The Democrats, The Pakistani family and National Security.

Scandal: When federal officials arrested Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's IT aide, Imran Awan, as he tried to flee for his native Pakistan, it was the latest twist to an already twisted scandal involving several House IT workers who possibly stole highly sensitive information from several Democrats. Stranger still has been the Democrats' nonresponse to this unfolding scandal.

Back in February, the Capitol Hill police opened a criminal investigation into Awan and four other House employees who provided IT services for several Democrats, including those serving on the House intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees.

Investigators were looking into whether these employees, who had access to emails and official documents of dozens of Democratic lawmakers, had stolen equipment and sent information to an off-site server. The police immediately shut off their access to the House network.

From there, the story got weirder with every new revelation.

What's more, they were pulling down unusually large salaries of around $160,000, according to the Daily Caller, which is the only news outlet that has been actively pursuing this story. Together, Awan and his family raked in $4 million between 2009 and 2016, the DC reported, for what at times appeared to be "no show" jobs.

Then, a month after the investigation was made public, Awan's wife took her children out of school and fled the country for Qatar. Earlier in the year, Awan wire transferred $283,000 to two people in Pakistan. More recently, the FBI found smashed hard drives and other equipment at Awan's home.

How these people were able to get high-paying, highly sensitive jobs with dozens of House Democrats over the years is a mystery.

Then there's Schultz's odd reaction to these events. After learning of the investigation, Schultz kept Awan on her payroll. In fact, she didn't fire him until this Tuesday, the day after he was arrested at the airport.

And, of course, since Democrats don't want this story in the news, the mainstream "news" media have entirely ignored it. Neither the New York Times, the Washington Post nor CNN appear to have published a single story on this case since it broke five months ago.

GRR Spartan wrote:The guy is a conman.
Where he comes from makes no difference unless you are some mope afraid of anyone who doesn't look like you.

LooseGoose wrote:The Bizarre Hacking Scandal That Democrats And The Press Are Happy To Ignore

Scandal: When federal officials arrested Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's IT aide, Imran Awan, as he tried to flee for his native Pakistan, it was the latest twist to an already twisted scandal involving several House IT workers who possibly stole highly sensitive information from several Democrats. Stranger still has been the Democrats' nonresponse to this unfolding scandal.

Back in February, the Capitol Hill police opened a criminal investigation into Awan and four other House employees who provided IT services for several Democrats, including those serving on the House intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees.

Investigators were looking into whether these employees, who had access to emails and official documents of dozens of Democratic lawmakers, had stolen equipment and sent information to an off-site server. The police immediately shut off their access to the House network.

From there, the story got weirder with every new revelation.

What's more, they were pulling down unusually large salaries of around $160,000, according to the Daily Caller, which is the only news outlet that has been actively pursuing this story. Together, Awan and his family raked in $4 million between 2009 and 2016, the DC reported, for what at times appeared to be "no show" jobs.

Then, a month after the investigation was made public, Awan's wife took her children out of school and fled the country for Qatar. Earlier in the year, Awan wire transferred $283,000 to two people in Pakistan. More recently, the FBI found smashed hard drives and other equipment at Awan's home.

How these people were able to get high-paying, highly sensitive jobs with dozens of House Democrats over the years is a mystery.

Then there's Schultz's odd reaction to these events. After learning of the investigation, Schultz kept Awan on her payroll. In fact, she didn't fire him until this Tuesday, the day after he was arrested at the airport.

And, of course, since Democrats don't want this story in the news, the mainstream "news" media have entirely ignored it. Neither the New York Times, the Washington Post nor CNN appear to have published a single story on this case since it broke five months ago.

Of course they didn't.......it harms their pals.

And, of course, since Democrats don't want this story in the news, the mainstream "news" media have entirely ignored it. Neither the New York Times, the Washington Post nor CNN appear to have published a single story on this case since it broke five months ago.

Turtleneck wrote:

And, of course, since Democrats don't want this story in the news, the mainstream "news" media have entirely ignored it. Neither the New York Times, the Washington Post nor CNN appear to have published a single story on this case since it broke five months ago.

New York Times
Wasserman Schultz Fires IT Staffer Following Fraud Arrest
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/07/26/us/politics/ap-us-wasserman-schultz-staffer-arrest.html

Washington Post
Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/congressional-it-staffer-charged-with-home-equity-loan-fraud/2017/07/26/f5f402e8-71a7-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html?utm_term=.ebea9f1f73e6

Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/congressional-it-staffer-charged-with-home-equity-loan-fraud/2017/07/26/f5f402e8-71a7-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html?utm_term=.ab83fc38ff76

CNN
Democratic staffer arrested on bank fraud charge
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/imran-awan-house-democrats/index.html

That took me less than 3 minutes. There could be more articles. I did not search the sites. This is what a quick Google search turned up with some broad search terms. Less than 3 minutes. How lazy are you, Goose?

LooseGoose wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:



New York Times
Wasserman Schultz Fires IT Staffer Following Fraud Arrest
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/07/26/us/politics/ap-us-wasserman-schultz-staffer-arrest.html

Washington Post
Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/congressional-it-staffer-charged-with-home-equity-loan-fraud/2017/07/26/f5f402e8-71a7-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html?utm_term=.ebea9f1f73e6

Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/congressional-it-staffer-charged-with-home-equity-loan-fraud/2017/07/26/f5f402e8-71a7-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html?utm_term=.ab83fc38ff76

CNN
Democratic staffer arrested on bank fraud charge
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/imran-awan-house-democrats/index.html

That took me less than 3 minutes. There could be more articles. I did not search the sites. This is what a quick Google search turned up with some broad search terms. Less than 3 minutes. How lazy are you, Goose?

Are you being willfully stupid?

DWags wrote:Would someone tell me why the Democratic Party is in trouble for getting shit stolen from them? How does that work?

kingstonlake wrote:

DWags wrote:Would someone tell me why the Democratic Party is in trouble for getting shit stolen from them? How does that work?

Because some people think it's like a sitting Presidents inner circle colluding with an enemy to commit treason? I mean nothing could be farther from the truth, but maybe grasping at straws.

LooseGoose wrote:The Bizarre Hacking Scandal That Democrats And The Press Are Happy To Ignore

Scandal: When federal officials arrested Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's IT aide, Imran Awan, as he tried to flee for his native Pakistan, it was the latest twist to an already twisted scandal involving several House IT workers who possibly stole highly sensitive information from several Democrats. Stranger still has been the Democrats' nonresponse to this unfolding scandal.

Back in February, the Capitol Hill police opened a criminal investigation into Awan and four other House employees who provided IT services for several Democrats, including those serving on the House intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees.

Investigators were looking into whether these employees, who had access to emails and official documents of dozens of Democratic lawmakers, had stolen equipment and sent information to an off-site server. The police immediately shut off their access to the House network.

From there, the story got weirder with every new revelation.

What's more, they were pulling down unusually large salaries of around $160,000, according to the Daily Caller, which is the only news outlet that has been actively pursuing this story. Together, Awan and his family raked in $4 million between 2009 and 2016, the DC reported, for what at times appeared to be "no show" jobs.

Then, a month after the investigation was made public, Awan's wife took her children out of school and fled the country for Qatar. Earlier in the year, Awan wire transferred $283,000 to two people in Pakistan. More recently, the FBI found smashed hard drives and other equipment at Awan's home.

How these people were able to get high-paying, highly sensitive jobs with dozens of House Democrats over the years is a mystery.

Then there's Schultz's odd reaction to these events. After learning of the investigation, Schultz kept Awan on her payroll. In fact, she didn't fire him until this Tuesday, the day after he was arrested at the airport.

And, of course, since Democrats don't want this story in the news, the mainstream "news" media have entirely ignored it. Neither the New York Times, the Washington Post nor CNN appear to have published a single story on this case since it broke five months ago.

Of course they didn't.......it harms their pals.  

LooseGoose wrote:The Bizarre Hacking Scandal That Democrats And The Press Are Happy To Ignore

Scandal: When federal officials arrested Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's IT aide, Imran Awan, as he tried to flee for his native Pakistan, it was the latest twist to an already twisted scandal involving several House IT workers who possibly stole highly sensitive information from several Democrats. Stranger still has been the Democrats' nonresponse to this unfolding scandal.

Back in February, the Capitol Hill police opened a criminal investigation into Awan and four other House employees who provided IT services for several Democrats, including those serving on the House intelligence, foreign affairs and homeland security committees.

Investigators were looking into whether these employees, who had access to emails and official documents of dozens of Democratic lawmakers, had stolen equipment and sent information to an off-site server. The police immediately shut off their access to the House network.

From there, the story got weirder with every new revelation.

What's more, they were pulling down unusually large salaries of around $160,000, according to the Daily Caller, which is the only news outlet that has been actively pursuing this story. Together, Awan and his family raked in $4 million between 2009 and 2016, the DC reported, for what at times appeared to be "no show" jobs.

Then, a month after the investigation was made public, Awan's wife took her children out of school and fled the country for Qatar. Earlier in the year, Awan wire transferred $283,000 to two people in Pakistan. More recently, the FBI found smashed hard drives and other equipment at Awan's home.

How these people were able to get high-paying, highly sensitive jobs with dozens of House Democrats over the years is a mystery.

Then there's Schultz's odd reaction to these events. After learning of the investigation, Schultz kept Awan on her payroll. In fact, she didn't fire him until this Tuesday, the day after he was arrested at the airport.

And, of course, since Democrats don't want this story in the news, the mainstream "news" media have entirely ignored it. Neither the New York Times, the Washington Post nor CNN appear to have published a single story on this case since it broke five months ago.

Of course they didn't.......it harms their pals.  

Herbie Green wrote:He just got arrested on Monday.  Maybe that is when it became newsworthy.
Your article says that the Daily Caller is the only news outlet that has been following the story.  So this bombshell story wasnt even worthy of making all the right wing propaganda spank rags

LooseGoose wrote:

Herbie Green wrote:He just got arrested on Monday.  Maybe that is when it became newsworthy.
Your article says that the Daily Caller is the only news outlet that has been following the story.  So this bombshell story wasnt even worthy of making all the right wing propaganda spank rags

Yeah when the leader of the DNC was threatening the Capital Police chief that wasn't newsworthy.

Now you go spank away. The right wing blogs were covering it, the non coverage was in reference to the networks, CNN, MSNBC, the NYt and the WaPo......as of noon today of the old networks only CBS had mentioned it on the air.

LooseGoose wrote:

Herbie Green wrote:He just got arrested on Monday.  Maybe that is when it became newsworthy.
Your article says that the Daily Caller is the only news outlet that has been following the story.  So this bombshell story wasnt even worthy of making all the right wing propaganda spank rags

Yeah when the leader of the DNC was threatening the Capital Police chief that wasn't newsworthy.

Now you go spank away.  The right wing blogs were covering it, the non coverage was in reference to the networks, CNN, MSNBC, the NYt and the WaPo......as of noon today of the old networks only CBS had mentioned it on the air.

As you let all that sink in, consider this: Awan and his family cabal of fraudsters had access for years to the e-mails and other electronic files of members of the House’s Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Committees. It turns out they were accessing members’ computers without their knowledge, transferring files to remote servers, and stealing computer equipment — including hard drives that Awan & Co. smashed to bits of bytes before making tracks.

This is not about bank fraud. The Awan family swindles are plentiful, but they are just window-dressing. This appears to be a real conspiracy, aimed at undermining American national security.

At the time of his arrest, the 37-year-old Imran Awan had been working for Democrats as an information technologist for 13 years. He started out with Representative Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) in 2004. The next year, he landed on the staff of Wasserman Schultz, who had just been elected to the House.

Congressional-staff salaries are modest, in the $40,000 range. For some reason, Awan was paid about four times as much. He also managed to get his wife, Alvi, on the House payroll . . . then his brother, Abid Awan . . . then Abid’s wife, Natalia Sova. The youngest of the clan, Awan’s brother Jamal, came on board in 2014 — the then-20-year-old commanding an annual salary of $160,000.

GRR Spartan wrote:The Trumpite in Mio is doing just what is to be expected and acting as if he is working in The White House.

Jared Kushner testifies in a closed hearing than the rest of the week its been Spicer's replacement, tweets about LGBTQ in the military, that they're not covered by the Civil Rights laws and demeaning AG Sessions. Preibus gets replaced.

Same here from the Mio's biggest Trump supporter.  He like Trump wants to take the spotlight off Special Prosecutor Mueller and anything.

We don't need to see farcical Fox and Friends or Tucker Carlson. We can read all the links the Trumpite from Mio digs up on multiple "conservative" web sites.

Trump is a crook who is frightened and working like hell to bury his and his family's  relationships with Russians

LooseGoose wrote:Yeah this is all nothing.......granted this is from National Review but perhaps someone here can point out the flaws in the article??

Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Pakistani IT Scammers

As you let all that sink in, consider this: Awan and his family cabal of fraudsters had access for years to the e-mails and other electronic files of members of the House’s Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Committees. It turns out they were accessing members’ computers without their knowledge, transferring files to remote servers, and stealing computer equipment — including hard drives that Awan & Co. smashed to bits of bytes before making tracks.

This is not about bank fraud. The Awan family swindles are plentiful, but they are just window-dressing. This appears to be a real conspiracy, aimed at undermining American national security.

At the time of his arrest, the 37-year-old Imran Awan had been working for Democrats as an information technologist for 13 years. He started out with Representative Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) in 2004. The next year, he landed on the staff of Wasserman Schultz, who had just been elected to the House.

Congressional-staff salaries are modest, in the $40,000 range. For some reason, Awan was paid about four times as much. He also managed to get his wife, Alvi, on the House payroll . . . then his brother, Abid Awan . . . then Abid’s wife, Natalia Sova. The youngest of the clan, Awan’s brother Jamal, came on board in 2014 — the then-20-year-old commanding an annual salary of $160,000.

Turtleneck wrote:
5) You appear to be jumping on this story the same way you chastised others for jumping on the Russia story.

LooseGoose wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:
5) You appear to be jumping on this story the same way you chastised others for jumping on the Russia story.

Did that stop anyone?

Turtleneck wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

Did that stop anyone?

1) I never participated in any of the Russia threads until the Lawfare piece was posted last month, and then started a new thread and have said multiple times this whole Russia thing needs to be approached on a "wait and see" basis.
2) So basically you admit to doing what you have long criticized others for doing...yet continually call other posters hypocrites every chance you get.
3) You are unhinged. Please consult a doctor.

Turtleneck wrote:Is that .gif a reaction to a Shannon Brown dunk?

Now Trump confidante Roger Stone claims that Imran Awan, Florida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s information technology (IT) administrator, was with Seth Rich before he was murdered.

“FACT – Wasserman-Schulz “IT consultant” Awan was partying with Seth Rich the night of his murder ! Eat it @TheAtlantic !” Stone tweeted.

tGreenWay wrote:I've never known Roger Stone to lie or overstate anything.