Trevor Milton, founder and former CEO of electric truck maker Nikola and now CEO of jet company Syberjet, is suing an FBI agent and a whistleblower who testified against him during his fraud trial, alleging they conspired to intimidate a potential defense witness ahead of his trial.
Milton filed a complaint on October 13 in federal court in Utah against FBI Special Agent Christopher S. Essick and Nikola whistleblower Paul Lackey. The lawsuit alleges Essick secretly controlled two anonymous X accounts, @CntrlScrut1nizr and @lfxs1212, which posted negative commentary about Milton and Nikola, discussed betting against the company's stock and allegedly harassed former Nikola executive Jason Roycht.
Milton claims the online activity contributed to Roycht's decision not to meet with his defense attorneys before his trial.
But before an answer was filed in his latest lawsuit, a new investigation by Activ8Insights has raised questions about key allegations in Milton's latest lawsuit, including his claim that an FBI agent operated anonymous social media accounts used to target him and a potential witness.
In what appears to be a detailed investigation, Activ8Insights reported that it identified and interviewed the person operating both Twitter ac
