postal system slowdowns.
America PAC did not respond to several requests for comment on the audits conducted over the past month.
Alyce Bergbower, a Democrat from North Wales, also received a $100 check on November 30 without signing the petition. She said she has voted in every Pennsylvania election since moving from New York in 2010.
“I personally support the First and Second Amendments, but I thought there was a catch to a petition like this from Trump and Musk,” she said.
The petition was one of several efforts by Musk to help create a red wave in Pennsylvania for Trump, the president-elect, in November. The billionaire’s other initiatives include town halls across the commonwealth, a “war room” in Pittsburgh and donating millions of dollars to America PAC.
Most recipients of the check said they would not cash it in protest of Musk’s work, but some considered donating the proceeds to charities such as the American Civil Liberties Union, which have stepped up efforts to fight Trump’s future agenda.
However, Musk was rewarded for his time, money and effort, as he was named co-chair of the proposed “Department of Government Efficiency,” a commission that would provide non-government guidance on reducing government spending and waste, though the details of the project remain largely unclear.
