Liberal son of millionaire family steals "terabytes" of data from office of Democrate senator; case suddenly sealed
Most people intuitively think that unprincipled thugs look like...well, thugs. But consider the pencil-neck geek below:
This son of a bitch is Jackson Cosko, ultra-liberal son of a San Francisco millionaire. Jackson has the same disease that afflicts far too many kids of wealthy parents: he thinks he's above the law.
That's because by all indications, he is, as I'll explain below.
He was hired by a female Democratic senator, Maggie Hassan, to manage her office computers. He ended up using address and phone lists on those computers to "dox" Republican senators during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. That is, he published their home addresses and phone numbers on the internet, knowing other radicals would use the information to try to intimidate the senators into voting against the nominee. But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Cosko carried out what prosecutors said was the largest known data theft in Senate history. He used the threat of revealing this information to blackmail a witness, to extort a senator and threaten others.
Cosko has admitted he copied data from the New Hampshire Democrat’s office out of revenge for being fired, then used it to doxx Republicans during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.
After he was fired a second Hassan staffer who was friends with Cosko gave him her key to the senator's office in exchange for rent money, knowing that he intended to copy emails and other sensitive files. Hassan's office confirmed that the second staffer is Samantha DeForest-Davis, who was subsequently fired.
Prosecutors say Cosko also installed "keyloggers"--devices to capture, store and transmit keystrokes on command--on the computers in Hassan's office. After Cosko's arrest he didn't reveal the existence of the devices and no one discovered them. The devices continued to beam every keystroke — including passwords— over a WiFi signal that could be received in the public hallway outside the office.
Hassan hired Cosko as an IT administrator even though he had a prior criminal record, prosecutors said. In May 2018 he was “terminated for performance-related reasons” that Hassan has declined to explain.
Cosko admitted one of his motives for copying the data was to extort Hassan’s office into giving him a positive job reference, prosecutors said.
Among the many strange aspects of this case, after Cosko was essentially fired ("asked to resign") by the Dem senator's office, he was immediately hired by female Democrat congress-creep Sheila Jackson Lee, again despite a prior criminal record and being fired from Hassan’s office. The job gave him access to the entire House computer network--access he used to continue his data theft and extortion.
According to official filings by prosecutors, Cosko “broke into Senator Hassan’s Office on at least four occasions, including on or about July 26, 2018, August 6, 2018, and October 2, 2018,” prosecutors said. He gained access to Hassan’s office by unlawfully obtaining keys from a friend who was a staffer in that office.”
Prosecutors say he also installed ‘keylogger’ devices on at least six computers in Senator Hassan’s office. The devices were “designed to record the keystrokes that Senate staffers typed on their Senate-owned computers – including user names and passwords for Senate computers and computer networks, as well as personal e-mail accounts,” prosecutors said.
On Oct. 2, Cosko went back to Hassan’s office for more after asking Deforest-Davis for her key. According to prosectors another staffer caught him in the act. Cosko fled, and later emailed the witness: “I own EVERYTHING. If you tell anyone I will leak it all--e-mails, conversations, gmails, Senators children’s health information and socials.”
U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan on Jan. 24 said Cosko allegedly possessed terabytes of information, including Senate data so sensitive that it could not be discussed in open court. Earlier Hogan had said “He downloaded more information than was originally understood. There is no combination of conditions that could ensure the safety of the community.”
"Safety of the community"? What community?
In January the judge added that “There’s been some complex discovery with terabytes of information. The defendant is cooperating but the government isn’t convinced that he is fully cooperative. Some of what was provided under discovery is Senate information. The Senate is subject to a privilege called speech and debate.”
The judge then closed the proceedings to the public.
The speech and debate clause allows members of congress to avoid prosecution for statements they make, including written statements such as emails. Members have been known to invoke this "privilege"to try to prevent their statements and written evidence from being used in court cases.
At both the December and January court proceedings judge Hogan barred The Daily Caller News Foundation from the courtroom, even though Cosko’s mother was allowed to stay.
What kind of case justifies barring either ordinary citizens or members of the press from observing trial proceedings? An obvious answer would be if a case involved national security, and information discussed in court would reveal clasified sources or methods. Based on the lack of sensitive committee assignments of Dem senator Maggie Hassan, this seems unlikely here.
Far more likely is that Cosko had copies of incriminating emails to or from Hassan, which he threatened to release unless the judge gave him a total sweetheart deal--a slap on the wrist, like probation. But what kinds of information could possibly be that damaging to a Democrat senator?
Asked if a plea deal meant the evidence of major crimes discussed behind closed doors would remain sealed forever, prosecutor Tejpal S. Chawla said “we’ll see.”
Hassan asked Cosko to resign, though she has refused to say on what grounds. Why? It's almost as though she's trying to protect this slimy, pencil-neck rat-bastard. Now why in the world would she want to do that?
My guess is that it's because he's quietly threatened to release information that would be hugely embarrassing to the Democrat party.
This son of a bitch is Jackson Cosko, ultra-liberal son of a San Francisco millionaire. Jackson has the same disease that afflicts far too many kids of wealthy parents: he thinks he's above the law.
That's because by all indications, he is, as I'll explain below.
He was hired by a female Democratic senator, Maggie Hassan, to manage her office computers. He ended up using address and phone lists on those computers to "dox" Republican senators during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. That is, he published their home addresses and phone numbers on the internet, knowing other radicals would use the information to try to intimidate the senators into voting against the nominee. But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Cosko carried out what prosecutors said was the largest known data theft in Senate history. He used the threat of revealing this information to blackmail a witness, to extort a senator and threaten others.
Cosko has admitted he copied data from the New Hampshire Democrat’s office out of revenge for being fired, then used it to doxx Republicans during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.
After he was fired a second Hassan staffer who was friends with Cosko gave him her key to the senator's office in exchange for rent money, knowing that he intended to copy emails and other sensitive files. Hassan's office confirmed that the second staffer is Samantha DeForest-Davis, who was subsequently fired.
Prosecutors say Cosko also installed "keyloggers"--devices to capture, store and transmit keystrokes on command--on the computers in Hassan's office. After Cosko's arrest he didn't reveal the existence of the devices and no one discovered them. The devices continued to beam every keystroke — including passwords— over a WiFi signal that could be received in the public hallway outside the office.
Hassan hired Cosko as an IT administrator even though he had a prior criminal record, prosecutors said. In May 2018 he was “terminated for performance-related reasons” that Hassan has declined to explain.
Cosko admitted one of his motives for copying the data was to extort Hassan’s office into giving him a positive job reference, prosecutors said.
Among the many strange aspects of this case, after Cosko was essentially fired ("asked to resign") by the Dem senator's office, he was immediately hired by female Democrat congress-creep Sheila Jackson Lee, again despite a prior criminal record and being fired from Hassan’s office. The job gave him access to the entire House computer network--access he used to continue his data theft and extortion.
According to official filings by prosecutors, Cosko “broke into Senator Hassan’s Office on at least four occasions, including on or about July 26, 2018, August 6, 2018, and October 2, 2018,” prosecutors said. He gained access to Hassan’s office by unlawfully obtaining keys from a friend who was a staffer in that office.”
Prosecutors say he also installed ‘keylogger’ devices on at least six computers in Senator Hassan’s office. The devices were “designed to record the keystrokes that Senate staffers typed on their Senate-owned computers – including user names and passwords for Senate computers and computer networks, as well as personal e-mail accounts,” prosecutors said.
On Oct. 2, Cosko went back to Hassan’s office for more after asking Deforest-Davis for her key. According to prosectors another staffer caught him in the act. Cosko fled, and later emailed the witness: “I own EVERYTHING. If you tell anyone I will leak it all--e-mails, conversations, gmails, Senators children’s health information and socials.”
U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan on Jan. 24 said Cosko allegedly possessed terabytes of information, including Senate data so sensitive that it could not be discussed in open court. Earlier Hogan had said “He downloaded more information than was originally understood. There is no combination of conditions that could ensure the safety of the community.”
"Safety of the community"? What community?
In January the judge added that “There’s been some complex discovery with terabytes of information. The defendant is cooperating but the government isn’t convinced that he is fully cooperative. Some of what was provided under discovery is Senate information. The Senate is subject to a privilege called speech and debate.”
The judge then closed the proceedings to the public.
The speech and debate clause allows members of congress to avoid prosecution for statements they make, including written statements such as emails. Members have been known to invoke this "privilege"to try to prevent their statements and written evidence from being used in court cases.
At both the December and January court proceedings judge Hogan barred The Daily Caller News Foundation from the courtroom, even though Cosko’s mother was allowed to stay.
What kind of case justifies barring either ordinary citizens or members of the press from observing trial proceedings? An obvious answer would be if a case involved national security, and information discussed in court would reveal clasified sources or methods. Based on the lack of sensitive committee assignments of Dem senator Maggie Hassan, this seems unlikely here.
Far more likely is that Cosko had copies of incriminating emails to or from Hassan, which he threatened to release unless the judge gave him a total sweetheart deal--a slap on the wrist, like probation. But what kinds of information could possibly be that damaging to a Democrat senator?
Asked if a plea deal meant the evidence of major crimes discussed behind closed doors would remain sealed forever, prosecutor Tejpal S. Chawla said “we’ll see.”
Hassan asked Cosko to resign, though she has refused to say on what grounds. Why? It's almost as though she's trying to protect this slimy, pencil-neck rat-bastard. Now why in the world would she want to do that?
My guess is that it's because he's quietly threatened to release information that would be hugely embarrassing to the Democrat party.
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