8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (6)
#20601837 at 2024-03-21 16:00:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #25266: Freshly Baked Bread Edition
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Current USCP Labor Committee Chairman Gus Papathanasiou told Blaze Media that he fully concurs with Konczos' 2014 statement.
'Traingate'
Three former USCP officers who agreed to speak only on condition of anonymity said Gallagher was also involved in a strange internal scandal - though "scandal" may be too strong a word - that came to be known as "Traingate."
A fourth, former USCP Captain Eric Keenan, was the only officer disciplined as a result of an investigation into the practice. He explained to Blaze Media how more than 400 Capitol Police personnel would receive free rides on the Maryland Area Rail Commuter train and Virginia Railway Express with the understanding they would report suspicious activity and offer their services in response to emergencies.
Keenan said it was a "mutually beneficial program" between the two railways and law enforcement.
By riding the trains for free, the officers enjoyed significant savings in fuel and parking expenses. MARC and VRE even issued laminated rail passes to officers who were willing to engage in basic training on railway security measures and other procedures. Other agencies, including the FBI, Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Secret Service, also participated.
Although the practice was well known - some USCP commanders even encouraged lower-ranking officers to take advantage of the cost savings - it technically ran afoul of department regulations.
Keenan, who left the department in 2020 after 24 years and now works for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Bombing Prevention, said the informal program "was going well" in late 2018, when an unnamed male officer who did not have a laminated pass flashed his badge to receive a free ride.
Flashing a badge to obtain free services of any kind - "whether to receive free train rides, lunches, coffee, or donuts," Keenan said - is against policy. Among law enforcement, the practice is called "rolling the gold."
A MARC conductor notified USCP's Capitol Division, which then referred the infraction to the Office of Professional Responsibility and, in Keenan's words, "set off a firestorm."
As the internal affairs investigation got under way, Keenan said he emailed the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee decrying what he called a "witch hunt" and using other disparaging language directed at investigating officers. Keenan's email was forwarded by the labor union to then-Chief Matthew R. Verderosa, which led to disciplinary action against Keenan for "conduct unbecoming" a USCP officeR. He was suspended for three days.
Keenan said he was only trying to protect the officers under his command who he believed could be hurt unfairly by Verderosa's "feigned horror" at a "faux scandal."
Failing upward
Traingate ultimately revealed systemic favoritism and corruption within USCP leadership, as the investigation found many of senior leadership's "most favored" officers had received free rides. Two names that Keenan mentioned were former Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman and current Assistant Chief Sean GallagheR.
USCP leadership didn't wish to punish their more favored high-ranking officers who had participated in the program. Keenan explained that disciplining the lower-ranking officers and not those of higher rank would have created "a real firestorm," so USCP leadership issued a general letter of reprimand to everyone involved.
Something that shouldn't have been a scandal in the first place was quietly swept under the rug - except for Keenan, who raised objections to the "witch hunt."
Keenan speculated that Traingate received no media attention before now "because it was nothing more than a peer-to-peer program between the railways and the individual officers."
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/analysis/favoritism-cover-ups-reveal-culture-of-corruption-in-us-capitol-police-leadership
#11168753 at 2020-10-20 12:58:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14279: No Animation In The Kitchen Edition
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https://freebeacon.com/politics/wasserman-schultz-threatens-capital-police-consequences-unless-return-equipment/
Alex Griswold - MAY 24, 2017 4:22 PM
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D., Fla.) told the U.S. Capitol Police chief in a bizarre and contentious exchange that there would be "consequences" if he did not return equipment that belonged to a staffeR.
"I'd like to know how Capitol Police handle equipment that belongs to a member or a staffer that's been lost within the Capitol complex and found or recovered by one of your officers," Wasserman Schultz said during a Thursday subcommittee hearing on the Capitol Police budget.
Chief Matthew R. Verderosa said the equipment would be processed, and that "generally" it would be returned once ownership was established. "If it's part of an ongoing case, then there are other things that have to occur for that to happen," he noted.
But the Florida Democrat and former DNC chairwoman continued to press the issue, stressing that she was asking about cases where the members themselves were not under investigation. Verderosa continued to say it depended on the circumstances and if there was an ongoing investigation.
#7527876 at 2019-12-16 23:26:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9629: Q~NEVER FORGET WHO DIRECTED!!! Edition
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The "Pakistani Mystery Man" is Imran Awan, who worked as Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's email server administrator in the House of Representatives. Nearly his entire family then joined the payroll of other Democrats, until they worked for 1 in 5 House Democrats and had - as the House inspector general called it - the 'keys to the kingdom' and ability to access any file.
1. Imran worked for Debbie Wasserman Schultz since 2004 and had the passwords to her devices
A search of his name on WikiLeaks shows the DNC summoned Imran when they needed her device unlocked.
2. During the 2016 election, the House's Office of Inspector General warned that Imran and his family were making "unauthorized access" to data
A September 30, 2016, presentation alleged Imran Awan and his family members were logging into the servers of members who had previously fired him, funneling data off the network, and that evidence "suggests steps are being taken to conceal their activity."
The Awan group's behavior mirrored a "classic method for insiders to exfiltrate data from an organization," the briefing materials allege. The presentation especially found problems on one server: that of the House Democratic Caucus, an entity similar to the DNC that was chaired at the time by then-Rep. Xavier Becerra.
3. The Awan group was left on the House computer network until February 2, 2017 - days after Donald Trump's inauguration
Police then banned the Awan group from the network. The Committee on House Administration put out a statement saying "House Officials became aware of suspicious activity and alleged theft committed by certain House IT support staff." Since then, no official body has ever publicly provided any information about the case. But the IG report, obtained by TheDCNF, shows that theft was not the primary issue being warned about.
4. Shortly after the IG report came out in September 2016, the Caucus server - identified as prime evidence in the cybersecurity case - physically disappeared
Authorities took the disappearance as evidence tampering, they said. Becerra said he won't discuss the incident because of an ongoing criminal investigation.
5. Wasserman Schultz declined to fire Imran despite knowing he was suspected of cyber-security violations, even though she had just lost her job as DNC chair after its anemic handling of its data breach
Her office claimed Imran could work on "websites and printers" without accessing the network. Watchdog group FACT has filed an ethics complaint saying this was impossible, and a cybersecurity publication called the judgment negligent.
6. After Imran was banned from the network, he left a laptop with the username RepDWS in a phone booth
along with a letter to prosecutors and a copy of his ID. Capitol Police found the laptop at midnight and seized it because they recognized Imran as a criminal suspect. Wasserman Schultz still didn't fire Imran. Instead, she threatened Capitol Police Chief Matthew R. Verderosa with "consequences" if he didn't give it back, implying it was "a member's laptop." The police chief refused.
She hired a lawyer to block prosecutors from examining the laptop, then later said, "This was not my laptop. I have never seen that laptop." Imran's lawyer then said he "very strongly" believes the laptop cannot be examined because of "attorney-client privilege." Imran left a note with that phrase near the backpack.
#1154719 at 2018-04-23 11:26:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1443: In Response To Stars
It was left in the booth (photo to the right) with highly specific and sensitive materials
It may have been left there late at night. Building staff called police at 12:21 a.m. to report "an unattended bag in the phone booth on the 2nd flooR." Imran's attorney said in court that it was snatched by police while he had stepped out of the phone booth to search for better reception: "What occurred is a backpack from my client was found, he was trying to get a better signal, there was a note that said attorney client privilege and a hard drive." Gowen later offered TheDCNF a seemingly conflicting account, saying in an email: "He wasn't there late at night that is just false."
The phone booth is in the Rayburn House Office Building. Wasserman Schultz's office is in Longworth, a different building.
What happened next adds to the mystery. On May 17, 2017, Wasserman Schultz used a hearing on the Capitol Police's budget to threaten Police Chief Matthew R. Verderosa with "consequences" if he didn't return what she characterized as "a member's equipment." She repeatedly asked whether it was a member or a staffer who was under investigation, saying since it was a member's equipment, police shouldn't be able to take it unless the member was under investigation. A member of the Committee on Appropriations' Legislative Branch Subcommittee, she has significant influence over the Capitol Police's budget.
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#1144328 at 2018-04-22 15:17:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1430: POTUS, Were With You Untill The Very End!
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>4. Shortly after the IG report came out in September 2016, the Caucus server - identified as prime evidence in the cybersecurity case -physically disappeare. Authorities took the disappearance as evidence tampering, they said. Becerra said he won't discuss the incident because of an ongoing criminal investigation.
>5. Wasserman Schultz declined to fire Imran despite knowing he was suspected of cyber-security violations, even though she had just lost her job as DNC chair after its anemic handling of its data breach. Her office claimed Imran could work on "websites and printers" without accessing the network. Watchdog group FACT has filed an ethics complaint saying this was impossible, and a cybersecurity publication called the judgment negligent.
>6. After Imran was banned from the network, he left a laptop with the username RepDWS in a phone booth along with a letter to prosecutors and a copy of his ID. Capitol Police found the laptop at midnight and seized it because they recognized Imran as a criminal suspect. Wasserman Schultz still didn't fire Imran. Instead, she threatened Capitol Police Chief Matthew R. Verderosa with "consequences" if he didn't give it back, implying it was "a member's laptop." The police chief refused. She hired a lawyer to block prosecutors from examining the laptop, then later said, "This was not my laptop. I have never seen that laptop." Imran's lawyer then said he "very strongly" believes the laptop cannot be examined because of "attorney-client privilege." Imran left a note with that phrase near the backpack.
#261667 at 2018-02-04 02:19:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #319: Brace for Qimpact Edition
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Appointment of Matthew R. Verderosa as Assistant Chief
May 26, 2015 Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2015
AUTHORIZED BY: Chief of Police, Kim C. Dine
CONTACT: Public Information Officer, Lieutenant Kimberly Schneider, kimberly.schneider@uscp.gov
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Capitol Police congratulated Deputy Chief Matthew R. Verderosa on his promotion to Assistant Chief of Police and Chief of Operations effective May 1, 2015.
Deputy Chief Verderosa began his federal law enforcement career in 1985 with the Supreme Court of the United States Police. He soon joined the United States Capitol Police in 1986, and served in a variety of roles providing uniformed patrol duties in both the Uniformed Services Bureau and the Patrol/Mobile Response Division (PMRD). He was promoted in 1990 to Detective and served within the Department's Protective Services Bureau providing dignitary protection, special event planning, and investigative services.
As a sergeant, beginning in 1992, Deputy Chief Verderosa held several assignments in the First Responder Unit and the PMRD, and spent four years in the Internal Affairs Division where he conducted both criminal and administrative investigations for the Department.
Deputy Chief Verderosa was promoted to lieutenant in 1998 and was assigned to the Capitol Division, where he drafted and implemented several major security plans including the operational security plan for the Impeachment Trial of the President of the United States, and Senate Chamber security staffing plans. Deputy Chief Verderosa served as the Strategic Planning Division Commander and Accreditation Manager, leading the Department to its first accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in November 2002. During the 2001 Anthrax Remediation initiative, Deputy Chief Verderosa served as an incident command post commander for a period of seven months. In his final assignment as lieutenant, Deputy Chief Verderosa served as the Assistant to the Chief of Police, providing oversight to the Administrative Staff until promotion to Captain.
In 2004, as a Captain and later as the Inspector, Deputy Chief Verderosa was assigned to the House Division where he served as the Operations Commander and then-Division Commander, providing operational and administrative leadership. Deputy Chief Verderosa also served as the Chief of Staff for the Chief of Operations where he oversaw staffing initiatives, policy development and assisted the Assistant Chief in coordinating the activities of all operational units.
Promoted to Deputy Chief in 2008, Deputy Chief Verderosa served as Commander of the Training Services Bureau, and was responsible for the Department's in-service and Recruit Officer training. Further, he served as Acting Director of the Office of Human Resources, initiating many procedural reforms and internal controls, and also overseeing the human capital portion of the hiring process for the historic merger with the Library of Congress Police. Deputy Chief Verderosa also served as the Acting Chief Administrative Officer overseeing the Office of Administration and the Department's administrative functions for approximately one yeaR. As Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Deputy Chief Verderosa assisted the Chief Administrative Officer in running the Office of Administration, coordinating Bureau and Office initiatives and collaborative efforts, providing technical assistance and leadership for several sworn promotional processes, and representing the Department to our Congressional oversight entities. Since July 2013, Deputy Chief Verderosa has commanded the Department's Disciplinary Review Task Force, coordinating most Department disciplinary matters for the USCP's Executive Team.
Deputy Chief Verderosa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Delaware and a Master of Science degree in Management from the Johns Hopkins University. In May 2015, Deputy Chief Verderosa will complete his 30th year of federal law enforcement service.