Former Democratic aide headed to prison for 'doxing' five Republican senators

A former aide to two Democratic members of Congress will receive a sentence of four years in prison for data theft after pleading guilty to five felony charges linked to 'doxing' — or releasing personal information such as home addresses — five Republican senators. Jackson Cosko was sentenced Wednesday by Judge Thomas Hogan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Cosko was arrested in October 2018 for breaking into the office of his former employer, Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and stealing private data before using it to 'dox' several Republican senators by posting their personal contact information on Wikipedia.

Even after his arrest, Cosko, a supporter of 2020 presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, continued to mine data through keystroke-logging devices he had installed on several computers in the Senate offices. The devices were only discovered after Cosko informed authorities of their existence.

The sentencing memorandum filed by the prosecutor described the bulk of Cosko's charges, including "a months-long series of burglaries and sophisticated data theft offenses directed at the office of" Hassan and "maliciously releasing" personal information of Senators Lindsay Graham, Orrin Hatch, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Mitch McConnell. He also obstructed justice by attempting "to silence a witness by threatening to release the private health information of a Senator’s children, because he corrupted another person and persuaded her to attempt to 'wipe down' the scene of his burglaries," and attempting to destroy evidence in his own apartment. The memo describe Cosko's crimes as reflecting "a deliberate malice and self-righteous entitlement."

His data theft has been described as the largest in Senate history. Prosecutors said Cosko's crimes were motivated by his fury at being fired by Hassan and his political anger at Republicans. They said that he "wanted to punish people who disagreed with his politics."

Cosko, a self-proclaimed supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., claimed to be angry at Senate Republicans over their actions during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh. His defense claimed that their client was struggling with alcohol and drug dependence. Prosecutors asked for 57 months in prison for Cosko, close to the maximum allowable sentence for his crimes, writing, "The government believes that a significant sentence would help to make clear that difference of political opinion do not entitle people to engage in politically motivated, criminal attacks threatening elected officials with whom he disagrees, and would thereby encourage respect for the law, and deter future criminal conduct."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-democratic-aide-headed-to-prison-for-doxing-five-republican-senators

https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-capitol-police-make-arrest-doxing-us-senator

>>6795404

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Jackson Cosko, was a staffer of Sheila Jackson Lee, in this image she seems to be receiving something..from this guy..not sure but is that Corzine? What is he giving her I wonder..this is during the Kavanaugh hearings when Blasey was testifying..

These were pulled off an image search for Jackson Cosko..

>>6795479

He was doxing private information such as SS# personal phone & home addresses of Republican Congress people in an effort to change their minds..DS stuff, not normal course of business in addition they have their own staffers for such matters.

>>6795545

Interesting pic isn't it..what was he giving her and why I wonder..I can't seem to find any information on it.

>>6795404

Democrat Staffer Jackson Cosko Arrested for Doxxing is Not an ‘Unpaid Intern’

Capitol Police on October 3 arrested 27-year old congressional staffer Jackson Cosko for posting on Wikipedia the private addresses of three members of the Senate Judiciary Committee—what’s known as “doxxing” (a word derived from the shorthand for “document”). Cosko is facing serious charges that include illegally posting private information of public figures, witness tampering, threats, identity theft, and unlawful entry. In the mainstream media, Cosko is being portrayed as a hapless overzealous intern who didn’t even have the smarts to cover up his criminal act. His former boss— Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) has denied she knew anything about Cosko’s activities. In a press conference held this week, Jackson-Lee explained that she fired Cosko and is cooperating with officials investigating the crimes. (Interestingly, cameras recorded Jackson-Lee passing an envelope to Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyer just before her testimony got underway.)

Many Questions, Few Answers So Far Yet, Jackson-Lee still has some explaining to do. While she claims Cosko was an “unpaid intern” in her office, the Washington Post reports that Cosko was actually a “fellow.” This was confirmed by Cosko’s lawyer, who said his client was a “fellow” in Jackson-Lee’s office and that he was being paid by an “outside institution.” What “outside institution” paid for Cosko’s fellowship? Did that entity know about his illegal activities? What other fellowships does this “outside organization” pay for? What other House or Senate offices are hosting fellows paid by this organization?

“Intern” and “fellow” are not interchangeable because they aren’t even close to being the same thing. While internships are reserved for inexperienced college students, fellowships are usually serious policy positions and are typically filled by professionals working within other federal agencies or the private sector who are brought to a congressional office for a short stint to help a member of Congress better understand the agency or business for which that member has oversight responsibilities.

For instance, when I worked for Senator Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), he served on the Senate Judiciary Committee and for a brief period we had a fellow from the U.S. Marshals Service on staff to help the senator with policy work involving that agency. The marshal assigned to our office was paid by his agency, not the senator’s office. So, in a sense, the position was an unpaid Senate position because the cost of the fellowship didn’t come out of the senator’s budget. But our fellow was being compensated for his work. The title “fellow” also aligns better with Cosko’s age. It would be highly unusual to have a 27-year old intern but that wouldn’t be an unusual age for someone awarded a fellowship. And it’s clear that Cosko wasn’t relegated to running banal errands like most interns. In a September 10, 2018 letter from Jackson-Lee regarding a piece of legislation she had introduced, she instructs those interested in co-sponsoring the bill to contact Cosko. An intern would never be listed on a letter like that. But a fellow certainly would be.

The “intern” narrative is particularly odd for those who have worked on the Hill and understand its culture. In a normal career trajectory, one typically starts out as an intern; then he might move into the mailroom—usually the lowest paid job on the Hill (when I started as a Senate scheduler in the late 1990s, the starting salary for the mailroom was $16,500—not easy to live on in Washington, D.C. even then. Eventually a legislative correspondent position may open up and from there it’s easy to move into a full legislative assistant position. If that staffer stays long enough, he or she might become a legislative director, or even chief of staff or committee staff Director. In the eight years I worked in Congress, I saw this pattern repeated over and over again. Yet, according to the narrative being pushed on Cosko, he didn’t follow the standard path. In fact, we are supposed to believe he’s moving in reverse from paid positions into an unpaid internship.

http://theohiostar.com/2018/10/07/democrat-staffer-jackson-cosko-arrested-for-doxxing-is-not-an-unpaid-intern/

>>6795545

Okay, I just found an article here.. >>6795694

This piece states that Jackson Lee was giving Blasey Ford's lawyer an envelope.. I wonder is this the payoff for her testimony? Was a payoff caught on camera?

Seen this yet?

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1140726293144752130

>>6796058

She has been an excellent spokes person for Trump, but that doesn't make her presidential material by any stretch of the imagination. Besides her husband would double down on his tantrums.