Dem staffer faces 50 years in jail for doxxing

[applecorped]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...ators-faces-nearly-50-years-in-federal-prison


"The former Democratic congressional staffer who posted personal information about Republican senators online faces nearly 50 years in prison.

Jackson Cosko, a 27-year-old Washington, D.C., resident, was arrested Wednesday by U.S. Capitol Police when he was caught sneaking into the offices of Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., after 10 p.m. Tuesday and using an aide’s computer and log-in.

He was charged with five federal offenses: making public restricted personal information, making threats in interstate commerce, unauthorized access of a government computer, identity theft, and witness tampering."


Can't wait to see who he throws under the bus during his plea deal.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

I assume all the leakers in the White House will be treated the same way.

 

[applecorped]

By any means necessary

 

[thaiboxerken]

I assume all the leakers in the White House will be treated the same way.

Nope. It's only wrong when a librul does it.

When Bart Kavanaugh was part of a hacking scheme, they made him a SCOTUS Justice.

 

[Norman Alexander]

All he needs to do is prove he is from the same school drinking group as Kava and will now vote Republican and he is home free.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Can't wait to see who he throws under the bus during his plea deal.

Excerpt from the article:

"From August until his arrest, Jackson Cosko worked as an unpaid fellow with the office of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. Prior to that, he worked for roughly 17 months as an aide to Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and before that was employed by former Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif."​

 

[Craig4]

He's certainly not facing 50 years in prison. Federal judges almost never go for consecutive sentences for these kinds of stacked charges.

I am disappointed that Democrats aren't more vocally condemning this (or maybe they are and it's drowned out by the Kavanagh noise). There's no dirty trick or tactic too low when it comes to hurting Trump and his supporters, provided it's legal. If these charges are true, all sides should condemn this action in the strongest possible terms.

 

[acbytesla]

He's certainly not facing 50 years in prison. Federal judges almost never go for consecutive sentences for these kinds of stacked charges.

I am disappointed that Democrats aren't more vocally condemning this (or maybe they are and it's drowned out by the Kavanagh noise). There's no dirty trick or tactic too low when it comes to hurting Trump and his supporters, provided it's legal. If these charges are true, all sides should condemn this action in the strongest possible terms.

I don't know enough about it to be honest with you. And I have never heard the term doxxing before.

 

[plague311]

I don't know enough about it to be honest with you. And I have never heard the term doxxing before.

It's an internet term which pretty much just boils down to releasing everything about their life they can find. Usually it includes name, address, phone number, work number, etc.

I think any time the law is broken everyone should condemn it in the strongest terms, no matter political affiliation. Then again, I almost never see the left defending people that break the law.

 

[acbytesla]

It's an internet term which pretty much just boils down to releasing everything about their life they can find. Usually it includes name, address, phone number, work number, etc.

I think any time the law is broken everyone should condemn it in the strongest terms, no matter political affiliation. Then again, I almost never see the left defending people that break the law.

50 years seems like an absurd sentence. I've seen killers and rapists get less than 5. It's obviously an issue, but 50 years? Ridiculous.

 

[plague311]

50 years seems like an absurd sentence. I've seen killers and rapists get less than 5. It's obviously an issue, but 50 years? Ridiculous.

I concur, and I really don't think it will be 50. Someone stated upthread that it'll run concurrent and with all things said and done, calculate for good behavior and I'd be shocked if he was in there for 3-4.

 

[zooterkin]

I don't know enough about it to be honest with you. And I have never heard the term doxxing before.

Seriously? It's cropped up in the Kercher threads more than once.

 

[Ziggurat]

Excerpt from the article:

"From August until his arrest, Jackson Cosko worked as an unpaid fellow with the office of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. Prior to that, he worked for roughly 17 months as an aide to Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and before that was employed by former Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif."​

Fellows are not unpaid, they're just paid by someone other than the congressman they work for.

 

[Brainster]

50 years seems like an absurd sentence. I've seen killers and rapists get less than 5. It's obviously an issue, but 50 years? Ridiculous.

It's a clickbait headline, but the offense is very serious, especially as he's essentially an insider who should know better. We're only a year removed from Steve Scalise (and others). I hope he serves some time.

Let's remember too, he also threatened the staffer for Hassan.

BTW, he's worked for Boxer, Hassan and Lee. Those three might just be the dumbest Democrats in Congress over the last 20 years (although Patty Murray could given them a run).

 

[Craig4]

50 years seems like an absurd sentence. I've seen killers and rapists get less than 5. It's obviously an issue, but 50 years? Ridiculous.

He won't get 50 years. If he's found guilty of everything he'll get concurrent sentences. It's just like with Paul Manafort when the news media said he was facing life. He wasn't; he is facing a stiff sentence but he'll get concurrent sentences like this guy will. Terrorists and mass murders get consecutive sentences; this guy will get a few years in minimum security if that.

The AUSA can't go too crazy because DC is the bluest place in the country. The DoJ could risk jury nullification if they try to completely throw the book at him. Remember, juries are made of registered voters and those voters hate Trump; they hate Kavanagh; they hate the Republicans the defendant doxed. They might not approve of what he did but they won't be excited about sending him away for 50 years.

 

[Norman Alexander]

Y'know...

"Democratic staffer" who turns out to be an unpaid fellow (i.e. a part-time "volunteer") breaks into a Dem office and leaks doxxed info on (admittedly dumb) Democrats at the EXACT same time as the Kavanaugh hearing is under way and the GOP are trying to desperately to smear the Dems and divert attention from their boy who is busy shooting himself in the face with his mouth.

Coincidence?

 

[Foolmewunz]

Y'know...

"Democratic staffer" who turns out to be an unpaid fellow (i.e. a part-time "volunteer") breaks into a Dem office and leaks doxxed info on (admittedly dumb) Democrats at the EXACT same time as the Kavanaugh hearing is under way and the GOP are trying to desperately to smear the Dems and divert attention from their boy who is busy shooting himself in the face with his mouth.

Coincidence?

There's very little in the above that is accurate. Perhaps you'd like to try again?

 

[Norman Alexander]

There's very little in the above that is accurate. Perhaps you'd like to try again?

Nope! Wanted to see if I could start my own CT!

Although (from OP link)...

The investigation began on Sept. 27 when it was found the Wikipedia pages of three U.S. senators had been edited to include restricted personal information without their knowledge or permission — information that included home addresses and personal telephone numbers.

Three edits took place nearly in parallel with the high-stakes Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Then, on Oct. 2, according to the affidavit, similar information was posted on the Wikipedia pages of two additional senators.

The senators are not named in the court documents, but the pages of Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch, both of Utah, appeared to be edited during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Kavanaugh.

Graham, Lee, and Hatch all sit on the panel and back Kavanaugh.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Too bad he didn't dox a CIA officer - SOP in those cases is for the President to pardon you.

 

[theprestige]

Too bad he didn't dox a CIA officer - SOP in those cases is for the President to pardon you.

It's arrogant enough for the president to exercise presidential authority.

It's even more arrogant for a private citizen to entitle themselves to the same privileges we grant the president.