Lee Intern Charged with ‘Doxing’ GOP Senators
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:53 am
Rep. Jackson Lee Intern Charged with ‘Doxing’ GOP Senators
Personal information of three Republicans had been posted on internet, according to the Capitol Police
A Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill has been charged with posting private identifying information about Republican senators on the internet.
The Capitol Police identified the defendant as Jackson A. Cosko, 27.
He stands accused of five different federal offenses related to the practice known as “doxing.”
Cosko is an intern for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)(pictured above), according to Fox News. The network reported that he previously had worked with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Related: Sanders Denounces Dems for Hyper-Partisan Kavanaugh Attacks
Fox reported that the personal information of Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) had been posted on their Wikipedia and Senate Judiciary Committee pages while they were questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh last week.
The information included the senators’ home addresses and phone numbers, although the phone numbers might not have been accurate.
Jackson Lee angrily denied last week that anyone in her office was involved.
“Lies, lies, and more despicable lies,” she said in a statement issued on Saturday.
“I am utterly disgusted by the spread of the completely false, absurd, and dangerous lies and conspiracy theories that are being peddled by ultra-right wing pundits, outlets, and websites who are promoting a fraudulent claim that a member of my staff was responsible for the release of the personal information of Members of the United States Senate on Wikipedia. This unfounded allegation is completely false and an absolute lie.”
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Personal information of three Republicans had been posted on internet, according to the Capitol Police
A Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill has been charged with posting private identifying information about Republican senators on the internet.
The Capitol Police identified the defendant as Jackson A. Cosko, 27.
He stands accused of five different federal offenses related to the practice known as “doxing.”
Cosko is an intern for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)(pictured above), according to Fox News. The network reported that he previously had worked with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Related: Sanders Denounces Dems for Hyper-Partisan Kavanaugh Attacks
Fox reported that the personal information of Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) had been posted on their Wikipedia and Senate Judiciary Committee pages while they were questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh last week.
The information included the senators’ home addresses and phone numbers, although the phone numbers might not have been accurate.
Jackson Lee angrily denied last week that anyone in her office was involved.
“Lies, lies, and more despicable lies,” she said in a statement issued on Saturday.
“I am utterly disgusted by the spread of the completely false, absurd, and dangerous lies and conspiracy theories that are being peddled by ultra-right wing pundits, outlets, and websites who are promoting a fraudulent claim that a member of my staff was responsible for the release of the personal information of Members of the United States Senate on Wikipedia. This unfounded allegation is completely false and an absolute lie.”
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