Former Democratic Staffer Who Doxxed Republicans Pleads Guilty — Here’s the Punishment He’s Facing
By The Blaze. A former staffer for a Democratic congresswoman has pled guilty to several counts related to his revealing personal information of several Republican members of Congress during the debate over Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.
Jackson Cosko was arrested in October 2018 over his hacking that amounted to “an extensive computer fraud and data theft scheme,” according to prosecutors. . .
A former Democratic staffer who doxxed senators on Wikipedia after the Brett Kavanaugh hearing has pleaded guilty to five counts. pic.twitter.com/q8Af2Ga836
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) April 5, 2019
He could face up to two years in prison.
Cosko admitted that he stole information from congressional computers because he was angry over being fired by Democratic Senator Maggie Hasan (N.H.).
He burglarized her office several times in order to gain access to proprietary computer information, including personal information of several members of Congress. (Read more from “Former Democratic Staffer Who Doxxed Republicans Pleads Guilty — Here’s the Punishment He’s Facing” HERE)
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Former Democratic Aide Arrested, Suspected of Leaking GOP Senators’ Personal Info
By The Blaze. Capitol Police have arrested the man suspected of releasing the personal phone numbers and home addresses of Republican senators during last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, according to The Hill.
Jackson A. Cosko, a former aide who has been employed by several Democratic congresspeople recently, was arrested and charged with making public restricted personal information, witness tampering, unauthorized access of a government computer, identity theft, second degree burglary, unlawful entry, and threats in interstate communication.
Last week, someone made anonymous edits to the Wikipedia pages of Sens. Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, as well as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, while Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Some of the information was inaccurate, according to The Washington Post. (Read more from “Former Democratic Aide Arrested, Suspected of Leaking GOP Senators’ Personal Info” HERE)
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