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NLRB Staffer Sues Elon Musk Over Defamatory Whistleblower Claim

6/3/2026

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Dan Berulis, an IT staffer at the National Labor Relations Board, filed a defamation lawsuit in Washington, D.C., that alleges Elon Musk defamed his whistleblower complaint.
Musk amplified the false allegation, reshared Mario Nawfal’s X post and called filing the claim a serious crime after a sabotage cut the NLRB employee’s brake lines.
A note with drone photos of his dog was taped to Berulis’s door after he went public.

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Dan Berulis, an IT staffer at the National Labor Relations Board, filed a defamation lawsuit in Washington, D.C., that alleges Elon Musk defamed his whistleblower complaint.
Musk amplified the false allegation, reshared Mario Nawfal’s X post and called filing the claim a serious crime after a sabotage cut the NLRB employee’s brake lines.
A note with drone photos of his dog was taped to Berulis’s door after he went public.