Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Former IT Aide Pleads Guilty To Federal Bank Fraud

This is awkward for Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Her former IT aide Imran Awan has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud.

Imran Awan, the former IT aide to congressional Democrats whose federal court case has drawn the interest of President Trump and other Republicans, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal bank fraud in a plea deal as prosecutors said they “uncovered no evidence” that Awan “violated federal law with respect to the House computer systems.”

During a hearing before U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan in Washington, Awan pleaded guilty to making a false statement on a loan application. As part of the deal, the prosecution dropped fraud charges against Awan’s wife, Hina Alvi.

The case has generated interest from Republicans on Capitol Hill, who have suggested Awan could have been involved in a cyber breach operation. But prosecutors said Tuesday they investigated allegations of misconduct by Awan while on the job in Congress and determined federal charges were not warranted.

“Particularly, the government has found no evidence that your client illegally removed House data from the House network or from House Members’ offices, stole the House Democratic Caucus Server, stole or destroyed House information technology equipment, or improperly accessed or transferred government information, including classified or sensitive information,” the prosecution said in the plea deal.

I desperately hope that’s true. After all, there was another report that this sketchy IT aide’s father transferred data to the Pakistani government. And let’s not forget that 44 Democrats completely exempted Pakistani IT aides from background checks and some of those aides “later allegedly made ‘unauthorized access’ to congressional data.”

Nothing to see here, according to the investigators. Mhm. Time to move along, everyone. This never happened. Just ask Debbie!

h/t Fox News