"Also among those whose computer systems may have been compromised is Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz"
Waitacottonpickinminute, I support this. On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 9:28:35 PM UTC-6, Kamakazee wrote: > "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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