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2017-07-24 -Lurid Crime Tales-

FBI Seized Smashed Hard Drives From Wasserman Schultz IT Aide's Home

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-07-24 01:57|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 So, do the Awans go under the bus, into witness protection or to a country that does not extradite. Suspense!

Posted by M. Murcek 2017-07-24 05:30|| 2017-07-24 05:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm betting on some sort of Hale-Bob like suicide attempt as they shoot each other in the back of the head.

Posted by CrazyFool 2017-07-24 05:50|| 2017-07-24 05:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Ima thinkern the Awans cop a plea bargain, then proceed to obfuscate and stall. At least until they can flee (or be helped out of) the country.

The bigger question is what the Congress critters involved do. I'll bet there'll be lots of lawyers involved.

Posted by Pappy 2017-07-24 09:10|| 2017-07-24 09:10|| Front Page Top

#4 ...as they shoot each other in the back of the head.

Twice, just to make sure.

Posted by AlanC 2017-07-24 09:18|| 2017-07-24 09:18|| Front Page Top

#5 IIUC some of them're already back in Pakland

Posted by Frank G 2017-07-24 09:22|| 2017-07-24 09:22|| Front Page Top

#6 IIUC some of them're already back in Pakland
Posted by Frank G

Some Case Officer is really racking up frequent flier miles.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-07-24 09:39|| 2017-07-24 09:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Wife Hina Alvi was reported to have gone to Pakistan, to the bosom of her loving, powerful family. A quick google reveals nothing more. It has not been reported, so far as I am aware, that the Awan brothers' passports were taken from them to prevent such travel.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-07-24 10:09|| 2017-07-24 10:09|| Front Page Top

#8 The bigger question is what the Congress critters involved do.

I'm assuming the fabricated Trump/Russian connection investigation is intended as a media mass distraction from the very real DNC/Pakistani compromise.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-07-24 10:15|| 2017-07-24 10:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Habeas Corpus

We can't stop border crossers or get comprehensive medical care so I really doubt suspension of constitutional guarantees will be possible.

But there are some parties, foreign and domestic, that should be interviewed real hard.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-07-24 10:24|| 2017-07-24 10:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Nothing will probably come of this.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2017-07-24 11:43|| 2017-07-24 11:43|| Front Page Top

#11 All the kings horses,
and all the kings men,
couldn't put Seagate back together again.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-07-24 15:34|| 2017-07-24 15:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Apparently it's quite difficult to smash a drive such that the real experts can't read at least some of it.

Posted by phil_b 2017-07-24 19:44|| 2017-07-24 19:44|| Front Page Top

#13 And I'll note the irony of compromising info coming to light, because they hired people who did what was normal at home - Steal government property.

Posted by phil_b 2017-07-24 19:47|| 2017-07-24 19:47|| Front Page Top

#14 Apparently it's quite difficult to smash a drive such that the real experts can't read at least some of it.

Some companies use a service which shreds hard drives to something like grains of rice or sand. They will even make you a video. I wonder if the FBI might have a few of these machines.... oopsie!

Didn't the military use to use C4?

Posted by CrazyFool 2017-07-24 20:07|| 2017-07-24 20:07|| Front Page Top

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