"Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan " White supremcists no doubt.
PS. Alah Akbar. On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 8:14:32 PM UTC-6, Perplexed wrote: > > This story is absolutely unbelievable... > > 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. > > > Three members of the intelligence panel and five members of the House > Committee on Foreign Affairs were among the dozens of members who employed > the suspects on a shared basis. The two committees deal with many of the > nation’s most sensitive issues and documents, including those related to > the war on terrorism. > > > 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 > <http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/14/the-cascading-blunders-of-the-dnc-fbi-and-white-house-invited-hacking/> > when > she served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 > campaign. > > > <http://www.outbrain.com/what-is/default/en> > > 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. > > > Abid also worked for Rep. Lois Frankel, a Florida Democrat who is member > of the foreign affairs committee. > > > [image: Indiana Rep. Andre Carson speaks at an Islamic Circle of North > America event in 2014. (Youtube screen grab)] > > > Indiana Rep. Andre Carson speaks at an Islamic Circle of North America > event in 2014. (Youtube screen grab) . > > > The three men are “shared employees,” meaning they are hired by multiple > offices, which split their salaries and use them as needed for IT services. > It is up to each > > member to fire them. > > > A criminal investigation into five unnamed people began late last year > related to serious and potentially illegal violations of House IT policies, > Politico > <http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/house-staffers-investigation-equipment-234586> > > reported Thursday. Chiefs of staff for the members were briefed Thursday by > the Sergeant-at-Arms. > > > Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki said the investigation was still > ongoing, and arrests have not been made but staff were “asked to update > their security settings.” > > > Buzzfeed > <https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/feds-arrest-five-congressional-it-contractors-at-the-capitol?utm_term=.no4L4YM9b#.nrZGpv37j> > > reported that the Sergeant-at-Arms told staff that the subjects were four > men who were brothers and one woman. It did not name them. It quoted one of > the affected members as saying “they said it was some sort of procurement > scam, but now I’m concerned that they may have stolen data from us, emails, > who knows.” > > > Jamal did not return a request for comment from TheDCNF at a personal > email address, while emails to House addresses in the three men’s names > bounced back > > Friday. > > > [image: U.S. Representative Duckworth introduces Obama to deliver remarks > at her senatorial campaign fundraiser event in Chicago, Illinois] > > U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduces U.S. President > Barack Obama to deliver remarks at her senatorial campaign fundraiser event > in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst. > > > Abid, Imran and Jamal have all shared a house in Lorton, Virginia, that is > owned by Hina R. Alvi. Alvi is a female House IT employee who works for > many of the same members as the three brothers, as well as the House > Democratic Caucus. > > > Signs of trouble have long been visible in public records. The > Congressional Credit Union repossessed Abid’s car in 2009, and he declared > bankruptcy in 2012, facing multiple lawsuits. > > > Alvi, who did not respond to TheDCNF’s request for comment, has taken > multiple second mortgages. > > > Security-sensitive jobs typically require background checks for credit and > legal problems that can create pressures to cash in on access to secret > information and documents. > > Jamal, who public records suggest is only 22 years old and first began > working in the House when he was 20, was paid nearly $160,000 a year, or > three > times <http://congressional-staff.insidegov.com/l/43573/Jamal-M-Awan> the > average House IT staff salary, according to InsideGov, which tracks > congressional salaries. Abid was paid $161,000 and Imran $165,000. > > > Jack Langer, spokesman for the intelligence committee, said the committee > office has its own IT staff and security measures and classified > information from the panel is not allowed to be sent to members’ personal > offices. > > Read more: > http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/exclusive-house-intelligence-it-staffers-fired-in-computer-security-probe/#ixzz4YFCknZeZ > > > > http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/exclusive-house-intelligence-it-staffers-fired-in-computer-security-probe/ > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. 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