FBI seizes smashed hard drives from Debbie Wasserman Schultz aides.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/26/worker-fla-congresswoman-fired-accused-bank-fraud/512040001/

Quote: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.


Imran Awan, 37, was fired Tuesday, according to David Damron, spokesperson for Wasserman Schultz, who formerly served as chairperson of the Democratic National Committee.

“Awan previously served as an employee in our office, but his services hav e been terminated," Damron said in a statement.

Awan was arrested Monday at the airport outside Washington after buying a ticket to Pakistan with a return flight set for January.

Awan, who lives in Lorton, Va., was arraigned Tuesday on charges of bank fraud for allegedly attempting to get a loan from the Congressional Federal Credit Union on a rental property by claiming it as his primary residence.


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