Before everyone goes down this path, let's just look at the facts:
October 2010 (a year after Elio Motors was formed) this happened (according to Paul Elio):
https://www.autonews.com/article/20...uck-and-patience-keep-paul-elio-s-quest-alive
On the Elio Website, Paul is a divorced guy with three boys:
https://www.eliomotors.com/the-glob...muting-in-his-minivan-so-he-created-the-elio/
Elio Engineering official Department of Corporations in Arizona:
https://ecorp.azcc.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInfo?entityNumber=08677356
Elio Motors official Department of Corporations in Arizona:
https://ecorp.azcc.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInfo?entityNumber=15610344
ESG HQ, Elio Motors HQ and Paul Elio's House:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/102-W-El-Caminito-Dr-Phoenix-AZ-85021/7794903_zpid/
As you can see, The house was last sold in 2004 and for $518K. Current value $562K. According to Maricopa County in AZ, worth $475K:
https://mcassessor.maricopa.gov/mcs.php?q=160-58-040
More public information:
https://maps.mcassessor.maricopa.gov/?esearch=16058040&slayer=0&exprnum=0
The house has been transferred to Paul Elio Trust:
https://recorder.maricopa.gov/UnOfficialDocs/pdf/20170018837.pdf
So, this is a guy that was nearly bankrupt and supporting three boys. He does need money to support this as i find it hard to believe that we'd rather have him than the boys be in a homeless shelter. Yes, he does live in a house that costs alot of money but it was bought in 2004 and way before you even knew who he was, so for most of you, it was a 10 year old purchase. It doesn't matter what he does personally. Honestly, I am not seeing any "Living like a King" with the millions that he supposedly took. It's a 2500 sqft house in an area where he bought when the value was really high. Honestly, from a real estate standpoint, a bad purchase. I can tell you my house was worth double what it is now and that was before the real estate bubble. Thus the reasons why when many bought around me, they went bankrupt and lost the home. Paul was smart, he figured out a way to keep it even after a divorce and nearly going bankrupt by starting Elio Motors. There's something to be said for that. He has three boys and I can see the reason for the trust. He needs to take care of them and as we all have found out, he leaves his family out of the business. So, he's just making sure if something terrible happens to himself, his boys are protected. Sign of a great dad but smart businessman.
He's done a tone of things wrong but personally, going after him is not the right thing to do. It will get you nowhere. Let's just deal with Paul Elio, CEO of Elio Motors. Not Paul Elio the loving and responsible dad. We only go after dad if we know him personally and not a single person here does.