[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Friday, November 20, 2020
FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 6:30 AM EST
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• US Charges Third Cincinnati Councilman With Corruption.
PROTESTS
• NYTimes Analysis: Majority Of Cases Against Protesters Dismissed In Court.
• Federal Lawsuit Against Chicago Police Alleges "Brutal Attacks On Protesters."
• WPost Analysis: Rittenhouse, Rosenbaum's Encounter "Divided The Nation."
COUNTER-TERRORISM
• Syrian IS Suspect Arrested By Greek Police After Migrant Camp Fight.
• Watchdog: EU Relying On Treasury Department Program To Track Terror Financing.
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• Cybersecurity Community Worried About Political Pressure From White House On CISA.
• Voting Machine Company, State Officials Threatened, Harassed In Aftermath Of Election.
• Facebook: 180 Million Posts Debunked Ahead Of Election Day.
• Media: Delayed Transition Creating "Gap" Between Biden, Harris Classified Briefings.
• Six Finalists Announced For US Space Command Headquarters.
• Canadian Border Agent Says Huawei CFO Could Have Fled Country.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• Men Accused In Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Allegedly Planned Executions.
• Louisville, Kentucky Sergeants Testify Explorer Records Could Have Been Accessed By Newspaper.
• US Charges 14 In Bust Of Wisconsin Drug Trafficking Ring.
• FBI Arrests Man Accused Of Colliding Drone With LAPD Helicopter.
• Three Former Philadelphia Revenue Employees Charged After FBI Sting.
• New York Man Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor.
• FBI Coordinating With Kentucky Police On Four-Year Old Murder Case.
• Ten Charged With Belonging To Cleveland Street Gang Implicated In Crimes.
• Serial Killer Blamed For Two Murders In Miami In 1970s.
• Kansas Man Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges.
• Trial Date For Suspects In 2017 Suisun City Murder Rescheduled.
• New York Man Arrested For Enticement Of A Minor Awaiting Further Legal Action.
• FBI: Reported Jet Pack Sightings In Los Angeles Unlikely To Involve Actual Jet Pack.
• Continuing Coverage: Man Accused Of Bank Robbery In Several States Arrested.
• Woman Wanted In Pittsburgh FBI Probe Taken Into Custody.
• Three Drug Conspirators Get Prison Time.
• Washington Man Charged Following FBI Child Exploitation Task Force Investigation.
• FBI, LAPD Investigation Results In 14 Arrests In Street Gang Case.
• Pain Clinic's Doctor, Manager Facing Drug Charges.
• Two Arrested After FBI Raid In Montana.
• FBI, Local Police Execute Drug Trafficking Search Warrants In Centralia, Illinois.
• New York Man Sentenced To 150 Months For Dealing Drugs.
• Two Arrested After Missing California Man's Body Found.
• Leader Of International Burglary Ring Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Charges.
• FBI Searching For "Berenstain Bandits" Crew After 14 Robberies Across Southern California.
• Pennsylvania Man Charged With Robbing Two New Jersey Banks.
• Boy Scouts Face More Than 95,000 Abuse Claims In Bankruptcy Case.
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• Illinois House Speaker Madigan Responds To Bribery Charges Against Associates.
• Luxury Cars Seized In $16M Texas Coronavirus Fraud Case.
• Missouri Man Pleads Guilty In Landfill Fraud Probe.
• In Response To DO) Suit, Realtors Group Agrees To Make Cost Of Broker Commissions More Transparent.
• Facebook Facing State And Federal Antitrust Charges Over Acquisitions.
• New York Fraud Investigations Said To Include Trump Tax Write-Offs.
CYBER DIVISION
• Grand Jury Indicts California Man For Cyberstalking Airbnb Guest.
• GAO: Cyber Command's Vision For Developing Capabilities Lacks Clarity.
• Arizona Judicial Branch's Website Hit By Ransomware Attack.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
• US Executes Man Convicted Of 1994 Kidnapping-Murder.
• Prince George's County, Maryland Will Use DNA Registries To Solve Cold Cases With New DO) Grant.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Mexico Says Corruption Cases Involving Its Officials Will No Longer Be Tried In US.
LAWFUL ACCESS
• Google To Test End-To-End Encryption In Android Messages.
OTHER FBI NEWS
• Wray, Haspel May Be Next To Lose Jobs In Administration.
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• Trump Reaches Out To Michigan Legislators As State Prepares To Certify Biden Win.
• CDC Urges Americans Not To Travel Over Thanksgiving.
• Pence Hosts COVID News Briefing.
• Fauci Concerned Misinformation Will Hobble Vaccination Effort.
• Carson Says He Is Taking Oleander Extract As COVID Treatment.
• Trump Administration Facing Multiple Challenges Over Vaccine Distribution.
• Labs Warn Of COVID Test Delays.
• Newsom Announces Overnight Curfew In California.
• Ohio Legislature Passes Bill To Limit DeWine's Emergency Powers.
• New York City Parents Protest School Closures.
• Smithsonian Shuts Down All Facilities Indefinitely.
• Tyson Foods Suspends Iowa Plant Managers Over Alleged COVID Wagers.
• Older Americans Increasingly Challenged By Isolation Orders.
• Missed Census Deadline Could Impair Trump Effort To Block Migrants From Count.
• CBP Reports Record Arrests In October.
• Democrats Demand Release For Female Detainees In ICE Custody.
• Schumer Says McConnell Has Agreed To Resume COVID Relief Talks.
• Top Congressional Aides Meet To Discuss Averting Government Shutdown.
• Mnuchin Will Not Extend Emergency Lending Programs.
• EPA Administrator's Travel Plans Draw Scrutiny.
• Meadows Suggests Deal Over Military Policy Bill.
• Democrats, Republicans Seek Infrastructure Deal In Next Congress.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• WHO: Situation In Europe Improving Due To Reimposition Of Lockdowns.
• WHO Says Evidence Lacking To Recommend Remdesivir For COVID Treatment.
• Japan's Suga Raises Alarm On Country's Third Wave.
• Jordan Becoming COVID Hot Spot After Early Success.
• WSJournal: WTO Proposal To Remove Vaccine Patent Protections Would Be Theft.
• Top Iranian Military Official: Any US Strike Could Spark "Full-Fledged War."
• McKenzie: Refugee Camps Are Breeding Ground For ISIS.
• WSJournal Analysis: Afghanistan Prepares For Insurgents After US Troop Removal.
• Report Finds Australian Soldiers Unlawfully Killed 39 Afghans.
• Pompeo Visits West Bank Settlement, Denounces BDS Movement.
• Johnson Announces Biggest Increase In UK Military Spending Since Cold War.
• French Journalists Say Government Is Cracking Down On Press Freedoms.
• Critics Say Maduro Is Targeting Disillusioned Allies.
• Leader Of Human Rights Group Arrested In Egypt.
• Arrests Of Two Presidential Candidates Spark Violent Demonstrations In Uganda.
• Official Says Ethiopian Airstrike Hit Tigray University.
• AP Analysis: Biden DOJ Unlikely To Ease Up On Chinese Targets.
• WPost: Biden Can Help Zelensky Reignite His Anti-Corruption Agenda.
THE BIG PICTURE
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE
• Today's Events In Washington.