- Former govt. agent admits spying on Attkisson, implicates his colleagues.
- Former U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein is accused of leading the group.
- Govt. hackers allegedly reported to FBI official who now heads CrowdStrike
Read all of the background here.
A former U.S. government agent has admitted participating in the illegal government surveillance on then-CBS New investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson. The insider has identified former U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein as the person responsible for the project.
As a result of the new admission, Attkisson and her family are filing suit against Rosenstein and four other men allegedly involved. According to the lawsuit, the illegal surveillance was conducted against Attkisson and other U.S. citizens under a government operation based at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Plaintiffs first acquired the details regarding key individuals involved in the surveillance in August, 2019, from a person involved in the wrongdoing who has come forward to provide information. Prior to that time, the Government and its agents and representatives had denied that any such conduct had occurred, including denials in Court pleadings and argument.
Attkisson v. Rosenstein, et. al.
The Attkisson lawsuit claims that in March 2011, Defendants Shawn Henry, Shaun Bridges, Robert Clarke, and Ryan White, all of whom were government employees connected to a special multi-agency federal government task force based in Baltimore, Maryland, were ordered by Defendant Rosenstein to conduct home computer surveillance on Attkisson and other U.S. citizens.
Shawn Henry was head of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. In 2012, Henry left the FBI and now is president of CrowdStrike Services, a company that seeks to mitigate targeted online attacks on corporate and government networks globally.
Shaun Bridges was as a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service for approximately six years, operating out of the Baltimore Field Office. Between 2012 and 2014, he was assigned to the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force, a multi-agency group investigating illegal activity on the Silk Road, a covert online marketplace for illicit goods, including drugs. In 2015 and 2017, Bridges was convicted of corruption related to his government work, and is now serving a prison sentence.
At the time Attkisson was targeted by the illegal surveillance, she was a CBS News investigative correspondent who was uncovering news about the Department of Justice’s “gun walking” operation known as Fast and Furious. Attkisson’s reporting of the case ultimately was recognized with an Edward R. Murrow award and an Emmy Award for investigative reporting.
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Unauthorized, remote surveillance of Attkisson continued throughout her subsequent reporting on the Islamic extremist attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012. That reporting was recognized with an investigative Emmy nomination. CBS News first confirmed the illegal computer intrusions in August 2013.
In another development, a former FBI Unit Chief has signed a sworn Affidavit confirming that forensics prove U.S. government software was used in illegal surveillance on Attkisson and her family.
Leslie Szwajkowski, an attorney, headed up the FBI’s Electronic Surveillance Technology Section. He says that a colleague asked him for help in examining Attkisson’s computer in late 2012. Szwajkowski says a forensics exam conducted by a technician with expertise in government surveillance tools confirmed that spyware proprietary to a federal agency was found in Attkisson’s computer. Szwajkowski says he and his colleagues were “shocked” and “outraged” to learn the government was spying on a journalist.
I personally could not imagine that something like this could ever happen in the United State of America.
Leslie Szwajkowski, former FBI Unit Chief
Szwajkowski said, according to the forensics, the remote intruders had “full access” to Attkisson’s computer, files, photographs and internet activities. The surveillance allegedly included a keystroke monitoring program, exfiltration of Attkisson’s files, and listening in on her audio through Skype.
I’ve learned that when the Justice Dept. won’t hold its own accountable, the ability to get justice in civil court can be nearly impossible for an ordinary citizen, even when irrefutable forensic proof and admissions are in hand, such as in my case. There are six ways from Sunday that the Justice Department can make sure the proof is never seen by a jury. On the other hand, it’s worth the fight because at least we are bringing important information to light about the illegal government abuses that I believe have happened to many U.S. citizens, the least of which is me. I’m grateful to the 4th amendment and free press advocates who have continued to selflessly support this effort.
Sharyl Attkisson, Jan. 9, 2020
Read the Attkisson v. Rosenstein complaint below.
The CIA, DOJ and FBI have lost all credibility thanks to scumbag Senior Officials. The corruption is so off the charts there’s no way to cure this cancer outside of defunding and dismantling these agencies. Their disgrace is so bad we can’t even watch movies depicting CIA FBI or other federal agents without wanting to puke. What a shame the few good people in these agencies have to go down with the ship. We need more fearless whistle-blower. May God punish these nefarious actors 4 the irreparable damage done. And may God surround this strong woman journalist with warrior angels and bring swift justice.
Ms. Atkisson, I know this case is important to you and your family. I also know that one of the cooperators has ,given testimony of the facts corroborating the misdeeds of those in question. This very same witness has also revealed information to you and your attorneys regarding the murder of Seth Rich. The murder of Rich involves some of the same perpetrators of the crimes committed against you and yours. Why have you not written about the Rich murder? Why haven’t you pursued those perpetrators as well? The informant’s credibility has long been established in many other documented cases. I am sure a person with your contacts could pass this information onto someone in Gov’t who would be able to charge those involved with the Rich murder.
Another trick to watch out for. Names of people you don’t know or never met being associated with you. If you have been a victim of a fed law enforcement agency, state police, etc., Look up your name on the internet and see if there are names of people associated with you that you never heard of, it could be another scam to smear or discredit you.
I think they’re still spying on you…
https://populist.press/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FULL-Transcript-of-Whistleblower-Interview.pdf
Hi Sharyl, there are many watching your progress. You have a chance of being the first person to actually force Deep Staters into court.
PLEASE continue fighting hard, we are behind you..
HR
Sharyl,–
you need to move on from this
the government and the tech industry are going to spy on you
start by switching to Linux and learn to use PGP/GnuPG
This has little to do with technology, this is about Deep State….tech spying is a different story, but I suspect you knew that before posting.
You are rare in this age of reporting. A journalist who will take a story where it leads them without concern for a “narrative”.
God speed Sharyl. I pray for your safety.
It will take more than Ron Johnson to lift this problem into the public square. I’d enlist Cruz, Lee, Paul and get them to push it hard. Given their stands on the subject, I’d think they would be more than happy to assist.
Go get ’em, girl!
Congratulations on getting the information you need to prove your case. Why so many are not tuned into this case boggles my mind. The power afforded those who abuse our 5th Amendment is ASTOUNDING. Don’t people realize that if we allow warrantless hacking and intrusion upon seclusion, you will forfeit all other rights? When you cannot get a job or an apartment, when the police won’t protect you when your neighbors and friends are provided false information about you but refuse to tell you what they were told, when you are treated with hostility at the hospital because you are tracked by a government that – for whatever reason – finds what you know a threat to it, HOW – LET ME REPEAT – HOW can one not give a hoot about Sharyl Attkinson’s case? Yet, as she herself noted, there was a feeble response from donors and others.
But I emphasize with the pastor too who above commented on this article. He is probably being surveilled simply for what he does – and for the hate of Christianity. Here is an example of government abuse – EVEN IF it is the government not doing it. Why? Because only the government has the power to make us safer by requiring phone manufacturers to make it more difficult for these hackers. I have written on this extensively – but my blog was taken down by police so I don’t have all the articles about it; but, basically, our cable companies, who have a contract with law enforcement on the state and federal levels, has what is called a “resolver” within cable boxes that when left open allows for easy hiijacking of cable accounts. The NYT’s published an article about this – to which I responded – asking that WE call our cable companies and tell them to “close it.” What? Why doesn’t law enforcement do that if they are not involved with ignoring the imbecilic amateur hackers who invade the privacy of their neighbors? The answer is because most of those who know how to do this kind of thing are beholden to government itself.
Finally, I experienced almost identical harassment as Sharyl Attkinson, so I am providing here a link to an article that Twitter won’t share. And they won’t share it – not because it is exaggerated or false, but because it is true. Please read it, and when you do please try to get past the medical problem and pay attention to the relationship between all the parties involved. https://targetc663.wixsite.com/targetedpatient/single-post/2018/01/22/When-the-Government-Defames-You-To-Protect-Itself
Question: You name Shaun Bridges several times in the article. Is this a different person than Sean Wesley Bridges?
same
It must have been another rogue agent of the ABC agency in the __________ field office
Like the rogue agent of the IRS in the Cincinnati field office
The rogue agent of the ATF in the Phoenix field office
The rogue agent of Homeland Security who tried to hack into Michigan’s and Georgia’s SecState computers on election night, 2016…
Lawsuits won’t stop the buggings, the break-ins, and the burglaries. Lawsuits won’t stop the secret police from committing crimes and engaging in criminal activities. Lawsuits won’t stop the economic warfare and industrial espionage by the secret police or the secret police fencing operation and redistribution of stolen property, private property, and intellectual property. Lawsuits won’t stop the arbitrary targeting of innocent American civilians by the secret police and the abuses of power and associated coverups by the Washington Regime and their collaborators in the courts, media, and legislature.
It’s not a nation of laws. It’s a nation with a collection of secret police institutions and their associated secret police bureaucracies.
I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, goblins or Big Foot. Frankly, the first time I saw you on the O’Reilly factor, I was worried about your mental health. I thought you were imagining these things, but since then I’ve followed your excellent work, read your books, and have become a believer. Between your revelations and the numerous attempted hit jobs they’ve tried on President Trump, it’s pretty clear that there really is a swamp in Washington and it’s serving itself, not the American people. Most the press seems incapable for seeing this for themselves with a few notable exceptions like yourself, Bernie Goldberg, Brit Hume, etc.
I apologize for ever doubting you and I pray you stay the course until justice is served.
I’m a former FBI employee who was sexually assaulted by a fellow colleague who is currently still an FBI agent. Everything was swept under the rug and covered up because he knew high profile players at headquarters. I am currently under surveillance and they have interfered with almost all of my attempts to report it outside the agency all the way to my medical treatments. Anyone who speaks out against the FBI becomes a target and is labeled a domestic terrorist. It is the worst case of abuse of the FISA and court system I have ever seen. Sexual assault victims are not terrorist! We want to be heard, we want justice and at the least we want to be treated with dignity and as human beings not criminals. I wish someone would do an investigation on the FBI retaliation tactics against employees who speak out about the horrible culture within.
If government was looking to protect your life, liberty and property, they wouldn’t be the first ones looking to take it.
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It’ blends the power of a dishonored presentment of damages along with a conditional issuance of forgiveness in a financial way.
Then we can take stock in each other’s issuance of forgivness to affirm the wrongdoing of these bad people. In the process we create a new form of money that’s not a form of debt.
Here is Ryan White AKA @johnheretohelp on twitter. More
Congratulations, you found the name I worked under. Pretty sure I mentioned that wasn’t my real name.? I am Ryan White in the suit. Did you think I was dumb enough to give you my real identity?
You have just publicity done your best to doxx me and expose myself and my family. I don’t know if he is telling the truth about Rosenstein, but if true, Rosenstein is a monster. Thought this might help you Sharyl Maybe you should investigate his story. God speed.
Glad someone is reporting on this unconstitutional behavior by bad actors in our government. Do wonder why you didn’t cover US mail and the illegal activity.
I said it on FB and I’ll say it here:
I get sick to my stomach every time I hear the nonsense about how the “loyal hard working men and women of the FBI” who shouldn’t be tarnished by a few miscreants.
Where are the whistle blowers? Where are these so-called “honest field agents”? I’m so glad you finally got one to stand up. But I have no doubt that for every one honest FBI agent there are at least 3 crooked bums that are spying on citizens each and every day and don’t even feel the slightest remorse about it.
I’m sorry to say it, and I wouldn’t be surprised if my name is on one of their little watch lists, but the entire Intel community has taken all of this unprecedented power like a drug addict shoots heroine! They are addicted, they have seen the other side, they have so much power to look at anyone that they now know so much about all of us that they will never EVER give it back. We knew this back when the REAL whistleblowers tried to stand up. Nothing happened then and now it’s too late.
Meanwhile, sue them until the cows come home. Put every lawyer on contingency retainer and don’t settle for one thin dime until you get an open settlement and full admission of guilt. Go Sharyl go!!
Your strength and courage in fighting this unlawful abuse by those who are supposed to represent the law is absolutely AWESOME! Likewise, the betrayal against the American people and culture perpetrated by these criminals is literally awesome in its grotesque ugliness, betrayal and disregard for law, ethics or any modicum of human decency. May you prevail against these hidden criminals!