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The new US Social Security head was suspected of secretly feeding info to Musk’s DOGE.

Acting commissioner Leland Dudek, a data analyst at a small anti-fraud office before his ascension last week, was placed on paid leave and under internal investigation on suspicion he’d broken privacy and tax laws by “sharing unauthorized access to information” with DOGE representatives, The Washington Post reports.

Trump ousted prior acting commissioner Michelle King and gave the role to Dudek shortly after DOGE learned of the investigation, according to the Post.

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