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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

DOGE staffer accused of racist posts was ‘mistakenly’ given power to alter federal payments system

A 25-year-old former staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency “mistakenly” gained access to alter a sensitive federal payments database within the Treasury Department, according to a new report.

Senior Treasury officials said Marko Elez was “mistakenly” and “briefly” granted “read/write” privileges to the secure system on February 5, according to sworn declarations reviewed by Politico.

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