Posted on 08/04/2017 10:18:52 AM PDT by ForYourChildren
A Democratic congressional aide arrested by the FBI while trying to travel to Pakistan may have ties to terrorism, a Republican lawmaker suggested to the Justice Department.
Former IT aide Imran Awan, who worked for Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and about a dozen other Democratic lawmakers, has been accused of bank fraud for allegedly obtaining a loan "for a rental property he does not own" and then sending the money to Pakistan. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., thinks that money could pose a national security problem.
"While we can never tolerate breaches of the public trust, the wire transfer to Pakistan is particularly alarming as Pakistan is home to numerous terrorist organizations," DeSantis wrote in a Wednesday letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Awan is among several IT staffers suspected of "accessing members' computer networks without their knowledge and stealing equipment from Congress," as the Daily Caller first reported in February. Most of the staffers were fired immediately, but Awan remained on Wasserman Schultz's payroll until he was arrested Monday. The case led to tensions between the former chair of the Democratic National Committee and Capitol Police, because investigators confiscated a laptop owned by her office that was hidden by Awan in a congressional building.
"If a member loses equipment and it is found by your staff and identified as that member's equipment and the member is not associated with any case, it is supposed to be returned," Wasserman Schultz told Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa in May. "I think you're violating the rules when you conduct your business that way and you should expect that there will be consequences."
DeSantis wants Sessions to expand the investigation by working with the Treasury Department to freeze Awan's assets and investigate activity related to his bank account.
"The allegations levied against Imran Awan are alarming and could have serious national security ramifications," DeSantis said in a statement accompanying the letter. "The Department of Justice must work to immediately mitigate the damage done by Awan and take whatever measures are necessary, including freezing illicit funds, in order to fully investigate this incident."
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Unexpected!
No surprise here. The “mystery” is why DWS and her ilk are not on the stand and getting fitted for a nice orange jump suit. Throw Hitlery in there too.
Guess it is more important to harass Trump -— your Washington Uniparty at work.
I also recall Obama and his ‘blackberry’ when he first took office .. cannot help but wonder if it was not supplied by the Paki IT team.
The Pakistan govt apparently considers Imran very important b/c of his braggadocio----representations about his political power in the US, saying he's "from the Congress." The grateful Paki govt even provides Imran with a VIP police escort.
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This is very easy to unravel. Pres Trump, AG Sessions, and SOS Rex Tillerson call in the Pakistani Ambassador for a "little chat." The Pakistani Ambassador surely knows plenty---like (a) what important issues Imran is "advising" Cong Debbie about, (b) the whereabout of Imran's wife, and, (c) the rest of the Paki IT gang.
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<><> About half of House Republicans have signed a letter urging we cut off all aid to Pakistan. They consider it a terrorist-sponsoring nation.
<><> T-Rex calls in the Paki Ambassador, and speaking privately, gives him one week to show up with (a) evidence on Wasserman-Schultz, and, (B) Imran's wife and the rest of the IT gang.
<><> Either that or the State Dept will weigh in----and support adding Pak to terrorist list......cutting off all foreign aid.
<><> When the Pakis cough up the evidence, and the IT gang, (as they surely would), T-Rex turns it over to Pres Trump and to the DOJ (not the FBI).
<><> The DOJ then oversees the case; the FBI is given a time-certain to provide corroborating evidence (so they can't Mafia it out).
OK this should be on Drudge any second now....
any second now....
any second now....
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Would anyone but DWS be surprised at this revelation?
Debbie "electronically rerouted" donations earmarked for Bernies into Hillary's campaign account.
REALITY CHECK---Debbie's Paki IT staff musta helped her w/ that high-tech maneuver.
Now shes in deep-doo in the Awan IT espionage case.
The DEMOcrat high command isn't going to like that.
Anyone tied to the Muslim Brotherhood has terrorist ties.
The Muslim Brotherhood is the “Mother Organization” to all the Sunni terrorist groups.
The DNC is a hotbed of Muslim Brotherhood activity in the US.
The DNC never met a group opposed to the US that they didn’t like. Socialist, Communist, Maoist, Muslim terrorists etc. The DNC feels that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Unfortunately they will discover that a snake is still a snake, even if you befriend them.
Iran sponsors all the Shiite terrorist groups.
Is the entire Trump administration being BLACKMAILED by the Deep State to IGNORE the Obama administration's CRIMES? Looks like the Soros/Obama/Hillary Deep State has the GOODS on EVERYBODY!
and no one arrested!
You try jaywalking and see what happens.
Is it really a crime if he was helping the Democrats?
I mean, everyone knows that those perfect examples of our species like Hillary Clinton and Debby’s Whatsherface Schultz and Maxine Waters are so much better than the rest of us and must never be reproached!
As long as Sessions is Attorney General, and it relates to National Security, she is safe. However, should she be caught with one marijuana seed on her, heaven help her.
As background, Imran was first employed in 2004 by former Democrat Rep. Robert Wexler (FL) as an information technology director, before he began working in Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultzs office in 2005.
The family was paid extremely well, with Imran Awan being paid nearly $2 million working as an IT support staffer for House Democrats since 2004. Abid Awan and his wife, Hina Alvi, were each paid more than $1 million working for House Democrats. In total, since 2003, the family has collected nearly $5 million.
In total, Imran's firm was employed by 31 Democrats in Congress, some of whom held extremely sensitive positions on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Some of the #Democrats who had Pakistani IT workers (currently under investigation) on their payroll. #AwanBrothers https://t.co/XvrJ6H1iW9 pic.twitter.com/gVjNkfqWH3 Nick Short ???????? (@PoliticalShort) May 22, 2017
Of course, one of the most intriguing parts of the Awan narrative is precisely why former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (DWS) decided to keep him on her taxpayer-funded payroll right up until his arrest and whether that decision had anything to do with the whole DNC / Hillary email scandals that erupted last summer.
A preliminary hearing for Awan is scheduled for August 21.
The Republican congressman ‘suggested’ this. Nothing burger. Might as well do what our enemies do.
That’s OK. He’s a Democrat.
When experiencing an erection lasting more than 4 hours, save the money on a doctor’s visit and stare at a picture of Wasserman Schultz, it will immediately fix the problem. It might ruin your eyes is the only side effect
A muzzie, and terrorist ties?
How is that possible?
Seems to be a real pattern with Hitlery’s friends.
What in the wide world of sports happened to Drudge?
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