[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Thursday, May 06, 2021

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FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

• LEADING THE NEWS
• CAPITOL RIOTS
• COUNTER-TERRORISM
• COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• CYBER DIVISION
• LABORATORY
• OTHER FBI NEWS
• OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• THE BIG PICTURE
• WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

LEADING THE NEWS

• Suspect: Alaska Raid Seeking Laptop Stolen During Capitol Riot Case Of Mistaken Identity.

CAPITOL RIOTS

• Secret Service Director To Testify Before House For First Time Since Capitol Insurrection.
• Grandmother's Tip Helps FBI Identify Capitol Insurgent.

COUNTER-TERRORISM

• Federal Documents Detail Weaponry, Explosives Found At Right-Wing Protests.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE

• DOJ Working To Counter China's Efforts To Obtain Research, Technology From US Universities.
• Napolitano Criticizes FISA As Unconstitutional Enabler Of "Security State."

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• Former Zelensky Adviser Details Giuliani's Ukraine Dealings.
• California Bar Owner Arrested For Selling Bogus COVID-19 Vaccine Cards.
• Missing Colorado Woman's Husband Charged With Murder.
• Co-Conspirator Testifies In Former Massachusetts Mayor's Corruption Trial.
• Columnist Dismayed That Some Los Angeles City Hall Corruption May Be Legal.
• Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Child Pornography Charges.
• Arkansas Residents Charged With Selling Non-Existent Purebred Puppies.
• Minnesota Man Facing Federal Sextortion, Child Pornography Charges.
• Former Maui Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Sex In Exchange For Sabotaging Criminal Case.
• Alabama Trooper Facing Child Sex Charges Is Former FBI Agent.
• Arizona Man Arrested In Serial Rapes Is Former Border Patrol Agent.
• Chicago Rapper G Herbo Accused Of Lying To FBI.
• Alabama Man Faces Charges For Threatening Huntsville Schools.
• Body On California Beach Is Convicted Bank Robber.
• Kentucky Man Guilty Of Murder In Multi-state Robberies.
• FBI Assisting Investigation In Southeast Kansas Armed Bank Robbery.
• FBI Assisting Missouri Police Department In Cold Case.
• FBI Assisting Search For Suspect In Pennsylvania Bank Robbery.
• Colorado Man Pleads Not Guilty Gang Murder.
• Longtime Eco-terror Fugitive Pleads Not Guilty To Charges In 2001 California Fire.
• Target In Illinois FBI Raid Now Faces Multiple Child Sex Charges.
• In Iowa, Sex Offender Faces Murder Charges In Death Of 10-year-old Girl.
• Opioids Case Leads To Prison Time For Alabama Doctor And Her Husband.
• Three Rhode Island Residents Plead Guilty To Drug Charges.
• Texas Lawyer Gets Long Prison Sentence In Case Involving Cocaine Traffickers.
• Drug Investigation Leads To Decade In Prison For Florida Man.
• Drug Case Defendant Gets 71-Month Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• Former Adidas Consultant Says Firm Gave Airline Tickets, Gifts To College Players.
• Actor Faces Federal Fraud Charges In Movie Distribution Ponzi Scheme.

CYBER DIVISION

• Washington State Doctor Indicted in Dark Web Kidnapping Plot.
• Biden Administration To Keep Trump Doctrine On Cybersecurity In Space.
• DHS Giving More Attention To Ransomware Attacks.
• Lawmakers Seek More Funds, Authorities For CISA.

LABORATORY

• Attorneys For Accused "Killer Clown" Say Evidence May Be Tainted.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• Study Points To Significant Spike In Hate Crimes Targeting Asians In US Cities.
• Many Native American Missing Persons Cases Go Unsolved.
• FBI's Closing Of 2004 Child Murder Case Contrasted With Local Detectives' Unsuccessful Investigation.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• Atlanta Police Officer Reinstated Following Brooks Shooting.
• States Embrace Bans Of Police Facial Recognition Usage.
• Army Will Reportedly Appoint Civilian To Criminal Investigations Department.
• South Carolina Votes To Add Firing Squad To Execution Methods.
• Administration Backs Proposed WTO Vaccine Patent Waiver.
• CDC Expects "Sharp Decline" In US COVID Cases By July.
• US Daily Vaccination Average Down To 2.2M From Peak Of 3.4M.
• Walensky Says She Is "Really Enthusiastic About Relaxing Restrictions."
• Public Heath Experts Praise Administration Over Vaccine Stockpile Program.
• Moderna Study Finds Vaccine Is Effective Against Variants.
• Pfizer Studies Show Vaccine Is Effective Against Variants.
• California COVID Hospitalizations Drop To Lowest Levels Since 2020.
• Asian Americans Are Most Vaccinated Group In NYC.
• Cuomo Announces September Resumption For Broadway.
• Biden Open To Compromise On Jobs Plan, But Says He Will Not "Deficit-Spend."
• Biden Touts High Demand For Restaurant Assistance Funds.
• Harris Takes Lead On Small Business Outreach As Administration Sells Recovery Plans.
• Raimondo Says Infrastructure Bill Has Bipartisan Support.
• Analysis Concludes White House Underestimated Cost Of Families Plan By $700B.
• Judge Rules CDC Exceeded Its Authority With Eviction Moratorium.
• Administration Officials Receiving Reports Of Worker Shortages.
• IRS Announced Distribution Of Another Batch Of Stimulus Payments.
• Fed Officials Not Concerned About Potential For Accelerating Inflation.
• Treasury Urges Congress To Increase Debt Ceiling This Summer.
• Labor Department Blocks Rule Classifying Gig Workers As Contractors.
• Apple Investing $410M In Texas Manufacturing Firm.
• GM Reports $3.3B Q1 Net Profit.
• Ford Says Summer Deliver Of Bronco "On Track" Despite Supply Chain Challenges.
• Dow Hits Record As Major Indexes Post Mixed Finish.
• Lawmakers Seek Administration's Help To Eliminate Vietnamese Pork Tariffs.
• EU Moves To Limit Chinese Investments And Imports.
• ABC Examines Growing Rate Of Attacks On Asian Americans.
• State Law Enforcement Steps Up To Assist At Border.
• Mayorkas Says DHS Probe Will "Root Out" Domestic Extremists Internally.
• WPost: Biden "Has More Work To Do" On Refugees.
• Biden Says GOP Going Through "Mini-Revolution" As Leaders Turn Against Cheney.
• Biden Responds To McConnell's Pledge To Work Against "This New Administration."
• Biden: Philadelphia Sports Fans "Are The Most Informed And Most Obnoxious."
• Biden Reportedly Backs Nuclear Power Subsidies.
• NYTimes Analysis: Biden's Approach To Oval Office Art "Distinct" From Predecessors.
• DC Mayor Admitted Into Democratic Governors Association.
• Democratic Lawmakers Revise Voting Bill Ahead Of Committee Vote.
• DOJ Expresses Concern About GOP-Led Arizona Ballot Recount.
• US Birth Rate Declined For Sixth Straight Year In 2020.
• Board Says Facebook Needs To Make Consistent, Transparent Ruling On Trump.
• NYTimes Analysis: Swing District Departures Put Democrats' House Majority At Risk.
• Jenner Expresses Support For US-Mexico Border Wall.
• Hohmann Says Virginia GOP Likely To Throw Away Chance At Gubernatorial Win.
• Adams Leads Yang In NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary Poll.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• WPost Analysis: Biden Shuns Trump-Friendly "Strongmen."
• Austin Makes Case For "Integrated Deterrence."
• US Considers Sanctioning Officials In Central America For Corruption.
• Colombian Police Lead Forceful Crackdown On Protests.
• Afghan Militants Kill Four Pakistani Soldiers In Ambush.
• In Ukraine, Blinken To Offer Support Against Russia, Pressure On Graft Issues.
• Spanish Voters Favor "Right-Wing Leader" In Regional Elections.
• Tories, Scottish Nationalists Likely To Gain In UK Local Elections.
• Two Americans Convicted Of Murdering Rome Police Officer.
• Negotiations With Iran Stall Over Centrifuge Issue.
• Opposition Leader Lapid Has Four Weeks To Form New Israeli Government.
• Duckworth Calls For Biden To Pressure Turkey To Stop Attacks On Syrian Kurds.
• In Video, French Journalist Claims To Be Kidnapped In Mali, Pleads For Rescue.

THE BIG PICTURE

• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

• Today's Events In Washington.

[Full news briefing content follows in the original email.]