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The biggest scandal you've never heard of (Awan Brothers)
WND ^ | June 30 2017 | GARTH KANT

Posted on 06/30/2017 2:23:14 PM PDT by Whenifhow

These are the key elements of the case that make its so extraordinary and so potentially troubling:

• The Awan group had access to all of their bosses’ emails, documents and confidential files: everything on the lawmakers’ office computers and other electronic devices.

• That gave the technicians illegal access to all secret and privileged congressional information, including any potentially sensitive material that could be compromising and/or politically embarrassing.

• Lawmakers have no way of knowing if anything on their electronic devices was copied.

• The technicians had no oversight, and there was virtually no tracking of what they did.

• That was an extraordinary violation of the House security rules.

• The Awans are suspected of setting up a secret server to store information.

• They were paid much more than those in similar positions.

The suspects were all banned from the House of Representatives computer network back in February when the investigation was announced. But, despite all the damning evidence that continues to accumulate, no one has been charged or arrested. It also appears that none of their passports has been confiscated.

The Awan group had access to all the lawmakers’ emails and confidential files on office computers because they had set up the user accounts.

It appears the investigators might have begun looking into the Awans when they discovered congressional information was being sent to an off-site server, leading to suspicions the brothers were accessing and stealing the material.

The Daily Caller spoke with a former House IT staffer who said there was virtually no in-house tracking of what the suspects did.

That’s because, the paper reported, “Awan bullied central IT to bend the rules for him so there wouldn’t be a paper trail about the unusually high permissions he was requesting.”

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: awan; awanbrothers; awanbrothersbio; awanbrothershistory; cultureofcorruption; dncleaks; dncstrategy; dsj02; dws; itgate; scandal
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To: ForYourChildren
Pakistan.

Another Major Democratic Email Scandal the News Media Is Ignoring
Feb 23, 2017 Fred Fleitz

Were these IT staffers part of a plot by foreign actors to penetrate the House of Representatives and its computers? There has been speculation by some conservative journalists and experts that they may have had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. A former CIA officer told me she worries that the three Awad (sic) brothers, who reportedly are Pakistani immigrants, may have ties to the Pakistani intelligence service, ISI.

No evidence has been made public on whether the IT staffers had any ties to foreign actors. However, it is difficult to believe this case was only about stealing computer equipment if press reports are true that the IT staffers illegally accessed the computers of members of Congress and stole data. The FBI needs to fully investigate whether this was an effort to penetrate the House computer system by a foreign intelligence service or a foreign jihadist organization.

Update: New concerns that this may have been an attempt by a foreign Jihadist organization to penetrate the House computer system arose this week in reports by The Daily Caller and The Daily Signal that the Awan brothers owed money to Dr. Ali al-Attar, an Iraqi political figure who allegedly has connections to Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist group.

(more links embedded in the article)

Fred Fleitz is senior vice president for policy and programs with the Center for Security Policy. He held national security jobs for 25 years with the CIA, DIA, Department of State and the House Intelligence Committee staff.

21 posted on 06/30/2017 3:37:31 PM PDT by TigersEye (Investigate the Awan brothers and Wasserman Schultz)
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To: Whenifhow

A fat data pipe straight to Pakistan. I was sure this story had legs months ago when it broke, but the media have just airbrushed it out.


22 posted on 06/30/2017 3:46:49 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Liz

We have lots of space at Gitmo!

“Would you like an ocean view, or the golf course view?”


23 posted on 06/30/2017 4:10:45 PM PDT by Noob1999 (For)
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To: Whenifhow

The title of the article does not overstate the crime. WTH was going on in this corrupt criminal enterprise? This is Hildabeast times 80 corrupt liberals ransacking the country’s national security apparatus. I call it treason. It is mind-blowing how corrupt they are. Now, they refuse to utter the words, Awan Brothers, and the gutless, brain dead Republicans do not have a clue.


24 posted on 06/30/2017 4:33:31 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

I, and others, are still waiting to find out who is responsible for our SEALs being killed in the Afghanistan Extortion 17 hit.


25 posted on 06/30/2017 5:17:03 PM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Whenifhow

Calling George Webb,calling George Webb/Jason Goodman

https://www.youtube.com/user/georgwebb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDTWwVBdzuo

Here’s a sumary(link above) of the awan investigation done by George Webb and others.this guy,Geogre Webb Sweigert has been all over this and probbly knows it better than anyone but is rarely used as a source doc.


26 posted on 06/30/2017 6:27:26 PM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
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To: ForYourChildren

I think they are back in Pakistan and appear to have diplomatic immunity.IT’s useful in many of their smuggling ops since a diplomatic pouch today can be as big as a container.Might even radiate a little who knows.


27 posted on 06/30/2017 6:30:35 PM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
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To: Liz

Bttt!


28 posted on 06/30/2017 6:43:38 PM PDT by Pagey (8 years of MISERY, Thanks to Valerie Jarrett. Wretched human.)
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To: Whenifhow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvsLYAzyAf8
another long piece on the awan brothers.


29 posted on 06/30/2017 6:46:06 PM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
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To: Whenifhow
Keeping this bumped to the top.

Everyone needs to know what happened. It is complicated and will take some time to familiarize with the issue.

This is the biggest national security scandal in our nations history.
30 posted on 06/30/2017 6:48:28 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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To: PA Engineer

You could easily be correct. Using the cover of car dealerships and other businesses they have smuggled everything from drugs to people,body parts, to you name it along with doing the dirty work of the DNC almost on call.
HIllary Clinton is up to here eyeballs with this one as is Debby washerwoman.


31 posted on 06/30/2017 6:54:36 PM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
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To: rodguy911; PA Engineer; Hostage; bitt; wtd

Thanks for all the links at post 26 and 29.

It is great how George weaves it all together. Even his short videos have a lot of info in them.

Recently found this post which has a video from day 130 and while a few small things have changed, the hypothesis is the same, and he is still digging and finding more info.

The author writes below the video how Webb has a plan to get this story out. In many of his earlier videos he would ask viewers to tweet the video to a specific person, such as Chaffetz or Goodlatte.

He was so happy to announce this story was in WND today.

George Webb day 130
https://notionalvalue.blogspot.com/2017/03/where-is-evidence-hillarys-henchmen-and.html


32 posted on 06/30/2017 7:15:54 PM PDT by Whenifhow (when, if and how will Obama be gone?)
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To: iontheball
the gutless, brain dead Republicans do not have a clue.

Yes, they do. Haven't you been welcomed to The Uniparty yet?

FMCDH(BITS)

33 posted on 06/30/2017 8:28:28 PM PDT by nothingnew (Hemmer and MacCullum are the worst on FNC)
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To: Noob1999; Pagey; All; huldah1776; rodguy911; nothingnew; PA Engineer; iontheball
FREEPERS, Warn House members: there's hell to pay if your
interests are jeopardized by the Capitol Hill security breach:

ASAP, Compose a letter to your House member thusly:

•Did you employ the Awan clan?

•If so, when did you dismiss them and why?

•Have you been interviewed by investigators?

•Do you know that the FBI is not involved?

•Do you know why the FBI is not involved

•Can you tell me when was the last time Capitol Police investigated an espionage case?

•Do you know anything about the theft of 20 computers from congressional staff?

•When did you learn of these crimes?

•Can you tell me how many identities the Awan clan have?

•Please tell me how many US govt checks the Awan clan are cashing.

•Can you tell me if the Awan clan are registered agents of foreign governments?

•Please list the names of organizations advocating the overthrow of the US govt the Awan clan belong to

•Did any House members report the theft of govt computer equipment?

•Did any House members report falsification of official govt documents?

===============================================

FREEPERS, IMPORTANT TO ADD THIS TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR LETTER:
COPIES OF THIS LETTER ADDRESSED TO YOU ARE BEING SENT TO:

Print and broadcast media covering your district

Pres Trump

AG Sessions

FBI Wire Fraud Division

IRS-Fraud Unit

Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General,

Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General.

DOJ Criminal Division-- Public Integrity Sect

DOJ Criminal Division--Organized Crime and Gang Section.

Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division

U.S. Dept of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Export Enforcement

34 posted on 07/01/2017 3:19:41 AM PDT by Liz
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To: joshua c
They were paid much more than those in similar positions.

These are government positions with specified salaries. Who and how were they given more pay?

35 posted on 07/01/2017 6:13:41 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Whenifhow
Thanks very much Whenifhow,your work remains stellar and vital.

I saw that as well he's a class act,not upset that someone else is covering the same thing he is but just happy that the story is getting out.Says a lot about character.

Webb is misunderstood quite a bit.

Much of his info is raw data and subject to change. He readily admits that. It's hard for many people to understand. Takes a really open mind to comprehend everything he is doing but its worth the trouble and so is he.

36 posted on 07/01/2017 6:49:07 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
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To: Liz

I think it was 20 computers and as many as 24 or 28 phones,I phones? not sure.


37 posted on 07/01/2017 6:50:55 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
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To: LucyT

This stuff hurts my Head, how could these people do it in the first place and then walk.


38 posted on 07/01/2017 10:19:57 AM PDT by easternsky
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To: Whenifhow

Seems the Daily Caller has done a lot of work and is working on a lot more. There is no end to the criminality of this group. They have terror ties, possible dirty bomb ties, organ harvesting you name these criminals are into it.
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http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/07/congress-it-probe-suspects-had-massive-debts-years-of-suspicious-activity/

A Continuing DCNF Investigative Group Series

House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Committee Members Compromised By Rogue IT Staff
Brothers Had Massive Debts, Years Of Suspicious Activity
...Secretly Took $100K In Iraqi Money
...Owed Money To Hezbollah-Connected Fugitive
...Received $4 Million From Dem Reps
...Allegedly Kept Stepmom In ‘Captivity’ To Access Offshore Cash
...Also Had Access To DNC Emails
...Could Read Every Email Dozens Of Congressmen Sent And Received
Paul Ryan: Capitol Police Getting ‘Assistance’ On Criminal Investigation
Read the Court Docs Detailing Greed, Ruthlessness of Democratic IT Guy
House IT Aides Fear Suspects In Hill Breach Are Blackmailing Members With Their Own Data
Suspect Has Fled To Pakistan, Relative Says
Wasserman Schultz Threatened Police Chief For Gathering Evidence On Her IT Staffer
DWS Admits To Violating Network Security, Blames House For Not Stopping Her
House Dems Hired A Fired McDonald’s Worker As Their IT Guy


39 posted on 07/01/2017 11:47:03 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
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To: easternsky

Suspicions are these clowns have some sort of diplomatic immunity. If they do they can get away with almost anything.


40 posted on 07/01/2017 11:48:33 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the Free because of the brave.MAGA!!)
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