Mealey's (October 2, 2018, 12:22 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Just two days after the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk in New York federal court on claims that a series of social media posts he made in August stating that he was considering taking the company private violated federal securities laws, Musk agreed on Sept. 29 to pay a $20 million civil penalty to settle the claims against him (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Elon Musk, No. 18-8865, S.D. N.Y.)....