U.S. Capitol Police arrested a 27-year-old man on Wednesday who was working as an intern for a Democratic congresswoman, for allegedly doxxing three Republican senators. Police have charged Jackson A. Cosko, who was working as an intern for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, with making personal information public, witness tampering, identity theft, unauthorized access of a government computer, second-degree burglary, and unlawful entry. Last week, the home addresses, personal phone numbers, and e-mail addresses belonging to three Republican senators — Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, and Lindsey Graham — were published on their Wikipedia pages. This happened the same day Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Jackson Lee’s office has said Cosko has been terminated and they are cooperating with law enforcement.<doc-sep>This image was removed due to legal reasons. Capitol Police arrested Jackson Cosko, 27, on Wednesday, for allegedly doxxing some or all of the Republican Senators Mike Lee, Lindsey Graham, and Orin Hatch by posting their personal information on Wikipedia. Rand Paul, who called for an investigation into the incident, was also doxxed on Wikipedia on Monday as was Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, although it’s unclear which of these incidents Cosko is being held responsible for. Advertisement Cosko is/was an intern for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas. According to BNO News, he’s also worked for Senators Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Barbara Boxer of California, but had been recently hired as an unpaid intern for Congresswoman Lee . The official Capitol Police arrest report notes that Cosko is being charged for a pretty long list of offenses: Making Public Restricted Personal Information; Witness Tampering; Threats in Interstate Communications; Unauthorized Access of a Government Computer; Identity Theft; Second Degree Burglary, and Unlawful Entry. According to the report, “the investigation will continue and additional charges may be forthcoming.” Cosko’s alleged doxxing played on a unique method of disseminating the Senator’s information, either intentionally or unintentionally. He allegedly posted the Senators’ addresses, phone numbers, and emails as edits to their personal Wikipedia pages, from a computer using an IP address linked to the Capitol building. Those edits were then immediately scraped, screenshotted, and reposted by the @congressedits Twitter account, an automated account that tracks any changes made to Wikipedia from computers with Congressional IP addresses. The @congressedits account has been suspended from Twitter. The account’s creator Ed Summers, a professor at the Maryland Institute of Technology in the Humanities, explained the situation after the first round of doxxing on September 28. Advertisement The initial doxxing happened during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s questioning of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault or attempted rape by multiple women. Hatch, Graham, and Lee all sit on the Judiciary Committee.<doc-sep>A Democrat congressional staffer has been arrested and charged with publishing the personal information of three GOP senators. The arrest vindicates Rep. Maxine Waters, but may be bad news for her colleague Sheila Jackson Lee. Jackson A. Cosko, 27, was named by the Capitol Police on Wednesday as the suspect behind the Wikipedia edits to pages of Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), publishing their home addresses and phone numbers. NEW: Capitol Police have arrested a suspect who they beleived doxed GOP Senators During the Kavanaugh/Dr Ford hearing last Thursday: pic.twitter.com/XOrociUoex — Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) October 3, 2018 The doxx happened during last Thursday’s contentious session of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which heard the testimonies of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her 36 years ago, when they were both in high school. Read more Initial suspicions fell on someone from the office of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California), but she rejected all accusations. In a statement the following day, Waters said she was “utterly disgusted by the spread of the completely false, absurd, and dangerous lies and conspiracy theories that are being pedaled (sic) by ultra-right wing pundits, outlets and websites.” Cosko’s arrest clears Waters, but may implicate several other Democrat lawmakers. According to the web service Legistorm, Cosko’s most recent employment was at the office of Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire). However, a letter from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) dated September 10 identifies Cosko as one of her House staffers. Prior to that, Cosko interned for Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California), before she retired in 2016 and was succeeded by Kamala Harris - who currently sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lee was the congresswoman who was photographed handing an envelope to Dr. Ford’s lawyers during Thursday’s hearing, prompting a frenzy of speculation online. Her office later said those were “unopened stationery notes to counsel for Dr. Ford from women who wanted to enter the hearing room but were not allowed to.” Did you enjoy this show as much as we did? We at RT think @Netflix should buy it! #KavanaughHearings#Kavanaughpic.twitter.com/kOC677WsCi — RT (@RT_com) October 1, 2018 Cosko has been charged with making-public restricted personal information; witness-tampering; threats in interstate communications; unauthorized access of a government computer; identity theft; second-degree burglary and unlawful entry. The Capitol Police said “additional charges may be forthcoming” as the investigation continues. The Burlingame, California native lives in Washington, DC and is studying cybersecurity at George Washington University, according to his social media profiles. Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<doc-sep>
US Capitol Police arrested a man Wednesday accused of allegedly posting the personal information of at least one Republican senator during last week's hearing regarding sexual assault claims made by Christine Blasey Ford against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, according to a press release. According to Capitol Police, Jackson A. Cosko, 27, of Washington, D.C. was arrested and charged with making public restricted personal information, witness tampering, threats in interstate communication, unauthorized access of a government computer, identity theft, second-degree burglary, and unlawful entry. The department is continuing their investigation and additional charges may be filed. NEW: Capitol Police have arrested a suspect who they beleived doxed GOP Senators During the Kavanaugh/Dr Ford hearing last Thursday: pic.twitter.com/XOrociUoex — Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) October 3, 2018 Fox News reports Cosko had recently worked as an unpaid intern for US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. He had also worked for Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and former Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer of California. Jackson Lee's office told the news network that Cosko had only worked there a couple of months before being fired. The personal information of Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Orrin G. Hatch of Utah and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, all appeared on their Wikipedia pages, including home addresses and phone numbers, according to The Washington Times. The publication of the personal information was noticed by a Twitter bot that tracks changes made to Wikipedia entries from any member in Congress and publishes them on the social media site. The account later deleted the tweets because of the personal information. Whoever posted the information, according to the bot, did so from a computer in the House of Representatives, Fox News reported.