Imran Awan

Shahid Imran Awan (born 1980) is a Pakistani-American information technology worker. From 2004 to 2017, he worked as a shared employee for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. In July 2017, Awan was arrested on federal bank fraud charges. During an 18-month investigation into alleged misconduct involving congressional computer equipment, he was subject to conspiracy theories involving espionage. On July 3, 2018, federal prosecutors concluded their investigation, "publicly debunking allegations" that Awan "was a Pakistani operative who stole government secrets with cover from House Democrats". Awan pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge that he had made a false representation on a loan application. On August 21, 2018, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sentenced Awan to time served and three months of supervision.