Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., has fired an IT worker who was arrested at Dulles International Airport on bank fraud charges while attempting to leave the country.
He pleaded not guilty. His passport was confiscated and he was outfitted with a GPS monitoring device.
Awan's wife, Hina Alvi, flew to Pakistan in March with the couple's three children. A federal court complaint, which noted the children had been abruptly taken out of school in Virginia, said an examination of her luggage found she was carrying $12,400 in cash. She was allowed to leave for Pakistan
The federal complaint, dated Monday and first posted by Politico, charges that Awan, along with Alvi, "engaged in a schedule to defraud" the federal credit unit that is available to congressional employees.
Awan, who has reportedly worked for various members of the House since 2004, has also been under criminal investigation for alleged equipment and data theft for several months, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Many of his relatives, who have also worked for House members, have also been part of the investigation, according to the newspaper.
Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, said Wasserman Schultz "has obstructed at every level on something that affects potentially our national security."
"We have to get to the bottom of this," McDaniel said in a statement.
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new4now ago
And the back peddling starts
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., has fired an IT worker who was arrested at Dulles International Airport on bank fraud charges while attempting to leave the country.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-congresswoman-fires-it-worker-accused-of-bank-fraud/ar-AAoRScF?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp
He pleaded not guilty. His passport was confiscated and he was outfitted with a GPS monitoring device.
Awan's wife, Hina Alvi, flew to Pakistan in March with the couple's three children. A federal court complaint, which noted the children had been abruptly taken out of school in Virginia, said an examination of her luggage found she was carrying $12,400 in cash. She was allowed to leave for Pakistan
The federal complaint, dated Monday and first posted by Politico, charges that Awan, along with Alvi, "engaged in a schedule to defraud" the federal credit unit that is available to congressional employees.
Awan, who has reportedly worked for various members of the House since 2004, has also been under criminal investigation for alleged equipment and data theft for several months, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Many of his relatives, who have also worked for House members, have also been part of the investigation, according to the newspaper.
Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, said Wasserman Schultz "has obstructed at every level on something that affects potentially our national security." "We have to get to the bottom of this," McDaniel said in a statement.