A former employee of Tesla, the US-based manufacturer of electric vehicles, accused the company of failing to inform the authorities of the involvement of its employees in drug trafficking on behalf of a Mexican cartel at a Nevada factory, local media reported
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2018) A former employee of Tesla, the US-based manufacturer of electric vehicles, accused the company of failing to inform the authorities of the involvement of its employees in drug trafficking on behalf of a Mexican cartel at a Nevada factory, local media reported.
In a statement issued Thursday by the Meissner Associates lawyer company, representing him, former security worker Karl Hansen said he had filed a complaint about Tesla's unlawful activities with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Post newspaper reported. The ex-employee alleged that Tesla suppressed an internal investigation into criminal activities.
Hansen also said that the tech company urged him to conceal the theft of $37 million in raw materials from the Gigafactory in Nevada and fired another staffer who had reported the theft, claiming that the individual was not a "Tesla team player," according to New York Post.
Moreover, the ex-employee said that Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk authorized spying on his employees.
A Tesla spokesperson told the newspaper that the company was investigating into Hansen's allegations, adding that the former employee refused to engage in contacts with it on the issue.
Hansen is the second Tesla's ex-employee to reveal alleged improper practices by the company. Another whistleblower Martin Tripp has disclosed alleged flaws in Tesla's manufacturing process at a battery factory and said that the company sold some products that could put drivers in danger.
Tesla is facing multiple legal issues, especially in light of Musk's revelation about his plans to take the company private. The SEC has launched an investigation into the company activities to determine whether Musk had intentionally misled Tesla's investors.
