Government regulators have subpoenaed Tesla as they dig deeper into CEO Elon Musk's recent disclosure about a potential buyout of the electric car maker, according to media reports.
The subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission demands information from each of Tesla's nine directors, according to a story published in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
The newspaper cited an unidentified person familiar with the matter after Fox Business News reported the SEC's move. Both Tesla and the SEC declined to comment.
The SEC opened an inquiry shortly after Musk surprised investors with an August 7 tweet revealing that he had lined up the financing to buy all the Tesla stock from shareholders willing to sell.