Debbie Wasserman Schulz IT aides indicted for conspiracy against USA

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Since Schultz kept these men on her payroll, why has she not been indicted as well.

A federal grand jury Thursday indicted two former information technology (IT) aides of Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz — Pakistani-born Imran Awan and his wife Hina Alvi — on four counts of conspiracy in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The FBI arrested Awan at Dulles International Airport July 24 as he was preparing to board a flight to Pakistan. When his wife Alvi left the U.S. for Pakistan in March, federal authorities found more than $12,000 in cash hidden in a suitcase. She had withdrawn the couple’s three children from local schools and does not intend to return to the U.S., according to the FBI.

“Defendants AWAN and ALVI did unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly conspire, combine, confederate, and agree with each other to commit offenses against the United States,” including bank fraud, false statements, and unlawful monetary transactions, the indictment said.

An arraignment date has not yet been set, and a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group’s question about when Hina Alvi would become a fugitive if she does not return to the U.S. voluntarily, or whether officials would seek to extradite her from Pakistan.

In addition to lying on multiple mortgage disclosures, as an affidavit alleged at the time of Imran’s arrest, the indictment claims Hina lied by claiming medical hardship in order to withdraw hundreds of thousands of dollars from a retirement program.

The Awans, three of their relatives and a close friend are the targets of an FBI and U.S. Capitol Police criminal investigation into allegations they committed congressional cybersecurity violations and large-scale theft of congressional property in a scheme that may have begun more than a decade ago.

The crew worked as shared IT aides for dozens of House Democrats, including many who were members of the intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees. Most of the Democrats fired them when the Capitol Police investigation became public in February, and their access to the congressional IT system was terminated.

However, Wasserman Schultz kept Alvi on her payroll until March and Awan until the day after his arrest. Authorities arrested Awan on the bank fraud charges in order to take his passport and prevent his leaving the U.S. as the investigation into their Capitol Hill activities continues.

Awan retained Chris Gowen, a longtime aide to former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to represent him shortly after his arrest. Gowen has claimed in media interviews that Alvi left the country with the children only because of lost jobs and the high cost of living in the nation’s capitol. Gowen told the Associated Press that the family lives “in squalor” in Pakistan.

Gowen also told The New York Times that the Awans wired series of large sums of U.S. dollars to Pakistan as part of a long-time plan to buy property there. The couple had a combined income of $360,000 a year and owned four properties in the Washington, D.C. area, public records show.

In January, Imran — while impersonating his wife, according to the FBI — wired $283,000 from the Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union.

“The wire transfer specialist asked AWAN for the reason for the wire transfer, and AWAN stated that it was for ‘funeral arrangements,’” the arrest indictment said. “The wire transfer specialist questioned whether ‘funeral arrangements’ was a sufficient reason for such a large transfer. AWAN then changed his reason to ‘purchasing property.’ The wire transfer specialist then initiated the $283,000 wire from the United States to two individuals in Faisalabad, Pakistan.”

Even after Awan’s arrest in July, it is possible more money flowed to Pakistan. On Aug. 3, he sold a home for $617,000, according to public records. Gowen declined to say if the proceeds were wired to Pakistan.

Politico reported that the Awan couple has a “friendly personal relationship” with Wasserman Schultz, who is a Florida Democrat, and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). They are also reportedly close to another Democrat, Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York.

Wasserman Schultz resigned from the DNC in July 2016 when Wikileaks released hacked committee emails. She has defended keeping Awan on her payroll even after she was aware he was suspected of, as she described it, “data transfer violations.” She claimed she had “racial and ethnic profiling concerns” and “would do it [keep Awan] again.”

In addition to allegations of fraud and the criminal investigation, other family members have been accused of fraud and worse by Muslim acquaintances and relatives in civil court.

Awan is currently involved in a civil case against his stepmother, Samina Gilani. Awan wanted his stepmother to sign a power of attorney document giving him access to money in Pakistan that was stored in his recently-deceased father’s name. Their stepmother has become homeless while the children — with a combined income of hundreds of thousands per year — are fighting her over a $50,000 life insurance policy.

She claims that Awan used his IT skills to wiretap her and his government connections to intimidate her. Gilani also said Awan told her he had the power to have people kidnapped.

Imran Awan’s brothers Jamal and Abid also were on the House payroll at chief-of-staff level salaries, and Jamal filed a death certificate for his father that falsely said he was divorced. Abid changed the beneficiary of their father’s life insurance policy from the wife to himself after his death, Gilani’s lawyer said….

At this point Trump has already won in 2020

 

[Penelope]

Fake news.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

Fake news.

Actually it is you that's fake.

 

[depotoo]

You think the Miami Herald is fake?
Wasserman Schultz’s former IT worker and his wife indicted in bank-fraud scheme

Fake news.

 

[Penelope]

Another retraction coming soon. That is what Pubs do , just another witch hunt.

 

[Penelope]

You think the a Miami Herald is fake?
Wasserman Schultz’s former IT worker and his wife indicted in bank-fraud scheme

Fake news.

Bank fraud. Now if you want to talk about bank fraud take a look at who?? you know??

 

[Penelope]

Fake news.

Actually it is you that's fake.

Yes and Gateway Pundit puts out false news too hey. You know the picture.

 

[ColonelAngus]

There is Russian influence on the US electorate....it's the Dems that are the colluding spies.

Maybe Mueller will drag DWS in front of his grand jury for colluding with Russia.

 

[depotoo]

Bank fraud and-

A grand jury late Thursday returned an indictment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charging Imran Awan and his wife, Hina Alvi, of Lorton, Virginia, on four counts: conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on a loan or credit application and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions.

Awan, 37, previously had been charged in a criminal complaint with one count of bank fraud. The indictment expanded on the charges and also added Alvi, 33, as a defendant.


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You think the a Miami Herald is fake?
Wasserman Schultz’s former IT worker and his wife indicted in bank-fraud scheme

Fake news.

Bank fraud. Now if you want to talk about bank fraud take a look at who?? you know??

 

[depotoo]

You know? No, I don't know. Let me see the charges against who you know is.

You think the a Miami Herald is fake?
Wasserman Schultz’s former IT worker and his wife indicted in bank-fraud scheme

Fake news.

Bank fraud. Now if you want to talk about bank fraud take a look at who?? you know??

 

[Bassman007]

Another retraction coming soon. That is what Pubs do , just another witch hunt.

On Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted Imran Awan on four seemingly unrelated felony counts including bank fraud, conspiracy and making false statements. They also indicted his wife, Hina Alvi. FBI agents seized hard drives and other evidence from their Virginia home.

The indictment says the couple wired close to $300,000 in fraudulently obtained funds to Pakistan in January, as the Capitol Police investigation heated up.

FBI agents last month collared Awan, 37, at the Dulles International Airport airport as he tried to board a flight to Pakistan. Alvi, 33, fled to Pakistan in March.

Now that prosecutors have Awan hung up on the fraud charges, they will try to squeeze him harder in the larger cyberespionage investigation, according to the US official, who expects additional charges and arrests in the case.

Awan’s lawyer, Christopher Gowen, who has worked for Hillary Clinton’s campaigns as well as the Clinton Foundation, maintained that his client was only indicted “for working while Muslim.”

The investigation has touched Democratic leaders including Wasserman Schultz, who has been accused of protecting Awan. She stuck by her close aide, despite being briefed several months ago by House administrators and security officials about his “suspicious activities” on the Hill, sources say.

Wasserman Schultz attempted to downplay his alleged conduct, saying he was “transferring data outside the secure network, which I think amounted to use of apps that the House didn’t find compliant with our security requirements.” Such transfers though, could be a serious, potentially illegal, violation.

The fact is that this s going to lead back to Clinton and Huma........ And Guantanimo bay resort

http://nypost.com/2017/08/19/it-sta...mised-sensitive-data-to-foreign-intelligence/

Deal with it kid, you are the fake

 

[ColonelAngus]

This will be on the front page of The NY Times for many days in a row...

....wait....no it won't.

We know the liberal playbook. If anyone you are associated with does anything bad, it was you who did the bad thing.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz obstructed justice by harassing the D.C. Chief of Police and she kept a criminal on the payroll after he was denied privileges to Congressional emails.

What was that fucking bitch hiding? It's got to be pretty significant for her to so obviously break the law.

 

[mamooth]

The fact is that this s going to lead back to Clinton and Huma........ And Guantanimo bay resort

Again?

Why didn't that happen the last hundred times you and your cult said it would?

No matter. Your faith is true. The complete failure of every single one of your cult's doomsday predictions doesn't shake your faith at all. Quite the contrary. Your cult's history of complete failure in its predictions makes you even more devoted to the cult.

 

[Care4all]

besides these people working for schultz and other congressmen, WHY is this a scandal for HER? What are your right wing rags telling you to think about this? What is the big deal or career ending for her in this ???

 

[Bassman007]

besides these people working for schultz and other congressmen, WHY is this a scandal for HER? What are your right wing rags telling you to think about this? What is the big deal or career ending for her in this ???

Because she kept them on the payroll for 6 months after everyone else fired them. And now they are being defended by Clitons lawyers.....

Game over kid, the plug is coming out of the swamp

 

[Care4all]

besides these people working for schultz and other congressmen, WHY is this a scandal for HER? What are your right wing rags telling you to think about this? What is the big deal or career ending for her in this ???

Because she kept them on the payroll for 6 months after everyone else fired them. And now they are being defended by Clitons lawyers.....

Game over kid, the plug is coming out of the swamp

 

[Bassman007]

besides these people working for schultz and other congressmen, WHY is this a scandal for HER? What are your right wing rags telling you to think about this? What is the big deal or career ending for her in this ???

Because she kept them on the payroll for 6 months after everyone else fired them. And now they are being defended by Clitons lawyers.....

Game over kid, the plug is coming out of the swamp

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Indictments have been filed....OKEEDOKEE

 

[Care4all]

besides these people working for schultz and other congressmen, WHY is this a scandal for HER? What are your right wing rags telling you to think about this? What is the big deal or career ending for her in this ???

Because she kept them on the payroll for 6 months after everyone else fired them. And now they are being defended by Clitons lawyers.....

Game over kid, the plug is coming out of the swamp

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Indictments have been filed....OKEEDOKEE

for bank fraud, which has nothing to do with Schultz or other congressmen...

 

[Bassman007]

besides these people working for schultz and other congressmen, WHY is this a scandal for HER? What are your right wing rags telling you to think about this? What is the big deal or career ending for her in this ???

Because she kept them on the payroll for 6 months after everyone else fired them. And now they are being defended by Clitons lawyers.....

Game over kid, the plug is coming out of the swamp

View attachment 144982

Indictments have been filed....OKEEDOKEE

for bank fraud, which has nothing to do with Schultz or other congressmen...

Why are you continually responding is
1. You do not care.
2. It does not matter.
3. Hillary is out of the country at the moment for a reason. She might have to leave permanently.

 

[Bassman007]

besides these people working for schultz and other congressmen, WHY is this a scandal for HER? What are your right wing rags telling you to think about this? What is the big deal or career ending for her in this ???

Because she kept them on the payroll for 6 months after everyone else fired them. And now they are being defended by Clitons lawyers.....

Game over kid, the plug is coming out of the swamp

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Indictments have been filed....OKEEDOKEE

for bank fraud, which has nothing to do with Schultz or other congressmen...

Wrong again kid

The federal case against Imran Awan, a former IT aide for Democratic Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, expanded Thursday with an indictment on four counts including conspiracy and making false statements.



He originally was charged with a single bank fraud count; his wife Hina Alvi also was indicted Thursday.

The grand jury decision in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia comes roughly a month after Awan was arrested at Dulles airport in Virginia trying to board a plane to Pakistan, where his family is from.