Christopher Stanley, a senior advisor in the Deputy Attorney General's office at the Department of Justice (DOJ), was caught bragging about hacking and distributing pirated e-books, bootleg software, and game cheats.
Several websites featuring Stanley's boasts were quickly deleted after being flagged.
Stanley was assigned to the DOJ by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but not much is known about the role of DOGE staffers within the government.
The DOJ confirmed that Stanley, as a special government employee like Musk, does not draw a government salary.