16 Facts About Imran Awan

Shahid Imran Awan was born on 1979 and is a Pakistani-American information technology worker.

In July 2017, Awan was arrested on federal bank fraud charges.

On July 3,2018, federal prosecutors concluded their investigation, "publicly debunking allegations" that Imran Awan "was a Pakistani operative who stole government secrets with cover from House Democrats".

On July 3,2018, Imran Awan pleaded guilty to having made a false representation on a home equity line of credit application.

Imran Awan won a green card for himself and his family in the green card lottery when he was 14.

Imran Awan became a US citizen in 2004 and resided in Lorton, Virginia.

Imran Awan started working on Capitol Hill in January 2004 as an information technology director for Robert Wexler.

Imran Awan worked as a shared employee, providing technical support for 25 other House Democrats.

The investigators stated, "the government has uncovered no evidence that [Imran Awan] violated federal law with respect to the House computer system".

Imran Awan had previously purchased a ticket to Lahore, Pakistan, with a return flight in January 2018.

Imran Awan was arraigned the following day and pleaded not guilty to one count of bank fraud.

Imran Awan was ordered to surrender his passports, abide by a curfew, and wear a GPS device.

On September 1,2017, Imran Awan pleaded not guilty to all of these charges.

The investigation concluded in early July 2018 with Imran Awan pleading guilty to making a false statement on a bank loan application.

Imran Awan had filed a loan application in the name of his wife, Hina Alvi, with a property as equity, but falsely claimed that the property in question was Alvi's primary residence when it was in fact being rented out by Alvi.

Imran Awan's attorney said that Imran Awan made the false statement in order to obtain the loan quickly so that he could quickly transfer money to relatives in Pakistan to help his father, who was gravely ill and living in Virginia.