Feds arrest Paul Ryan's former intern in nude picture blackmail scandal

[Don Vito Corleone]

From http://theweek.com/article/index/24...rmer-intern-in-nude-picture-blackmail-scandal -

An intern who worked for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan during their 2012 campaign has been arrested by the FBI on allegations that he illegally obtained naked pictures of 15 different women and then blackmailed them for more, according to the Daily News. (It does not appear that either Ryan or Romney have publicly commented on the situation.)

Adam Savader, 21, is a political science student at SUNY Farmingdale who has also interned in the past for Newt Gingrich. If convicted, he could face five years in jail.

According to an FBI report, Savader reportedly sent texts from a Google Voice number to 15 women threatening to send nude pictures of them to their friends and family unless they sent him more nude photos of themselves. To prove he wasn't lying, he would allegedly send them links to nude photos of themselves he had uploaded to Photobucket.

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The case was brought to the FBI's attention when a woman from Ann Arbor, Mich. told authorities that she had received threatening texts from a "John Smith" after her AOL account had been hacked and pictures of herself stolen. The FBI then traced the phone numbers and IP addresses back to Savader's home in Great Neck, Long Island, according to Politico.

Savader describes himself as "Formerly @PRyan's sole intern on @MittRomney's campaign and a @newtgingrich campaign staffer" on his Twitter account, which has more than 17,000 followers. He faces federal trial in Michigan, where he was accused.

I am not posting this as partisan trolling, as I firmly believe a Democratic intern would be just as likely to have done this. To me it's more a testament to the poor judgment of men when it comes to sexual matters than anything else. Still, assuming for purposes of discussion that he's guilty, which he may not be, I find it interesting that a boob (no pun intended!) like this was apparently given a fair bit of access to the Romney/Ryan campaign. Of course, it's also possible he is exaggerating when he calls himself Ryan's "sole intern" - intuitively I would have thought Ryan would have many interns and similar low-level helpers.

Here he is with his former bosses:

 

[waggy]

what a little wise and beautiful woman. hope he does a lot of jail time.

/me waits for people to blame Ryan for this..

 

[Skitzer]

Interesting ... but who cares?

 

[AustinInDallas]

did i miss the link to the pics?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

did i miss the link to the pics?

See the Daily News article, at http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...-nude-pics-blackmail-scheme-article-1.1325621

 

[Jaskalas]

Surely we can link this to the War of Women and general male attitudes against women.

The sort of low life talent they attract? :hmm:

 

[PottedMeat]

In October, the complaint alleges, “John Smith” sent the victim a text asking about her sexual preferences. He also said he was masturbating to her naked images, the document said.

lol they just had to add that

 

[xBiffx]

Surely we can link this to the War of Women and general male attitudes against women.

The sort of low life talent they attract? :hmm:

I blame the women for having naked pictures in the first place... ^_^

 

[Atomic Playboy]

His political connections seem completely irrelevant. He was just an idiot doing something that you should know not to do by the time you've hit middle school, let alone adulthood. He's completely fucked over any political aspirations he likely had, and that's probably for the best.

 

[HomerJS]

Much as I dislike Ryan and Romney I wouldn't link this guy too close with them.

But damn, he looks like the kind of dweeb that would do this.

BTW - Who's the chick next to the Newtster?

 

[sunzt]

"Binders full of women..."

 

[TerryMathews]

"Binders full of women..."

And there's the partisan hack.

 

[xBiffx]

"Binders full of women..."

Albums != Binders. Just sayin.

 

[werepossum]

His political connections seem completely irrelevant. He was just an idiot doing something that you should know not to do by the time you've hit middle school, let alone adulthood. He's completely fucked over any political aspirations he likely had, and that's probably for the best.

Agreed.

Much as I dislike Ryan and Romney I wouldn't link this guy too close with them.

But damn, he looks like the kind of dweeb that would do this.

BTW - Who's the chick next to the Newtster?

His inspiration? LOL

 

[shira]

His political connections seem completely irrelevant. He was just an idiot doing something that you should know not to do by the time you've hit middle school, let alone adulthood. He's completely fucked over any political aspirations he likely had, and that's probably for the best.

The seed doesn't spurt . . . er . . . the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree.

 

[Incorruptible]

And there's the partisan hack.

Funny how he doesn't mention this when it's his side doing it.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ele...al-bruised-political-career-article-1.1324387

 

[Attic]

Lol at the "send me more nude photos or else!" Vector this guy took.

Too bad he did this and was associated with pres reelection campaign, doubt he feels such a severe sting from the fallout if he wasn't on the political radar.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Funny how he doesn't mention this when it's his side doing it.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ele...al-bruised-political-career-article-1.1324387

Not at all the same thing, in fairness. One is a crime and involves blackmailing unwilling victims. The other involved marital infidelity but everyone involved was a consenting adult. Weiner acted in a sleazy way, but he did not commit any criminal acts.

 

[JulesMaximus]

He looks like a weaselly little fuck.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Not at all the same thing, in fairness. One is a crime and involves blackmailing unwilling victims. The other involved marital infidelity but everyone involved was a consenting adult. Weiner acted in a sleazy way, but he did not commit any criminal acts.

It didn't even involve that. He never actually performed any sex acts with any of these women. Just sent him pics of his junk.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

It didn't even involve that. He never actually performed any sex acts with any of these women. Just sent him pics of his junk.

Was that it? I had thought he had hooked up with one or more of them. In any case, he wasn't trying to blackmail anyone.

 

[dank69]

See the Daily News article, at http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...-nude-pics-blackmail-scheme-article-1.1325621

 

[dank69]

Much as I dislike Ryan and Romney I wouldn't link this guy too close with them.

But damn, he looks like the kind of dweeb that would do this.

BTW - Who's the chick next to the Newtster?

We should definitely track her down and see if we can get some noods of her.

 

[dank69]

"Binders full of women..."

 

[sm625]

case was brought to the FBI's attention when a woman from Ann Arbor, Mich. told authorities that she had received threatening texts from a "John Smith" after her AOL account had been hacked and pictures of herself stolen. The FBI then traced the phone numbers and IP addresses back to Savader's home in Great Neck, Long Island, according to Politico.

Duh.