The government's efficiency department appears to have discovered more potential scams within the federal government.
On Wednesday, Doge shared an A post On social media highlighting troubling findings from unemployment insurance investigations.
“We will continue to work to catch these burglars and eradicate terrible fraud. This is where the accountability lies.”
Since 2020, tens of thousands of individuals over the age of 115, children or not yet born have been cashing in benefits funded by millions of taxpayers.
Doge reported that 24,500 people over the age of 115 have raised $59 million in benefits, 28,000 have earned $254 million and 9,700 have earned dates of birth in the next 15 years.
One individual claiming a year of birth in 2154 raised $41,000, Doge said.
Elon Musk I responded In the post, “Your tax was meant to pay fraudulent unemployment claims to fake people born in the future! This was so crazy and I had to read it a few times before it sinks.”
He added to another post“The oldest living Americans are 114, so it's safe to say that people over 115 are dying and are attracting “unemployment.”
The Labor Bureau has confirmed that unemployment insurance is distributed to fraudulent beneficiaries, Fox Business It has been reported.
“This is another incredible discovery by the Doge team, finding nearly $400 million in fraudulent unemployment payments,” DOL Chief Lori Chavez Deremar told the news outlet.
“The Labor Bureau is working to recover stolen taxes for Americans. We will continue to work to catch these burglars and eradicate terrible fraud. Here's the accountability,” she added.
During Thursday Cabinet meeting At the White House, Musk spoke to Trump about his newly discovered scam and the expected savings forecasts from Doge's job.
“Thanks to your incredible leadership, this incredible cabinet and an incredibly talented Doge team, we are excited to announce that we are expecting savings in 2026 from a $150 billion cut from waste and fraud reduction,” Musk said.
“And some of it is just ridiculous, like people who have unemployment insurance that they haven't yet been born,” he continued. “It's just crazy.”
Musk said the federal government is a “goal-rich environment” to uncover waste and fraud.
According to Doge's Website,The most important part of the overall federal savings comes from the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, Department of General Services, Department of Small and Medium Enterprises, and Department of Labor.
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