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Allison Walker

Elon Musk Claims DOGE Found Treasury Approved Payments to 'Fraudulent or Terrorist Groups'

Elon Musk claims the U.S. Treasury approved payments to fraudulent and terrorist groups, following the retirement of longtime Treasury official David A. Lebryk after a dispute over DODGE payment system access. (Credit: Jerry Lampen/EPA/Shutterstock/Bill O’Leary/Washington Post)

Elon Musk is stirring controversy as he alleges the U.S. Treasury Department approved payments to fraudulent and terrorist organizations.

"The @DOGE team discovered, among other things, that payment approval officers at Treasury were instructed always to approve payments, even to known fraudulent or terrorist groups. They literally never denied a payment in their entire career," Musk wrote in a post on X early Saturday morning.

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