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House Committee members compromised by rogue IT staff: Abid, Imran and Jamal Awan

Feb 7, 2017 3:13 pm By Robert Spencer

How well were these three brothers vetted before they were hired? Or would any serious vetting process have been “Islamophobic”? Did whoever does the hiring for the House Intelligence Committee, or whoever hired them, share the Left’s prevailing assumptions that they were Muslims (if they even are) and therefore part of a victim class that deserved special consideration and accommodation, and certainly not any particular scrutiny?

“EXCLUSIVE: House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Committee Members Compromised By Rogue IT Staff,” by Luke Rosiak, Daily Caller, February 4, 2017:

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 when she served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 campaign.

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.

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 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 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.

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….

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  1. cs says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    That is called infiltration, and have been going on for a long time, specially here in the UK, but don’t talk about it, it would be considered ISLAMOPHOBIC.

    • mortimer says

      Feb 7, 2017 at 3:51 pm

      Agree. With doctrines like TAQIYYA and KITMAN, Muslims have no one to blame but themselves. These doctrines of deceit come straight from the Koran which calls all ‘The Best of Deceivers’. Mohammed often uses DECEIT in the hadiths when he is trying to commit assassinations and sneak attacks on non-Muslims.

      Since these doctrines are in classical, canonical Islam, Muslims can either accept that they will not be trusted or leave and abandon Islam, since it is an unethical, opportunistic system.

      • Debi Brand says

        Feb 7, 2017 at 10:17 pm

        Indeed, m-t.

        As my dear friend and my mentor in my quest to know and understand Islam, former Bangladeshi, former Muslim, Abul Kasim, recently stated to me:

        ……………

        ….The Islamist terrorists do not queue for US visa. They do not need to enter the US. They are already in the US, in every government wing. They cleverly hide in various organisations [sic] and charitable works. The era of Osama bin Ladin is over. The new breed of Islamist terrorists are more sophisticated and crafty than 10 years ago. They do not need to migrate to the Western world. Because they are already there sharpening their terrorist skills.

        http://islamexposed.blogspot.com/2017/02/short-of-mark-still-pretending.html

        • carol says

          Feb 8, 2017 at 11:17 pm

          The fact that they’re hiding in plain sight like Keith Ellison should tell us something.

    • Hindu American says

      Feb 7, 2017 at 4:07 pm

      Stealth jihad.

      • SweetOlBob says

        Feb 8, 2017 at 12:22 pm

        I: can’t believe the staffs of these legislators actually hired MUSLIMS in any responsible
        position ! Why not just hire the leader of Isis ? Or the head man of Hamas ?
        This is taking Pee Cee to the point of ridiculous !
        Whoever was responsible for their hiring, in whatever office, needs to be fired with prejudice !

        • wizard says

          Feb 13, 2017 at 11:32 pm

          the head of isis did hire them…who do you think isis is…

    • Custos Custodum says

      Feb 8, 2017 at 3:04 am

      Ironically, Abid, Imran and Jamal Awan are almost certainly responsible for the “DNC leaks” which may have cost Hillary Clinton the election by causing Bernie voters to sit out the election.

      Note that Debbie Wasserman Schultz (former DNC chair) was one of the “customers” of the IT Brotherhood along with other Democrats who value political correctness over protecting the Nation’s secrets.

      • frederick King says

        Feb 8, 2017 at 3:35 am

        Nation of pinheads.

        • Donovan Nuera says

          Feb 8, 2017 at 11:08 am

          These Congressional Representatives, who are surrounded each day by magnificent and expensive architecture of the majestic Capitol that was built to reflect the limitless promise of our little Nation and portraits and statues of our heroes who fought tooth and nail for our survival and Constitution, had ONE JOB! (Facepalm). You would think Sen. Duckworth would have known better.

  2. Havoc says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    No Muslims. No Mosques. No Apologies.

    • Troybeam says

      Feb 7, 2017 at 4:45 pm

      No Islam in America: should be revoked from operating as a religion AND CORRECTLY named a theocracy, than Banned forever, if Muslims do not like this there’s plenty of places for them to go.

      • linnte says

        Feb 7, 2017 at 10:42 pm

        I agree! More Americans are learning, thank God!

        • SweetOlBob says

          Feb 8, 2017 at 12:34 pm

          linnte:
          A few Americans are learning. But the most just can’t be bothered to see the snake in the bathtub. Islam is a cancer upon the earth ! No cult that orders anyone leaving it to be killed should be permitted to enter our beautiful land ! No cult that mutilates women specifically to remove their pleasure in sex and turn them into punch boards should be allowed to exist !
          No cult that believes in killing your own offspring for “dishonoring” you should be tolerated !
          Islam is uncivilized and barbaric !

  3. Rolf Wittwer says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 4:10 pm

    Abid, Imran, Jamal Awan: typical American names?
    Trump is following the correct path und is to 100% right!
    Europe should no longer compromise so that an Islamic disaster is averted!!!

    • Coal miner says

      Feb 7, 2017 at 7:29 pm

      Huma abedin

      • SweetOlBob says

        Feb 8, 2017 at 2:59 pm

        Coal Miner:
        In that case, not only was the danger from the muslim, Iranian spy averted, but the danger to our Nation from a money grubbing, power hungry, lying and sick president was also cut off at the pass.

        • Carolyne says

          Feb 8, 2017 at 4:15 pm

          I too was thinking of Huma Abedin who has very close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and her mother is a member of the Muslim Sisterhood. Her mother publishes a magazine in
          Saudi Arabia which promotes Sharia and Huma Abedin is an associate editor.

          I agree we narrowly dodged the Muslim bullet when Hillary Clinton was not elected.

  4. Angemon says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 4:14 pm

    Cue in the cries of “islamophobia”…

    • Donovan Nuera says

      Feb 8, 2017 at 11:14 am

      We should start using the loaded term “IslamoPHILIA” when speaking with any apologists or dhimmis and make is a label as toxic as PedoPHILIA.

  5. Bill says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 4:19 pm

    It is mostly, perhaps exclusively, Democrats that they served. Their defense is going to be that they were only following orders. Interesting that they are being fired, but not investigated. Soon enough the intrepid and vigilant FBI and DHS will “lose sight of them” as is usually the case.

    They will never be investigated or prosecuted because that would involve the risk of revealing treason on behalf of Democrats in Congress. Can’t have that.

    • Terry Gain says

      Feb 8, 2017 at 7:36 am

      Do you expect the FBI to follow the same path under Trump as it did under Hussein Obama?

      • missinfidel says

        Feb 8, 2017 at 8:55 am

        Terry brings up a good point. The winds of change are blowing for sure.

  6. miriamrove says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 4:35 pm

    Did the PC Media reported this? m

  7. Northern Virginiastan says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 4:45 pm

    The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is trying to fill Congressional offices with Muslims #bindersfullofmuslims

  8. common sense says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 5:29 pm

    “Intelligence” and “Democrat” are two words combined that can’t make sense.

    If we want to keep these rats out we have to destroy their overlords and funding. For Petes sake!

  9. somehistory says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 5:33 pm

    This is not surprising, since o had a list of preferred hires…all moslim
    And…carson (moslim) and wasserman-(friend of moslims who allowed one to be on the the official platform at the press conference in Ft. Lauderdale)…

    The only surprise is that they have been *relieved of their duties* since it was discovered they have been stealing and getting into the computers without official permission.

    The question is: how much damage have they done?

  10. Bezelel says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 6:12 pm

    The DNC got bit by their own pet snakes. Blame the Russians, Blame the vast right wing conspiracy. Drain the swamp, rapidly.

    • Custos Custodum says

      Feb 7, 2017 at 10:30 pm

      Ha ha ha. Yes exactly – three pet snakes bit the trusting idiots who took them to their bosom.

      This is probably the origin of the “DNC hack” that the Dems worked so hard to pin on Russia. (Russia does hack, of course, like any other country. The massive leaking seemed rather out of character, though.)

  11. Eric Jones says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 8:08 pm

    This sounds like muslim brotherhood infiltration that John Guandolo warned about. The islamist Obama facilitated such infiltration. I wonder how many islamist moles there are out there.

    Doesn’t congress have rules governing nepotism and the hiring of relatives? Having relatives working in the same department is a no no for large organizations.

    A background check would have discoverd the prior criminal record and bancruptcy. These are red flags. Well I can see these guys aren’t Russian. They live in Lorton. that were the Wash.D.C. jail is . They will be right at home.

    Eric

  12. Joe says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 8:47 pm

    The government is topped off with Muslim moles. After Obozo the jihadi in the oval office had 8 years to do it.

  13. underbed cat says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 10:12 pm

    Ah yes….diversity without making discriminating choices, which in this case has nothing to do with race as it has with what is floating around in their mind…..can you really be muslim and support the constitution….because you cannot do both….follow the doctrine and support the constiution… muslims know this and could likely conceal it for intelligence information. No flash drives or security clearances..I cannot imagine what problems they could do and cite the religious liberty to do so.

  14. Catherine says

    Feb 7, 2017 at 10:17 pm

    I suspect there has been a goodly amount of such infiltration into government agencies. Hopefully the Trump administration will make headway in rooting it out.

  15. linnte says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 2:46 am

    The night of the election, I was sleepless imagining just the scenario you present. God is good! We will win this political and spiritual war against Islam.

  16. frederick King says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 3:37 am

    It’s funny, hillary lost because of leaks from her muslims.

  17. Terry Gain says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 7:29 am

    I have a bad habit of being blunt but I’ve read a lot about Mohammed and I think it is irrational to trust anyone who believes he is a perfect man. So if I am to trust a Muslim I have to satisfy myself that he doesn’t know Mohammed or he’s not really a Muslim.

    The soft Jihad is much more dangerous than the hard Jihad and Trump isn’t strong enough to take it on. This article is very timely especially in view of the reaction of the Tech Industry to Trump’s temporary partial ban, but those who seek to draw lessons from it will be dismissed as bigots.

  18. Patricia says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 7:32 am

    But what do I see as news?? Christy Brinkley and daughters in bikinis, the companies that have dropped Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, the Super Bowl party!! How Santa Clara U has been able to ban a conservative group due to feeeeeeeling unsafe.

    • Debi Brand says

      Feb 8, 2017 at 1:17 pm

      “But what do I see as news??….”

      In other words, all the stuff of viable import.

      Feathery matters we can handle; the weightier matters we best leave for our “best and brightest” to handle–those in D.C.

  19. Florida Jim says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 9:18 am

    Many, many people in Obama’s foul administration are rabid ant-American paid for quietly by soros and Steyer to fund evil and b ring down Trump. Trump is feared by the left because he does intend to drain the swamp and fire union employees with glee.Many people still employed are spewing lies to a media that can’t wait to denounce trump and Conservatives.Remember when Obama praised his administration as “the most transparent ever” this is the same bunch of nitwits Trump says will be flushed out as he drains the foul swamp created and left by the slimy Obama.I would simply walk the halls of Congress and the adminstration every department, agency and emplyee and fire evbery otherr one , how wrong could I be?

  20. Troybeam says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 9:37 am

    Rogue, nope: Islamic spying helped by President Obama and the elected fools who know naught about Islam at its core, no telling what information these three sent out to Islam that wants to destroy our nation, culture and history. Political Correctness is now showing us how destructive it really is.

    • Custos Custodum says

      Feb 8, 2017 at 10:27 am

      As noted above, it is eminently possible that the three brothers ultimately cost Hillary the election by leaking or facilitating the leaking of Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s DNC emails.

      The law of unintended consequences strikes again.

    • Custos Custodum says

      Feb 8, 2017 at 10:44 am

      P.S.: Obama himself knows all about Islam as he all but admits. Islam is the one identity shell to which he has always been faithful.

      Obama likes to humiliate white men. His hatred of white women is more subtle, but at least as dangerous. Remember he killed his grandmother just before his first election.

      The extent to which Obama seems to perceive the world in racial terms is astounding in a person born after 1960 and raised in Hawaii. On the other hand, instinctive racism is common in Indonesia. Obama worked hard to “pass as black” in Chicago and later, but preferred political allies of Caribbean background (Susan Rice, Eric Holder) to African Americans in his political life.

  21. Tony says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 11:07 am

    Could’nt make up this story of seeming security incompetance if you tried.
    Reads like a cold war spy story.Time for change?

  22. Carolyne says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 4:23 pm

    I just read that President Trump intends to name the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group next week. The Muslim Brotherhood is affiliated with many organizations. Its like an octopus. I think CAIR should be named, too.

  23. Troybeam says

    Feb 8, 2017 at 10:22 pm

    James Comey is one of the moles inside DC, needs to go ASAP, President Trump is doing what he stated he’d do and democrats are watching him dismantle years of hard work at deceiving the American people a day at a time, Come re-election time for these people who fight Trump tooth and nail will be a surprise to them when they will not not be re-elected and they’ll wonder what they did that’s how dense they are.

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