WASHINGTON–Congressional Federal Credit Union continues to find itself dragged into a controversy here, including a recent tweet by President Trump.
At issue is the arrest of Imram Awan, an IT staffer who formerly worked for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), who allegedly lied on a loan application for $165,000 from Congressional FCU. Awan was arrested at Washington Dulles Airport where he was attempting to depart for Pakistan. His wife had departed earlier and is already in that country.
Awan has been charged with bank fraud, but Politico reported that he and four other staffers were being investigated for "accessing the House’s computer network improperly and stealing equipment from more than 20 congressional offices."
The president reposted a tweet from the conservative news site Town Hall that stated, “ABC, NBC, And CBS Pretty Much Bury IT Scandal Engulfing Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Office.” Links in the tweets include mention of Congressional FCU.
When asked if the president is aware of the arrests, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “I haven’t had a conversation with him specifically about that. But I do think that is something we should fully look into and there should be a thorough investigation on that.”
Some media outlets have been seeking to tie the alleged bank fraud to broader charges, including some sort of corruption on the part of Wasserman Schultz and/or the Democratic National Committee.
There have been no suggestions to date that Congressional FCU was involved in anything illegal, but that it was instead misled on a loan application.