[FOXNEWS] Imran Awan, a former IT aide for Democratic Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz...Congresswoman from Florida, the abrasive chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. She has been a politician since 1992, and prior to that was in training as a political science major. Her primary accomplishment seems to be that she's Jewish...
, was indicted Thursday on four counts including bank fraud and making false statements.
The indictment also includes his wife Hina Alvi.
The grand jury decision in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia comes roughly a month after Awan was tossed in the clink
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
at Dulles airport in Virginia trying to board a plane to Pakistain, where his family is from.
Awan and other IT aides for House Democrats have been on Sherlocks’ radar for months over concerns of possible double-billing, alleged equipment theft, and access to sensitive computer systems. Most politicians fired Awan in February, but Schultz had kept him on until his arrest in July.
The indictment itself, which merely represents formal charges and is not a finding of guilt, addresses separate allegations that Awan and his wife engaged in a conspiracy to obtain home equity lines of credit from the Congressional Federal Credit Union by giving false information about two properties ‐ and then sending the proceeds to individuals in Pakistain.
The case has put renewed scrutiny on Wasserman Schultz for keeping Awan on the payroll for months, even after a criminal investigation was revealed and he was barred from the House IT network.