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2018-07-04 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Justice Department covers up possible spy ring scandal in Democratic congressional offices
[FOX] In an incredible sweetheart plea deal, Imran Awan ‐ a former IT aide to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and other congressional Democrats ‐ pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of making a false statement on a home equity loan.

I sat flabbergasted in the courtroom in Washington as the plea agreement was entered.

I spent the last year interviewing hundreds of people and chasing leads for my upcoming book ‐titled "Spies in Congress" ‐ about the alleged spy ring believed led by Awan that may have operated in the offices of more than 40 Democratic members of Congress.

If not for my extensive research on this case, I might have assumed the government just couldn’t find enough evidence to make a solid case against Awan on more serious charges than bank fraud.

When I asked Justice Department prosecutor J.P. Cooney why the government made this odd plea deal he just smiled and waved me away as he told me to ask the Justice Department Office of Public Affairs. The office declined to answer my questions.

Shockingly, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia issued a news release about Awan’s plea agreement that made no mention of his IT work for Democrats in Congress, no mention of Wasserman Schultz, and made his case sound like a minor local criminal matter of little interest to anyone. It was headlined: "Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement on Application for Home Equity Loan."

Ho-hum, right? Actually, nothing could be further from the truth.

Awan is due to be sentenced Aug. 21 and could get off with no jail sentence, according the plea agreement. Prosecutors said they would not recommend jail time ‐ in effect, giving Awan a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Just like that, the Department of Justice is making an important case go away as if nothing much happened.

Awan’s wife, Hina Alvi, is having all charges against her dismissed as part of the agreement.
On the FBI's 'radar' for some time, possibly years, even decades ?
Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 02:31|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 This did have a very strange smell from the start.

Duel citizen, Pakistani IT specialists/hackers working for the DNC, who live in Woodbridge, VA, also have a used car dealership in Falls Church, traveling to and from Pakistan. Awans flee the U.S. and return to Pakistan virtually without comment from the USI or Law Enforcement (LE). Rep. Wasserman Schultz becomes “frantic, not normal,” threatens D.C. police official, "makes the rounds" to House officials in an attempt to kill the Awan financial fraud Investigation.

House Ethics Committee remains silent. USI says little if anything. LE appears reluctant to further investigate, bring charges.

Awan’s wife, Hina Alvi, eats cheese...gets Katherine Russell deal (Tamerlan Tsarnaev's widow), 'is having all charges against her dismissed as part of the agreement.'

Entire Awan matter runs parallel Robert Mueller Trump-Russia 'collusion' investigation and disinformation campaign.

Obviously the Awan affair is turning into a colossal cock-up. I just wish the Intelligence Community would be a bit more forthcoming. What would be the harm in simply releasing the... 'project name?'
Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 02:54||   2018-07-04 02:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Quelle surprise.

Ripley: I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-04 03:24||   2018-07-04 03:24|| Front Page Top

#3 More from Townhall.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 03:58||   2018-07-04 03:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Hot Air story, same topic.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 04:13||   2018-07-04 04:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Does Awan appear in the Strzok-Page texts made public? Or is that traffic in the "missing" and "unrecoverable" texts. Hard to believe that the Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division wouldn't be engaged in the Awan matter in order to keep a lid on the situation.

As a side note, Google offers up "peter strzok oga" in search type ahead.
Posted by Classical_Liberal 2018-07-04 09:41||   2018-07-04 09:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Ref #5: Yes, 52,000,000 pages (or some such ridiculous number) of text and not one mention of the Awans. Strange, very strange.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 10:48||   2018-07-04 10:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I guess that means no more "bombshell" items regarding the Awans.

BTW, how's old DWS doing lately?
Posted by DooDahMan 2018-07-04 11:04||   2018-07-04 11:04|| Front Page Top

#8 Unbelievable! As I said yesterday, something about this is so dirty that the government has been blackmailed into submission. Disgraceful cowardice or corruption at the highest levels...
Posted by NoMoreBS 2018-07-04 11:19||   2018-07-04 11:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Perhaps the one thing we could hope for is they (the G-men) flipped Awan to nail DWS, HRC, and the DNC in general.

But, I doubt it.

All this theater by Gowdy, Nunes, et al., is just that: theater. Vacuous theater. It gives Fox something to talk about.
Posted by DooDahMan 2018-07-04 11:25||   2018-07-04 11:25|| Front Page Top

#10 
Donald J. Trump
✔
@realDonaldTrump

Our Justice Department must not let Awan & Debbie Wasserman Schultz off the hook. The Democrat I.T. scandal is a key to much of the corruption we see today. They want to make a “plea deal” to hide what is on their Server. Where is Server? Really bad!
10:07 AM - Jun 7, 2018

Must be hat the deep state is still operating and the swamp has not been drained enough. It's a political snuff job. It would seem that a blind prosecutor could make something out of this case.
Posted by JohnQC 2018-07-04 11:48||   2018-07-04 11:48|| Front Page Top

#11 I know I must sound like a broken record, but it's not being discussed and all going nowhere for a reason. Car dealerships (and the ability to switch cars and plates) along with the handling and transfer of large sums of cash......are standard tradecraft covers for espionage.

Sorting out who is working for whom is the logical next step.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 11:55||   2018-07-04 11:55|| Front Page Top

#12 Conservative Treehouse hardest hit.

Can we stop pretending Jeffy isn't compromised now?
Posted by charger 2018-07-04 15:04||   2018-07-04 15:04|| Front Page Top

#13 Car dealerships (and the ability to switch cars and plates) along with the handling and transfer of large sums of cash......are standard tradecraft covers for espionage.

As well as interstate transport of personnel and material in said uninspected vehicles on the car carriers.
Posted by Skidmark 2018-07-04 17:13||   2018-07-04 17:13|| Front Page Top

#14 I'm certain the cover-up is for our own good. /sarc
Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-07-04 17:38||   2018-07-04 17:38|| Front Page Top

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