Trump Memo to Boost Musk Bid to Find Social Security Fraud (1)

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum intended to curb fraud in Social Security programs, a campaign that has been a key focus for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Tuesday’s directive is aimed at restricting undocumented immigrants from accessing Social Security retirement benefits, which is already already prohibited by law.

The action also directs investigations into Social Security data to confirm that the identities of recipients who are at least 100 years old match the name of the wage earner connected to that benefit, according to the order.

“It will expand the Social Security Administration’s fraud prosecutor ...