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Stefanik Will Compel All FBI Documents with Subpoena in Republican Majority
March 8, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik questioned Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on the FBI’s involvement in the tragic limousine crash in Schoharie, New York at today’s House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s hearing. During the hearing, Stefanik pressed for accountability on behalf of the Upstate New York families tragically torn apart by the October 6, 2018 limousine crash in Schoharie County, which Stefanik pressed could have been avoided had the FBI not turned blind eye to the long history of negligence of the limousine company and its owner, a longtime FBI informant.
“The owner of the limo company - Shahed Hussein - was a longtime informant of the FBI for prominent antiterrorism cases in the War on Terror who testified publicly in numerous high-profile, federal cases. It is our job in Congress to conduct proper oversight of the FBI's activities, including the proper and improper use and handling of informants,” Stefanik stated.
Stefanik made the case that, as an informant, Hussein had multiple run ins with the law and various state and federal agencies, that miraculously were brushed away. He lied on tax returns and immigration papers, misled FBI handlers, committed bankruptcy fraud, and racked up hotel code violations and tens of thousands in unpaid property taxes with no consequences.
“I believe that this deadly limo tragedy, the biggest transportation tragedy could have been avoided had we addressed the illegal acts of this FBI informant. And the FBI owes families answers. There’s been extensive reporting on this issue,” Stefanik stated.
Stefanik then pressed FBI Director Wray for answers on the FBI’s involvement with Shahed Hussein and any role the FBI played in the charges against the Hussein family after the limousine crash in Schoharie.
“Once a relation is established with an informant, does the FBI allow an informant to engage in criminal behavior that is not related to the case, in this case, the anti-terrorism cases or investigations that they are informing on. Yes or no?” Stefanik asked.
https://stefanik.house.gov/press-releases?ID=12D3F52B-3EC3-4AC6-B525-BA02E94C7082