Pablo Escobar's brother says Elon Musk stole his flamethrower design. And he wants $100 million in Tesla stock

Roberto Escobar alleges that Elon Musk's 'Not-A-Flamethrower' copies his design. He's threatening to sue unless Musk gives him $100 million in cash or shares of Tesla.

The brother of infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar is threatening to sue entrepreneur Elon Musk unless Musk gives him $100 million in cash or shares of Tesla.

In January 2018, Musk's the Boring Company announced the odd gadget, whose name is the result of customs regulations against transporting flamethrowers. Almost forgot! Due to recent regulatory/customs rules enacted to inhibit transport of anything called a Flamethrower, we have renamed our product: “Not a Flamethrower”.Escobar says the concept for the propane mini-torch came from an unusual hobby he shared with Pablo:"I want the people to be able to burn money, like me and Pablo used to do," Escobar said in a statement."I burned probably a couple of billion dollars over the years. Literally burning the money.

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