25-Year-Old Musk Aide Given Write Access to $6 Trillion Treasury Payment System

confirmed Importance 10/10 ~1 min read 3 sources 6 actors

Regulatory Capture Intelligence Penetration

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old engineer linked to Elon Musk, was granted administrative privileges including ability to write code for Treasury Department’s Payment Automation Manager (PAM) and Secure Payments System (SPS) that handle $6 trillion annually in Social Security, Medicare, and government contractor payments. Career official David Lebryk was placed on leave after resisting the access grant. Elez later resigned after racist social media posts were discovered, but Musk publicly supported his rehiring.

Sources & Citations

[1] Member of Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface · Feb 6, 2025 Tier 1

[2] DOGE will keep limited access to Treasury payments system with 2 associates having 'read-only' view · Feb 5, 2025 Tier 1

[3] Bloomberg: 25-Year-Old Musk Aide Given Write Access to $6 Tri · Feb 4, 2025 Tier 1

Tiers Tier 1 court records & gov docs · Tier 2 established outlets · Tier 3 regional & specialty press · Tier 4 opinion or single-source. Methodology →

Cite this entry

The Cascade Ledger. “25-Year-Old Musk Aide Given Write Access to $6 Trillion Treasury Payment System.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, February 4, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-02-04--25-year-old-musk-aide-given-write-access-to-6-trillion-treas/