Another Apparent Democrat IT Security Blunder.

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I've been keeping an eye on this story.. Not really breaking very fast -- but the basic reporting is credible. Apparently, 3 Pakistani brothers -- deep in debt -- with ties to a shady Iraqi politician have been STEALING and removing correspondence from various high level Dem leaders ---- like Debby W. Shultz and others. Whole extended families are highly paid Capitol Hill staffers.

Hate to speculate -- but folks KNOWN to steal correspondence and materials from their Congressional employers AND who are deeply in debt could very well be part of the larger DNC/Democrat data security problems that they seem to suffer from..

EXCLUSIVE: House Dem IT Guys In Security Probe Secretly Took $100K In Iraqi Money

Rogue congressional staffers took $100,000 from an Iraqi politician while they had administrator-level access to the House of Representatives’ computer network, according to court documents examined by The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group.

Imran Awan, ringleader of the group that includes his brothers Abid and Jamal, has provided IT services since 2005 for Florida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman. The brothers are from Pakistan.

The trio also worked for dozens of other House Democrats, including members of the intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees. Those positions likely gave them access to congressional emails and other sensitive documents.

The brothers, whose access to House IT networks has been terminated, are under criminal investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police.

Despite numerous family members making $160,000 congressional salaries, debts went unpaid by the brothers, including to the Congressional Federal Credit Union.

“It was very bad record-keeping in Cars International … it is close to impossible to make any sense out of all the transactions that happened,” Khattak said in court documents.

Abbas’ congressional email was cut off in early February, around the time the Capitol Police revealed that they had uncovered a scheme involving a network of IT aides. The Awans’ access has also been cut off. Reached at a personal email address, Abbas did not respond to repeated questions from TheDCNF.

Earlier report on this "interesting affair"....

EXCLUSIVE: House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Committee Members Compromised By Rogue IT Staff

Three brothers who managed office information technology for members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other lawmakers were abruptly relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed congressional computers without permission.

Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House of Representatives Thursday, The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has learned.

Also among those whose computer systems may have been compromised is Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Florida Democrat who was previously the target of a disastrous email hack when she served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 campaign.

The brothers are suspected of serious violations, including accessing members’ computer networks without their knowledge and stealing equipment from Congress.

Jamal handled IT for Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat who serves on both the intelligence and foreign affairs panels.

“As of 2/2, his employment with our office has been terminated,” Castro spokeswoman Erin Hatch told TheDCNF Friday.

Jamal also worked for Louisiana Democrat Rep. Cedric Richmond, who is on the Committee on Homeland Security.

Imran worked for Reps. Andre Carson, an Indiana Democrat, and Jackie Speier, a California Democrat. Both are members of the intelligence committee, and their spokesmen did not respond to TheDCNF’s requests for comment. Imran also worked for the House office of Wasserman Schultz.

Then-Rep. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, employed Abid for IT work in 2016. She was a member of House committees dealing with the armed services, oversight, and Benghazi. Duckworth was elected to the Senate in November, 2016. Abid has a prior criminal record and a bankruptcy.
 
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Daily Caller? Tucker Carlson? That's fucking hilarious! This is a conspiracy theory thread.

Not when you have several of the Dem Hill employers VERIFYING that they've been cut off and suspended. And court documents showing the Cap. Hill Police investigation of the entire extended family.. May BE too early to jump to conclusions. But the basic story facts are sound.

Why --- you don't think that YOUR sources would report on this story -- would ya dupe??
 
I've been keeping an eye on this story.. Not really breaking very fast -- but the basic reporting is credible. Apparently, 3 Pakistani brothers -- deep in debt -- with ties to a shady Iraqi politician have been STEALING and removing correspondence from various high level Dem leaders ---- like Debby W. Shultz and others. Whole extended families are highly paid Capitol Hill staffers.

Hate to speculate -- but folks KNOWN to steal correspondence and materials from their Congressional employers AND who are deeply in debt could very well be part of the larger DNC/Democrat data security problems that they seem to suffer from..

EXCLUSIVE: House Dem IT Guys In Security Probe Secretly Took $100K In Iraqi Money

Rogue congressional staffers took $100,000 from an Iraqi politician while they had administrator-level access to the House of Representatives’ computer network, according to court documents examined by The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group.

Imran Awan, ringleader of the group that includes his brothers Abid and Jamal, has provided IT services since 2005 for Florida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman. The brothers are from Pakistan.

The trio also worked for dozens of other House Democrats, including members of the intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees. Those positions likely gave them access to congressional emails and other sensitive documents.

The brothers, whose access to House IT networks has been terminated, are under criminal investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police.

Despite numerous family members making $160,000 congressional salaries, debts went unpaid by the brothers, including to the Congressional Federal Credit Union.

“It was very bad record-keeping in Cars International … it is close to impossible to make any sense out of all the transactions that happened,” Khattak said in court documents.

Abbas’ congressional email was cut off in early February, around the time the Capitol Police revealed that they had uncovered a scheme involving a network of IT aides. The Awans’ access has also been cut off. Reached at a personal email address, Abbas did not respond to repeated questions from TheDCNF.

Earlier report on this "interesting affair"....

EXCLUSIVE: House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Committee Members Compromised By Rogue IT Staff

Three brothers who managed office information technology for members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other lawmakers were abruptly relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed congressional computers without permission.

Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House of Representatives Thursday, The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has learned.

Also among those whose computer systems may have been compromised is Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Florida Democrat who was previously the target of a disastrous email hack when she served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 campaign.

The brothers are suspected of serious violations, including accessing members’ computer networks without their knowledge and stealing equipment from Congress.

Jamal handled IT for Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat who serves on both the intelligence and foreign affairs panels.

“As of 2/2, his employment with our office has been terminated,” Castro spokeswoman Erin Hatch told TheDCNF Friday.

Jamal also worked for Louisiana Democrat Rep. Cedric Richmond, who is on the Committee on Homeland Security.

Imran worked for Reps. Andre Carson, an Indiana Democrat, and Jackie Speier, a California Democrat. Both are members of the intelligence committee, and their spokesmen did not respond to TheDCNF’s requests for comment. Imran also worked for the House office of Wasserman Schultz.

Then-Rep. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, employed Abid for IT work in 2016. She was a member of House committees dealing with the armed services, oversight, and Benghazi. Duckworth was elected to the Senate in November, 2016. Abid has a prior criminal record and a bankruptcy.


I can't believe that anyone in this day and age doesn't take cyber security seriously. They didn't vet these brothers at all.
 
Daily Caller? Tucker Carlson? That's fucking hilarious! This is a conspiracy theory thread.

Not when you have several of the Dem Hill employers VERIFYING that they've been cut off and suspended. And court documents showing the Cap. Hill Police investigation of the entire extended family.. May BE too early to jump to conclusions. But the basic story facts are sound.

Why --- you don't think that YOUR sources would report on this story -- would ya dupe??

Sounds like fake news to me. Let us know when you have some "credible" facts to support your "theories"...
 
Daily Caller? Tucker Carlson? That's fucking hilarious! This is a conspiracy theory thread.

Not when you have several of the Dem Hill employers VERIFYING that they've been cut off and suspended. And court documents showing the Cap. Hill Police investigation of the entire extended family.. May BE too early to jump to conclusions. But the basic story facts are sound.

Why --- you don't think that YOUR sources would report on this story -- would ya dupe??

Sounds like fake news to me. Let us know when you have some "credible" facts to support your "theories"...

Gave you credible facts already. It DID HAPPEN. And I wouldn't expect YOU to know that Carlson was former host of Crossfire on CNN, a contributor to NPR, NY Times Magazine and editor of the main journals on the right.

Let's watch and see HOW LONG it takes for this story to break OUT of Democrat controlled press embargo.
 
Daily Caller? Tucker Carlson? That's fucking hilarious! This is a conspiracy theory thread.

Not when you have several of the Dem Hill employers VERIFYING that they've been cut off and suspended. And court documents showing the Cap. Hill Police investigation of the entire extended family.. May BE too early to jump to conclusions. But the basic story facts are sound.

Why --- you don't think that YOUR sources would report on this story -- would ya dupe??

Sounds like fake news to me. Let us know when you have some "credible" facts to support your "theories"...

Gave you credible facts already. It DID HAPPEN. And I wouldn't expect YOU to know that Carlson was former host of Crossfire on CNN, a contributor to NPR, NY Times Magazine and editor of the main journals on the right.

Let's watch and see HOW LONG it takes for this story to break OUT of Democrat controlled press embargo.

I'm well aware of Carlson from his first day on Crossfire. He was okay in his early days - but slowing transformed into the tabloid quack that he is now. He has zero credibility with me.
 
I did find an earlier USMB thread on this that died about a week ago. And I can see no good explanation as to why there seems to be a general mainstream media embargo on this investigation and the firings.

Why were these folks not appropriately vetted and paid 1/2 of the President's salary? And how long were the material and data thefts going on? And how can we trust a media that doesn't seem interested in reporting a source of compromise on 40 sitting Congressional offices?
 
I did find an earlier USMB thread on this that died about a week ago. And I can see no good explanation as to why there seems to be a general mainstream media embargo on this investigation and the firings.

Why were these folks not appropriately vetted and paid 1/2 of the President's salary? And how long were the material and data thefts going on? And how can we trust a media that doesn't seem interested in reporting a source of compromise on 40 sitting Congressional offices?

Yes, the earlier thread died a lonely death. I can hear this one choking...
 
I've been keeping an eye on this story.. Not really breaking very fast -- but the basic reporting is credible. Apparently, 3 Pakistani brothers -- deep in debt -- with ties to a shady Iraqi politician have been STEALING and removing correspondence from various high level Dem leaders ---- like Debby W. Shultz and others. Whole extended families are highly paid Capitol Hill staffers.

Hate to speculate -- but folks KNOWN to steal correspondence and materials from their Congressional employers AND who are deeply in debt could very well be part of the larger DNC/Democrat data security problems that they seem to suffer from..

EXCLUSIVE: House Dem IT Guys In Security Probe Secretly Took $100K In Iraqi Money

Rogue congressional staffers took $100,000 from an Iraqi politician while they had administrator-level access to the House of Representatives’ computer network, according to court documents examined by The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group.

Imran Awan, ringleader of the group that includes his brothers Abid and Jamal, has provided IT services since 2005 for Florida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman. The brothers are from Pakistan.

The trio also worked for dozens of other House Democrats, including members of the intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees. Those positions likely gave them access to congressional emails and other sensitive documents.

The brothers, whose access to House IT networks has been terminated, are under criminal investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police.

Despite numerous family members making $160,000 congressional salaries, debts went unpaid by the brothers, including to the Congressional Federal Credit Union.

“It was very bad record-keeping in Cars International … it is close to impossible to make any sense out of all the transactions that happened,” Khattak said in court documents.

Abbas’ congressional email was cut off in early February, around the time the Capitol Police revealed that they had uncovered a scheme involving a network of IT aides. The Awans’ access has also been cut off. Reached at a personal email address, Abbas did not respond to repeated questions from TheDCNF.

Earlier report on this "interesting affair"....

EXCLUSIVE: House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Committee Members Compromised By Rogue IT Staff

Three brothers who managed office information technology for members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other lawmakers were abruptly relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed congressional computers without permission.

Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House of Representatives Thursday, The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has learned.

Also among those whose computer systems may have been compromised is Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Florida Democrat who was previously the target of a disastrous email hack when she served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 campaign.

The brothers are suspected of serious violations, including accessing members’ computer networks without their knowledge and stealing equipment from Congress.

Jamal handled IT for Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat who serves on both the intelligence and foreign affairs panels.

“As of 2/2, his employment with our office has been terminated,” Castro spokeswoman Erin Hatch told TheDCNF Friday.

Jamal also worked for Louisiana Democrat Rep. Cedric Richmond, who is on the Committee on Homeland Security.

Imran worked for Reps. Andre Carson, an Indiana Democrat, and Jackie Speier, a California Democrat. Both are members of the intelligence committee, and their spokesmen did not respond to TheDCNF’s requests for comment. Imran also worked for the House office of Wasserman Schultz.

Then-Rep. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, employed Abid for IT work in 2016. She was a member of House committees dealing with the armed services, oversight, and Benghazi. Duckworth was elected to the Senate in November, 2016. Abid has a prior criminal record and a bankruptcy.

If true one has to wonder if those running the DNC investigate those they hire.

Hell any of the intelligence agencies could have given them a heads up on these three.

Wonder what they took and who they sold it to?? If true of course.
 
I've been keeping an eye on this story.. Not really breaking very fast -- but the basic reporting is credible. Apparently, 3 Pakistani brothers -- deep in debt -- with ties to a shady Iraqi politician have been STEALING and removing correspondence from various high level Dem leaders ---- like Debby W. Shultz and others. Whole extended families are highly paid Capitol Hill staffers.

Hate to speculate -- but folks KNOWN to steal correspondence and materials from their Congressional employers AND who are deeply in debt could very well be part of the larger DNC/Democrat data security problems that they seem to suffer from..

EXCLUSIVE: House Dem IT Guys In Security Probe Secretly Took $100K In Iraqi Money

Rogue congressional staffers took $100,000 from an Iraqi politician while they had administrator-level access to the House of Representatives’ computer network, according to court documents examined by The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group.

Imran Awan, ringleader of the group that includes his brothers Abid and Jamal, has provided IT services since 2005 for Florida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman. The brothers are from Pakistan.

The trio also worked for dozens of other House Democrats, including members of the intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees. Those positions likely gave them access to congressional emails and other sensitive documents.

The brothers, whose access to House IT networks has been terminated, are under criminal investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police.

Despite numerous family members making $160,000 congressional salaries, debts went unpaid by the brothers, including to the Congressional Federal Credit Union.

“It was very bad record-keeping in Cars International … it is close to impossible to make any sense out of all the transactions that happened,” Khattak said in court documents.

Abbas’ congressional email was cut off in early February, around the time the Capitol Police revealed that they had uncovered a scheme involving a network of IT aides. The Awans’ access has also been cut off. Reached at a personal email address, Abbas did not respond to repeated questions from TheDCNF.

Earlier report on this "interesting affair"....

EXCLUSIVE: House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Committee Members Compromised By Rogue IT Staff

Three brothers who managed office information technology for members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other lawmakers were abruptly relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed congressional computers without permission.

Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House of Representatives Thursday, The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has learned.

Also among those whose computer systems may have been compromised is Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Florida Democrat who was previously the target of a disastrous email hack when she served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 campaign.

The brothers are suspected of serious violations, including accessing members’ computer networks without their knowledge and stealing equipment from Congress.

Jamal handled IT for Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat who serves on both the intelligence and foreign affairs panels.

“As of 2/2, his employment with our office has been terminated,” Castro spokeswoman Erin Hatch told TheDCNF Friday.

Jamal also worked for Louisiana Democrat Rep. Cedric Richmond, who is on the Committee on Homeland Security.

Imran worked for Reps. Andre Carson, an Indiana Democrat, and Jackie Speier, a California Democrat. Both are members of the intelligence committee, and their spokesmen did not respond to TheDCNF’s requests for comment. Imran also worked for the House office of Wasserman Schultz.

Then-Rep. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, employed Abid for IT work in 2016. She was a member of House committees dealing with the armed services, oversight, and Benghazi. Duckworth was elected to the Senate in November, 2016. Abid has a prior criminal record and a bankruptcy.

If true one has to wonder if those running the DNC investigate those they hire.

Hell any of the intelligence agencies could have given them a heads up on these three.

Wonder what they took and who they sold it to?? If true of course.

If you have access to a Congressperson's website and/or email -- no matter what committees they sit on or whether they are the head of DNC or not -- they should be under some level of vetting by the FBI for clearance. And then you don't have a complete extended family of folks with severe financial troubles and criminal records in trusted positions like those.

Something's not right here. It's seems like too many "security mistakes" plaguing this Party..
 
From the Congressional Record --- Feb 7th in the House.

https://www.congress.gov/crec/2017/02/07/CREC-2017-02-07-pt1-PgH1072.pdf

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
MAST). Under the Speaker’s announced
policy of January 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes
the gentleman from Texas (Mr.
GOHMERT) for 30 minutes.
Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I greatly
appreciate my friend, colleague—actually,
dear friend—STEVE KING, and
his points he is making—right on
track.
I hesitated for a number of days now
about making public reference to this,
but it needs to be addressed and it
needs to be looked at, and people need
to be aware so that mistakes do not
continue to be made. This is a story
from John Stanton, February 2, 2017,
BuzzFeed: ‘‘Congressional IT Staff
Under Investigation In Alleged Procurement
Scam.’’
And this is February 2, so several
days ago—5 days ago. It says: ‘‘A lawmaker
briefed on the matter had said
House officials had told staff from affected
offices that contractors had been
arrested, but late Thursday night US
Capitol Police spokesperson Eva
Malecki told BuzzFeed News that no
arrest had been made. The USCP is investigating
House IT support staff.’’
Now, that is the technologically proficient
staff members that work on
congressional computers, that work on
our technology, so it was quite disturbing
to see this some days back.
This says: ‘‘Five men who had access
to the House of Representatives’ entire
computer network are under investigation
Thursday evening following a
months-long investigation by federal
law enforcement officials, according to
a lawmaker briefed on the raid.’’
Well, it sure wasn’t me because I
didn’t know anything about this until I
read it a few days ago.
‘‘Although the lawmaker said House
officials had told staff from affected offices
that contractors had been arrested,
late Thursday night, US Capitol
Police spokesperson Eva Malecki told
BuzzFeed News that no arrest had been
made, but that USCP are investigating
members of the House IT support staff.
‘‘‘At the request of Members of Congress,
the United States Capitol Police
are investigating the actions of House
IT support staff,’ Malecki said in a
statement. ‘No Members are being investigated.
No arrests have been made.
It should be noted that, administratively,
House staff were asked to update
their security settings as a best
practice. We have no further comment
on the ongoing investigation at this
time.’
‘‘According to the member, the chiefs
of staff for 20 lawmakers were summoned
to a closed-door meeting with
House administration officials, who
briefed them on the incidents. The
chiefs were told the men were conducting
a procurement scam, although
officials acknowledged the men—whose
staff were told were brothers—had access
to virtually all of the computer
systems used by the affected lawmakers.
Members were also told Thursday

AND --- it continues at the link...
 

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