A man that worked for more than a dozen House Democrats, including former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was charged with bank fraud, has an Iowa connection. Imran Awan was arrested last week at Dulles International Airport by the FBI and US Capitol Police as he attempted to travel to the Pakistan.

I9 has learned 37-year-old Imran Awan, his wife Hina Alvi, and Awan’s brother Jamal worked in the office of Iowa Democratic congressman, Dave Loebsack in information technology, according to a spokesperson with Rep. Loebsack's office, Joe Hand. Imran they tell us was employed for one month in February 2007 and after that, the office worked only with Hina and Jamal. They say they are not aware at this time of any breach to either office finances or constituent data.

“We are eager to see the results of the ongoing investigation into bank fraud. Although it appears to revolve around the personal finances of Imran outside the scope of his employment at the US House, anytime a House employee engages in unethical or illegal behavior it is a violation of Congress’ trust. I would be deeply troubled and saddened if any of these allegations are indeed accurate. We have no knowledge, information or belief that any constituent information was compromised. We have asked the investigators and House Administration to inform us if they obtain any information that suggests otherwise,” said Hand.

Awan and his wife, Hina Alvi, are accused of misrepresenting themselves on a loan for a rental property they had and allegedly wiring the proceeds to two unnamed persons in Pakistan. In court documents, you can see Awan is charged with Bank Fraud, but a judge has sealed the criminal complaint.

The complaint said that on March 5, Alvi took her three children out of school and went to Dulles International Airport to board a Qatari-bound flight on her way to Pakistan. At the airport, customs authorities conducted a search of Alvi and the children's luggage and found slightly more than $12,000 in cash. A secondary search turned up cardboard boxes of household items and clothing. They were permitted to board the flight and have not returned to the US since. The FBI declined to offer further details about that day outside of what was in the complaint.

Awan has pleaded not guilty and was released pursuant to what a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s office called a “high-intensity supervision program” that includes a curfew and GPS monitor.