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   Elon Musk sparked controversy on social media after a federal judge   
   temporarily blocked DOGE from accessing Treasury data, citing violation of   
   laws protecting sensitive information. Musk alleged significant fraud in   
   entitlement payments and criticized previous Treasury officials for   
   ignoring wasteful spending.   
      
   Elon Musk alleges $50b treasury fraud after federal judge limits DOGE data   
   access   
      
   Elon Musk ignited a firestorm on social media after a federal judge issued   
   an order temporarily blocking the department of government efficiency   
   (DOGE) from accessing sensitive treasury department data. Musk responded   
   with a barrage of posts on X (formerly Twitter), alleging widespread fraud   
   in government entitlement payments.   
      
   The order, issued Saturday by US district judge Paul Engelmayer, supports   
   a lawsuit filed by 19 Democratic state attorneys general. They argue that   
   granting DOGE "full access" to the Treasury's payment systems violates   
   federal laws safeguarding sensitive data, including social security,   
   medicare, veterans benefits, and tax refund information. A hearing on the   
   matter is scheduled for February 20. Until then, DOGE will have limited   
   access to treasury data.   
      
   Despite the legal setback, Musk claimed that DOGE had already uncovered   
   significant issues within the treasury's payment systems.   
      
   "[Friday], I was told that there are currently over $100 billion per year   
   in entitlement payments to individuals with no Social Security Number or   
   even a temporary ID number. If accurate, this is extremely suspicious,"   
   Musk wrote. He further alleged that Treasury insiders estimated half of   
   these payments, or roughly $50 billion annually, could be "unequivocal and   
   obvious fraud."   
      
   Musk criticised past treasury officials for allegedly stifling efforts to   
   investigate wasteful spending.   
      
   "Nobody in treasury management cared enough before," Musk posted. "I do   
   want to credit the working-level people in treasury who have wanted to do   
   this for many years but have been stopped by prior management."   
      
   According to Musk, DOGE and the treasury had agreed on measures to improve   
   financial oversight, including the requirement that all outgoing   
   government payments carry a payment categorization code—a key element for   
   successful audits. He claimed that many transactions currently lack such   
   coding, hampering audit efforts.   
      
   Musk also advocated for mandatory documentation of payment rationales in   
   Treasury records, criticising the current practice where the comment field   
   is often left blank.   
      
   "Importantly, we are not yet applying ANY judgment to this rationale but   
   simply requiring that SOME attempt be made to explain the payment more   
   than NOTHING!" he wrote.   
      
   Highlighting security concerns, Musk called for stricter enforcement of   
   the "Do-Not-Pay" list, which is meant to block payments to fraudulent   
   entities, deceased individuals, or those linked to terrorist   
   organisations.   
      
   "It can currently take up to a year to get on this list, which is far too   
   long. This list should be updated at least weekly, if not daily," Musk   
   insisted, emphasising that these reforms are being driven by career   
   government employees rather than DOGE staff.   
      
   Musk concluded his posts with a scathing critique of the Treasury's   
   historical approach to financial management. "Everything at Treasury was   
   geared towards complaint minimisation. People who receive money don't   
   complain, but people who don't receive money (especially fraudsters)   
   complain very loudly, so the fraud was allowed to continue."   
      
   https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/elon-musk-alleges-50b-   
   treasury-fraud-after-federal-judge-limits-doge-data-   
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