The House IT Scandal

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  1. Zorro

    Zorro Well-Known Member

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    The ongoing saga of cybersecurity breaches with the possible involvement of a foreign government taking place in the House of Representatives.

    Stolen servers, access to confidential congressional files, claims of “controlling the White House” and $12,000 in a suitcase.


    The Left's Praetorian Guard, Big Corporate Media just loves to engage in rampant speculation over yet-unproven claims of Russian collusion in the Trump campaign, but the House IT scandal has received scant attention, except for the impressive level of coverage from the Daily Caller News Foundation. President Trump has raised public questions about the issue, tweeting about it as recently as April 20.

    The unwillingness of major news outlets to devote significant coverage to the story is all the more noteworthy considering the presence of clear indications of wrongdoing by congressional staff, Members of Congress who are actively [obstructing] the investigation, and a number of critical questions that remain unanswered.

    The Facts.
    On February 2, 2017, Chiefs of Staff in several House offices were notified of a criminal probe into several House information technology (IT) staffers, for theft of computer equipment, overbilling, and, most disturbingly, the presence of an external email server to which House data was being funneled.

    The probe, first raised by investigators in the House Inspector General’s (IG) office, centered around five House IT staffers, all immediate family members—brothers Abid, Imran and Jamal Awan, as well as Imran’s wife, Hina Alvvi, and Abid’s wife, Natalia Sova. All were shared employees of over forty House offices, meaning they were hired by multiple House offices, which split their salaries.

    This Pakistani Crime Family with links to Pakistani Intelligence operated as IT Staffers with significant access to the correspondence, emails and confidential files of Members of Congress, with no one tracking them. Bizarrely, these IT staff were not subject to background checks.

    https://amgreatness.com/2018/04/22/the-house-it-scandal/

    Beneath all the screaming about the fabricated Trump/Russian Collusion, real crimes occurred and the Dems have gone shoulder to shoulder to ensure that no one ever gets to the bottom of it.


     
  2. icehole3

    icehole3 Well-Known Member

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    I guess if we need the DNC servers just ask the Pakistani government for a hard copy.
     
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    As usual, the article you cite comes from a right wing blog (although better than most of the trash out there).

    And it does not support the conclusion and vitiol you and your fellow Trumpsters attach to it.

    The article makes no connection between Pakistani Intilligence (the ISI), and the two IT guys who managed to get work with so many Democrats.

    aOn the other hand, you freely dismiss the much docmented claims of Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 election. Right wingers here continue to parrot trash from RT and Russian bots.

    You also don't' seem to mind that Trump Administration officials have leaked classified information, are still using unsecured lines of communication and phantom e-mail addresses.

    But then, it did not seem to bother you that Trump campaign officials met almost routinely with Russian intelligence operatives and then lied about it. Or, that every time Trump meets with Russians, Trump conceals it until the Russians present the read out.

    I realize that you Trumpsters are angry that your continuous attempts to deflect to Hillary Clinton have not worked.

    That sell date passed a long time ago.

    None the less, I fully expect you to keep on beating that horse until the 2020 elections.

    Now that people are taking the Trump name off of buildings, and Trump's branded merchandising sales have collapsed, maybe you ought to consider the obvious fact that you made a very poor choice.
     
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  5. MissingMayor

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    They were thieves. It happens in IT.
     
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    Your sources are probably leakers themselves.
     
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    Didn't happen to the RNC though.
     
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    Only because the Congressmen in the RNC are the thieves. :eek:
     
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    so funny

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    vanityofvanitys Well-Known Member

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    It is accounts like this which makes the left, the politicians on the left, and the mainstream media the biggest hypocrites and enemies of the common good in the history of this nation. They are sick.
    But do not ever expect them to admit to their cover ups and their hypocrisy. They have egos and bigger plans. This is sinful and one grand reason why this nation is in such peril. Being run by liars and cheats.
     
  11. Zorro

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    And they are insurrectionists.

    For the first time since 1860, we have failed to peacefully transition power, because the Left didn't like the choice of the US Electorate.

    They illegally spied on Trump and our fellow Americans.
    Then they concocted all of these lies about Russian/Trump Collusion.
    They have subjected him to malicious prosecution to try to drive him from office.

    And they have obstructed justice in the very real crimes by this Pakistani Crime Family that was handling the security of the servers for the House Democrats and the DNC.
     
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    vanityofvanitys Well-Known Member

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    Right.
    And all the phony hypocrite liberals on this board won't even click on this top post, much less read it, much less EVER admit to their crimes, sins and lies. They along with a filthy, egocentric culture have destroyed this nation.
     
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    Big Deal. Facts are facts even if you didn't hear then from Jake Tapper, Silly!

    In addition to working as House IT staff for over forty members of Congress, several on key intelligence and foreign relations committees, Imran Awan and his brothers (two of which had criminal records) ran a car dealership in Virginia. The dealership was reportedly plagued with financial mismanagement, leading to angry investors and unpaid debts.

    One of those owed money, Rao Abbas, threatened to sue amid allegations of deception and theft. A short time later, Abbas mysteriously appeared on the congressional payroll and received $250,000 in payments. The dealership also received a $100,000 loan from a former Iraqi politician who fled the United States on tax charges and has links to the terrorist group Hezbollah.

    In spite of this, the five family members netted $4 million in taxpayer financed salaries as employees of the House of Representatives between 2009 and the present; only 100 of the 25,000 staff working in the House since 2010 made more. All were paid over $160,000 a year—three times what the average House IT staffer makes. When Jamal Awan joined the family business, he was brought in with a six-figure salary at just 20 years old.

    Despite making top tier salaries, it is unclear what services the five actually provided. Interviews with Members of Congress suggest Imran was doing the bulk of the work, while his family members existed as “ghost employees”on the payroll.

    https://amgreatness.com/2018/04/22/the-house-it-scandal/

    What in the holy hell was going on? This Pakistani Crime Family had complete access to the hacked servers, that it is claimed that the Russians hacked, even though the FBI was never allowed to examine the servers.
     
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    Damn Straight. NEVER grant them the presumption of good intentions.

    This hacked DNC Server that the Pakistani Crime Family had full and complete access to:

    We know that the group made unauthorized access to House servers, logging in with the usernames and passwords of Members of Congress, including the servers of members for whom they did not work. Moreover, according to the IG, the access continued after they were banned from the network and, in some cases, fired by the Member offices.

    The unauthorized access peaked just months before the 2016 elections, when the server of the House Democratic Caucus was accessed by the Awans 5,700 times over a seven-month period. Authorities believe Awan routed data from over a dozen House offices to the server, where he may have then read or removed information. Awan’s purpose for doing so has not been made clear, though the Daily Caller recently reported claims by Awan’s father that his son transferred the data to a USB drive, which was then given to a Pakistani senator and former head of a Pakistani intelligence agency.

    In a spy novel twist, the server, containing all the data in question, has gone missing.
     
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    US Conservative Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    When will the MSM start to cover this story?
     
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    vanityofvanitys Well-Known Member

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    When Jesus appears in the clouds and not looking too happy.
     
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    Just like your attempts to cover up this Debbie Wasserman-Schult contrived espionage scandal by bringing Trump's name into this...right?

    Trump has nothing to do with the DNC House IT scandal. You might want to take note.
     
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    Yes
     
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    Don't you think you are pouring it on a little heavy there?
     
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    Yep, as big as this story gets unless you want to count Politico. :)
     
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    Links please.
     
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    Trump's economy has the "blue wave" for November at a mere ripple, so it doesn't matter about the House IT scandal right now, if the economy continues to improve the Democrats are cooked in November.
     
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    The "theatrics" are the facts not being reported by MSM. The DNC concealed the computer theft. The Dems didn't notify ANYONE about the unauthorized access & transfer of congressional materials. Schultz continuing to employ the Awans after they were banned from DC ... and the additional Awan intrusions to congressional networks via a Dem committee members aides user account.
     

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