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43. She kept the guy on the payroll after everyone else had fired him and after

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 10:18 AM

Jul 2017

he physically lost the ability to perform IT work for her office because he had been banned due to his criminal background.

There's something fishy.

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Wasserman Schultz aide arrested trying to leave the country [View all] alp227 Jul 2017 OP

Oh boy, Trumpy's going to have a field day with this one.... FM123 Jul 2017 #1

Awan should go to the other side, would be able to get a much bigger loan and Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #2

Was fired by other reps a while back, but not by DWS. LiberalArkie Jul 2017 #4

Well she would empathize with him, she's the queen of payday lending elehhhhna Jul 2017 #11

The criminally inane don't seem to have a particular party. jimmil Jul 2017 #3

I'm sure Trump Mr.Bill Jul 2017 #5

Some backstory on this from Politico in March... PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #6

Doesn't sound all that bad, but come on.. DWS, the gift that keeps on giving.. Sheesh! vkkv Jul 2017 #7

Well if bank fraud on the part of staff is harmful to candidates... ehrnst Jul 2017 #64

Interesting point. n/t lapucelle Jul 2017 #80

Law and order Red Mountain Jul 2017 #8

DWS, the gift that keeps on giving. DK504 Jul 2017 #9

you guys? Who is this "you guys", and just how are "these guys" destroying our still_one Jul 2017 #10

Google it and it comes up Fox News, Fox Nation, Breitbart News... yallerdawg Jul 2017 #13

RW always try to make one aid trying to get a loan on a rent house tar a thousand people. Sunlei Jul 2017 #16

And Dems always end up hating the party leader. Howard, Terry, Debbie, etc. displacedtexan Jul 2017 #32

Interesting. When I was younger there was the John Birch Society, whcih believed there still_one Jul 2017 #20

It's not so weird. tazkcmo Jul 2017 #26

Russians really hate her! yallerdawg Jul 2017 #27

"Weird how some Democrats just plain hate DWS" MosheFeingold Jul 2017 #35

Did you get that from your social media feeds... yallerdawg Jul 2017 #38

Post removed Post removed Jul 2017 #39

"They fed debate questions to Hillary." yallerdawg Jul 2017 #45

Actually MosheFeingold Jul 2017 #49

I'm astounded. yallerdawg Jul 2017 #50

Good since you were clearly baiting people and opening up old wounds. nt populistdriven Jul 2017 #71

I'm not bashing a Democrat. yallerdawg Jul 2017 #73

Their mistake was conflating DWS with Imran Awan's legal troubles populistdriven Jul 2017 #79

No - he wasn't the one doing that. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #76

well, perpetuated it andtossed in the RW elites meme nt populistdriven Jul 2017 #81

That story about leftynyc Jul 2017 #66

Now you're peddling debunked RW conspiracy theories? Really? (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #69

Oh yes, that. ehrnst Jul 2017 #62

Post removed Post removed Jul 2017 #65

She said it in context of the horrible conditions that she found. ehrnst Jul 2017 #68

Just for clarity: populistdriven Jul 2017 #72

Not sure what that "clarifies" that my post didn't. ehrnst Jul 2017 #75

You are correct, but avoid using RNC talking points like "Democratic Elites" because to DU'rs that populistdriven Jul 2017 #74

Correct in what way? (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #77

Actually, I believe they said that they gave one question to Hillary's staff LisaM Jul 2017 #78

Thanks this helps! nt populistdriven Jul 2017 #82

Thank you. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #85

Just keep on re-fighting the primary, with false claims about Democratic leadership... ehrnst Jul 2017 #67

Sean Hannity is covering it as well. lapucelle Jul 2017 #83

Get off her back, please. she always votes with Ds and we need to support all our elected Ds. Sunlei Jul 2017 #17

It's a heavily Democratic district. She can safely be primaried. hedda_foil Jul 2017 #19

That is true hedda, but the insinuation by some that her poor judgement in her staff still_one Jul 2017 #21

like with hillary, the little cuts carry water for the RWingers. Not good for D party. Sunlei Jul 2017 #22

And neither are candidates like Canova. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #63

True. However Tan Canova is as nuts as that guy challenging Bernie in Vermont. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #29

hard to believe there isn't a sane, competent Democrat in that geek tragedy Jul 2017 #44

Her constitutents of both parties like ehr, because she takes care of them obamanut2012 Jul 2017 #47

No one has come forward to challenge her but Canova. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #61

DWS will not be replaced until she wants to retire obamanut2012 Jul 2017 #48

Just stop it obamanut2012 Jul 2017 #46

Decent people turned bad, aren't they? Ilsa Jul 2017 #12

Can Debbie just be gone already? Still In Wisconsin Jul 2017 #14

That is up to her district I would think, just like Ryan, Walker, and Johnson are up to the folks still_one Jul 2017 #23

No and this has nothing to do with her...she was elected...read TOS. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #36

Awesome! She can do ANYTHING and we're not allowed to criticize because she's a Dem. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2017 #57

She is a Democrat and there is no suggestion of wrongdoing on her part and the article makes a Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #58

Wrongdoing? Legally, no. Incompetence? Yes. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2017 #60

wow how did he manage to get a165k "home equity loan for a rental property"? Sunlei Jul 2017 #15

The criminal complaint has specific details... PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #18

I've gotten a line of credit on a rental property before. Its still active. 7962 Jul 2017 #24

some banker must have messed up. I don't think he owned the home- he was a renter? Sunlei Jul 2017 #30

More likely he did own the property, but rented it out karynnj Jul 2017 #31

that's what it is, bank had a "owner occupied only" rule so he lied to get around it (allegedly) nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #42

ok, thanks. Ds employees have to be very careful to stay legal on bank apps because Rs search hard Sunlei Jul 2017 #51

this guy is pretty much bad news--had already been fired from most Democratic offices geek tragedy Jul 2017 #53

may be hard to get rid of a employee fast.If he sent the money, the loaner will take the home. Sunlei Jul 2017 #55

It would be nice if banks made sense like you do! 7962 Jul 2017 #34

banks don't want to have to foreclose--they still lose money on foreclosures, generally. geek tragedy Jul 2017 #90

the old-fashioned way, by lying on the mortgage application nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #41

Awan doing nothing 😂 Not Ruth Jul 2017 #25

Some from both sides are going down in this dark money / laundering stuff sharedvalues Jul 2017 #28

Maybe I'm missing something, but what did DWS have to do with this loan? MineralMan Jul 2017 #33

She kept the guy on the payroll after everyone else had fired him and after geek tragedy Jul 2017 #43

An affair perhaps Not Ruth Jul 2017 #52

Ewww. nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #54

It is a cliche, but a LOT more common than blackmail, money laundering for the Mafia or CT options Not Ruth Jul 2017 #56

He has a criminal background? lapucelle Jul 2017 #84

okay, after it came to light that he was likely involved in a criminal enterprise geek tragedy Jul 2017 #86

She kept him on the payroll lapucelle Jul 2017 #88

he was suspected for a lot more: geek tragedy Jul 2017 #89

I think that anyone willing lapucelle Jul 2017 #91

You kind of made this misleading...Why would you do that? Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #37

It's suspicious that DWS didn't fire this guy and his band of thieves. geek tragedy Jul 2017 #40

I have no idea...but it is not about her doing anything wrong. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #59

We don't know what the story is. geek tragedy Jul 2017 #87

I am shocked. n/t demmiblue Jul 2017 #70