[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Thursday, October 22, 2020

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FBI News Briefing

TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

• LEADING THE NEWS
• PROTESTS
• OPERATION LEGEND
• COUNTER-TERRORISM
• COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• CYBER DIVISION
• LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
• OTHER FBI NEWS
• OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• THE BIG PICTURE
• WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

LEADING THE NEWS

• Ratcliffe, Wray Say Iran Behind Threatening Emails To Voters.
• NYTimes Analysis: Meaning Of "Militia" Has Broadened.
• Barr Touts Operation LeGend In Memphis.
• Barr To Discuss Operation LeGend In Indianapolis Today.
• US Attorney Concerned About Milwaukee Violence.
• 101 Arrested In Cleveland Area Under Operation LeGend.
• Under Operation LeGend, 126 People Charged In Albuquerque.
• Former CIA Analyst Kristen Wood Interviewed About Al Qaeda, 9/11.
• German Authorities Treating Killing Of Tourist As Possible Islamist Terror Attack.
• Beheaded Teacher Honored Amid Crackdown On Islamists In France.
• Fox News: Laptop Linked To Hunter Biden Connected To FBI Money Laundering Probe.
• Russian Analyst Behind Dossier Claims Steele Paid Him For "Raw Intelligence."
• Judge Rules Against Releasing Russia Probe Docs Despite Trump Tweet To The Contrary.
• Documents: Clinton Operatives Engaged Officials With "Anti-Trump" Information After 2016 Election.
• Danchenko Says Allegations He Is A "Russian Agent" Are "Slander."
• Pentagon Announces $23B Budget For Military Intelligence In FY20.
• US Agencies Coordinating Efforts To Thwart Russian Election Meddling.
• New Facebook Report Shows How Spammers, Scammers Are Profiting Off US Election.
• Senate Intelligence Committee Warns Of Threats To Election Systems.
• Trump Signs Bill Making It A Federal Crime To Hack Voting Systems.
• Google Report Says Foreign Hackers Are Now Using Malware.
• FBI, Maryland US Attorney's Office Launch Voter Misinformation Initiative.
• Experts Fear China's Disinformation Ops Pose A Threat Past Election Day.
• Poll: Four-Fifths Of Americans Call Misinformation About Campaigns "Major Problem."
• Navalny Ally Says Kremlin Is Intimidating Him To Discourage Return To Russia.
• House Independent Throws Support Behind Resolution Clearing Snowden, Assange.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges For Threatening Biden And Harris.
• Two South Carolina Men Charged With PPE Theft.
• Prosecutors Denounce False Claim That Missing New Jersey Girl Was Found Dead.
• DOJ: 127 Suspected MS-13 Members Were Charged This Year.
• Ten Suspected Gang Members Charged In Texas.
• Georgia Man Sentenced For Bank Robbery.
• Michigan Man Charged With Sex Trafficking.
• Law Enforcement Operation Nets Heroin, Firearms In Massachusetts.
• Maryland Corrections Officers Charged With Smuggling Contraband Into Jail.
• US Charges 11 In Washington Marijuana Trafficking Operation.
• Florida Woman Who Managed Tennessee Pill Mill Operation Sentenced To 33 Years.
• Connecticut Man Charged With Solicitation Of Minor.
• FBI Raids Florida Pharmacy.
• Tennessee Man Arrested For Attempted Murder.
• Rhode Island Man Arrested For Child Pornography.
• Florida Man Accused Of Serial Bank Robbery.
• Continuing Coverage: New Jersey Man Sentenced For Child Molestation, Child Pornography.
• Massachusetts Man Arrested On Charges Of Bank Robbery.
• New Jersey State Police Arrest Man For Solicitation Of Minor.
• Washington State Man Sentenced For Domestic Violence.
• Alaska Man Sentenced For Federal Firearms Violations.
• Oklahoma Pair Arrested On Sex Trafficking Charges.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• DOJ Announces $8.3B Purdue Settlement Over Opioids Distribution.
• Attorney Denies Former Houston Official Was Involved In Kickback Scheme.
• Former Blue Bell President Charged With Wire Fraud Tied To Listeria Outbreak In 2015.
• Former Pennsylvania Court Clerk Sentenced For Mail Fraud, Misappropriation Of Funds.

CYBER DIVISION

• Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking Tulsa, Oklahoma Mayor.
• NSA Issues Advisory Warning Of Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks.
• US-China Tensions Expected To Escalate Over Chip Manufacturing.
• US, Foreign Officials Discuss Cybersecurity, Threat Of China At Atlantic Future Forum.
• German Cybersecurity Consultant Outed For Moscow Ties Met Top Trump Officials.
• Cyberattacks, Payment Industry At Center Of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
• TikTok Announces Policy Changes To Restrict QAnon, Hate Speech.
• Critics Worry About Palantir's Use Of Personal Information.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

• Trump Grants Clemency To Five People.
• WPost: Virginia Making Progress On Criminal Justice Reform, But Has More To Do.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• Wray's Future Reportedly Uncertain As Trump Considers Firing Him.
• Cuomo Could Probe Judge Dispute After Reported FBI Investigation.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• Senate Judiciary Democrats To Boycott Barrett Vote.
• Trump Says There Is "Not Much" He Would Change About His COVID Response.
• Pelosi Optimistic About Passage Of Spending Deal After Election.
• Trump Has Reportedly Said Fauci Is Seeking Job At CNN.
• CDC Updates Guidance On Contact With COVID-Infected Individuals.
• Human Vaccine Results Expected Soon From Pfizer And Moderna.
• COVID Cases Spike Across US.
• GOP Governors Seek Basic Public Health Precautions.
• Adams To Be Arraigned Next Month Over Alleged Hawaii Emergency Order Violation.
• Carroll's Lawyer Says DOJ Did "Not Even Try To Argue The Case."
• Pelosi: Trump's Chinese Bank Account Is A "National Security Issue."
• Morgan Touts Administration's Border Policies.
• Pham: Operation Rise Focused On "Dangerous Aliens," Local Partnerships.
• Deported Parents Of 545 Migrant Children Are Unaccounted For.
• Stanford Study Shows No Crime Increase In Sanctuary Cities.
• Heritage Foundation Report Says Biden Would Resume Obama Immigration Policies.
• Giuliani Appears In "Compromising Position In A Hotel Room" In New "Borat" Movie.
• Army Leaders Focus On Military Housing Program.
• Ex-Spy Recruited By Prince Had Key Role In Project Veritas Hiring.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Bolsonaro Rejects Previously Announced Purchase Of Chinese Vaccine.
• Spain Is First European Country To Surpass 1M Cases.
• Czech Republic To Tighten COVID Restrictions Amid Spike.
• Turkey Reportedly Considering Resuming Coronavirus Restrictions.
• Colombia Faces Protests Over Pandemic Response.
• State Department Approves Sale Of Weapons Systems To Taiwan.
• Grenell Engaged In Talks Aimed At Persuading Maduro To Step Down.
• Armenian, Azerbaijani Leaders Suggest Fighting Is Likely To Persist.
• Dozens Of Nigerian Protesters Hit By Security Forces' Gunfire.
• Thailand's PM Will Withdraw Decree Cracking Down On Pro-Democracy Protesters.
• Pompeo: US Has Not Determined What Caused Illnesses Overseas.
• Administration Weighs Labeling Human Rights Groups "Anti-Semitic."
• Analyses: Biden Intends To Reverse Trump's Policies On Iran, Climate Change And Turkey.
• Pope Francis Voices Support For Same-Sex Civil Unions.
• WSJournal Praises Administration's Diplomacy With Sudan.

THE BIG PICTURE

• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

• Today's Events In Washington.

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