flacaltenn
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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 Representativesâ computer network, according to court documents examined by The Daily Caller News Foundationâs 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.
âIt was very bad record-keeping in Cars International ⌠it is close to impossible to make any sense out of all the transactions that happened,â Khattak said in court documents.
Abbasâ 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 Awansâ 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 membersâ 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.
âAs of 2/2, his employment with our office has been terminated,â 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 TheDCNFâs 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.
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 Representativesâ computer network, according to court documents examined by The Daily Caller News Foundationâs 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.
âIt was very bad record-keeping in Cars International ⌠it is close to impossible to make any sense out of all the transactions that happened,â Khattak said in court documents.
Abbasâ 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 Awansâ 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 membersâ 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.
âAs of 2/2, his employment with our office has been terminated,â 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 TheDCNFâs 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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