{"id":1520018,"date":"2025-02-18T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T04:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1520018"},"modified":"2025-02-18T23:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T04:25:00","slug":"alleged-doge-imposters-demand-records-from-san-francisco-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/alleged-doge-imposters-demand-records-from-san-francisco-city-hall\/1520018\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged DOGE Imposters Demand Records From San Francisco City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alleged DOGE Imposters Demand Records From San Francisco City Hall<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Rahel Acenas via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

Authorities in San Francisco are looking for three men who entered San Francisco City Hall on Friday, posing as employees of Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2004. Hector Mata\/AFP via Getty Images<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The suspects entered various offices and demanded access to records \u201crelated to alleged wasteful government spending and fraud,\u201d<\/strong> according to a statement<\/a> by the San Francisco Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

The three men were wearing Make America Great Again (MAGA) hats and DOGE shirts and authorities believe they were imposters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not believe the individuals requesting access to City files were representatives from DOGE,<\/strong>\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

City Hall employees refused to hand over any information and alerted law enforcement. By the time authorities had arrived, however, the three suspects had left the building.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office is now reviewing surveillance videos and \u201cusing other investigative tools to pursue leads,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

DOGE, an advisory panel launched by Trump, has been tasked with weeding out wasteful federal government spending, fraud, and abuse.<\/p>\n

California recently joined 18 other states in suing the federal government to stop DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records<\/strong> including Americans\u2019 social security and bank information. The court granted a temporary restraining order while the states seek a preliminary injunction.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur country cannot afford to have people in the driver\u2019s seat who move fast and break things, especially when the things they\u2019re breaking are critical and sensitive systems that millions of Americans\u2019 rely on,\u201d Attorney General Bonta said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cThe President does not hold the power to give Americans\u2019 bank account and social security numbers to anyone he\u2019d like\u2014and as of Friday night, he must stop doing so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a judge in Washington on Feb. 14 declined<\/a> a request by unions and nonprofits for a temporary restraining order to prevent the DOGE team from gaining access to records at the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.<\/p>\n

While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Musk defended DOGE\u2019s efforts to drastically cut spending, saying that Americans voted for major change and that the Trump administration is delivering.<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump issued an executive order<\/a> on Feb. 11 directing government agencies to consult with DOGE on slashing the federal workforce and \u201celiminating waste, bloat, and insularity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The order calls for massive cuts, including a directive \u201cthat each agency hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart.\u201d<\/p>\n

The executive order provides some exemptions, including to the military and law enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 02\/18\/2025 – 18:25<\/span><\/p>\n

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