[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Friday, October 09, 2020

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TO : THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF

DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 6:30 AM EDT

Holiday Message

In observance of the U.S. federal Columbus Day holiday, we will not publish on Monday, October 12, 2020. Service will resume on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. We wish our readers a safe holiday.

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEADING THE NEWS
• Thirteen Arrested In Alleged Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor.

PROTESTS
• Texas Police Officer Charged With Price Murder Fired.
• Cole's Family Vows To Continue Fight Against Officer Who Killed Him.
• Protests Continue After Security Footage Released Of Kansas City Arrest Of Pregnant Woman.
• Analysis: Release Of Chauvin Illustrates Complicated Minnesota Bail Reform Debate.
• NYTimes Reviews Facts Known About Prude Case.
• Washington Supreme Court Dismisses Effort To Recall Seattle Mayor.

COUNTER-TERRORISM
• US, States Readying For Election-Related Conflict.
• Portland, Oregon City Council Urged To End FBI JTTF Cooperation.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• FBI Norfolk Office Prioritizing Election Security.
• FBI Warns Of Phony Election Websites.
• Trump Expresses Frustration With Administration For Not Prosecuting Democrats.
• Former Trump Fundraiser Charged With Illegally Lobbying For Malaysian Fugitive.
• NCSC Director Warns Of COVID-19 Disinformation Before Election.
• Ratcliffe Accused Of Politicizing Intelligence.
• Commentary: Clinton, Obama "Colluded" In 2016, But No Crime.
• Grassley, Johnson Accuse CIA Director Of Withholding Trump-Russia Intel.
• Declassified Russia Investigation Documents Cataloged.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• Experts Say Ballistics Report Shows Officer Was Shot By Taylor's Boyfriend, Not Friendly Fire.
• Fifteen Charged In Connection With Midwest Drug Ring.
• Reputed MS-13 Member Arrested In Texas.
• FBI Confirms Person Abducted From New Jersey Bodega Is Now Safe.
• New Hampshire Man Sentenced For Buying Military Hand Grenades.
• California Women Charged With Federal Robbery Had Shoplifted Six Bottles Of Body Wash.
• Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 13 People On Federal Drug Charges In Louisiana.
• Currency Exchange Case Defendant Pleads Guilty.
• Montana Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Firearms.
• Leader Of Conspiracy To Sell Drugs On Dark Web Gets Long Prison Sentence.
• Montana Meth Case Defendant Sentenced To 121 Months In Prison.
• Connecticut Couple Arrested On Drug Charges.
• Nevada Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested.
• FBI Seeks Florida Bank Robber.
• Oklahoma City Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography, Sex Trafficking.
• Missouri Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges.
• Alabama Man Faces Federal Charges For Targeting Military, Police Aircraft With Laser.
• Texas Man Convicted Of Child Pornography In 2009 Pleads Guilty To New Charges.
• FBI Probes Lead To Charges For 18 Individuals.
• FBI Offers $8,000 Reward In Texas Painting Heist.
• Indiana Man Charged In 2014 Murder Of Illinois Teen.
• Nebraska Principal Arrested On Child Pornography Charges Claims Mistaken Identity.
• FBI Offers $5,000 Reward For Killer Of Virginia Teen.
• Indiana Man Faces Federal Charges For Sexually Assaulting Sleeping Teen During Flight.
• Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery.
• Idaho Man Accuses Police Of Framing Him In Colorado Cold Case.
• FBI Seeking Information In Indiana Bank Robbery.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• Florida Rapper Allegedly Bought Ferrari With COVID-19 Relief Money.
• FBI Executes Search Warrant For Hawaii TV Station.
• Two Contractors Charged In San Francisco Corruption Probe.
• Alabama Man Arrested In FBI Corruption Probe Is Sentenced.
• Federal Charges Against New York Developer Are Dismissed.

CYBER DIVISION
• US Appeals Injunction Preventing TikTok Ban.
• DOJ Announces New Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework.
• Cybersecurity Experts Warn Of Online Disinformation Attacks On Companies.
• GAO Report Faults Administration's 5G Security Efforts.
• Senate Republicans Take Aim At Foreigners Working To Hack US COVID-19 Data.
• Putin: US Has Not Responded To Offer To Cooperate On Cybersecurity.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Coast Guard: Two Tons Of Cocaine Were Interdicted In Caribbean Last Month.

OTHER FBI NEWS
• Trump: Wray Has Been "Disappointing" As FBI Director.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• Trump Says He Thinks He Is "Better," Hopes To Hold Rally This Weekend.
• Trump Says Stimulus Talks Are Back On, Tells McCarthy He Wants A "Big Deal."
• Report: Meadows Hosted "Lavish Atlanta Wedding" Despite Coronavirus Restrictions.
• NYTimes Report: Political Considerations Influenced Pence's Handling Of Task Force.
• Fauci: Volume Of New Cases Needs To Come "Way, Way Down."
• Birx Praises UConn Coronavirus Response, Urges Continued Caution.
• Azar: Supplies Will Be Sufficient To Vaccinate All Americans By April.
• Former CDC Director Urges Redfield To Stand Up To Trump.
• AP Analysis: Healthcare Professionals "Battle Virus Skeptics."
• Moderna To Forgo Patents Related To COVID Vaccine.
• Regeneron, Eli Lilly Ask For FDA EUAs.
• NIAID Marks Start Of Convalescent Plasma Study.
• WSJournal Analysis: Vaccine Trial Participants Focus On Ending Pandemic.
• New York Coronavirus Restrictions Met With Protests, Lawsuits.
• Tribal Nations Among Hardest Hit By Coronavirus.
• NFL Announces More Postponements Due To Positive Tests.
• Airbnb To Require Enhanced Cleaning By Hosts.
• WPost Analysis: Both Parties Appear To Believe Barrett Would Restrict Or Overturn Roe.
• Cuccinelli Announces Regulations Aimed At Cutting H-1B Abuse.
• Massachusetts Lawmakers Ask ICE For Details Of Stopping Black Man.
• DOJ Suit Alleges Discrimination In Yale's Admissions Process.
• Perdue Reprimanded For Politicizing USDA Event.
• NLRB Issues Complaint Against Google Contractor.
• Supreme Court Temporarily Permits Women To Obtain Abortion Medication Without Doctor Visit.
• CMS Rushing To Send Letters To Medicare Recipients About Drug Assistance.
• Trump: "Absentee Ballots Are Fine," But "Unsolicited" Ballots Will "Be A Disaster."
• Facebook Bans Accounts Linked To Pro-Trump "Troll Farm."
• Court Strikes Down Obama-Era Methane Rule.
• Friends Say They Recall Dorris' Accusations Against Trump In 1997.
• Louisiana Residents Bracing For Delta, Now Category 3 Hurricane.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• India Sees "Rural Surge" Toward Highest Infection Rate Globally.
• Hong Kong Considering Mandatory COVID Testing.
• Israel Extends Emergency Lockdown Provisions On Public Gatherings.
• Spanish Government Tells Madrid To Enforce Restrictions.
• German Expert Warns Of "Uncontrolled" COVID Spread.
• Administration Sanctions 18 Additional Iranian Banks.
• Iranian Human Rights Advocate Freed Amid Health Concerns.
• Trump's Troop Withdrawal Pledge Contradicts O'Brien, Alarms Military Officials.
• Military Parade Could Include Showcase Of New North Korean Weapons.
• Ortagus Says Chinese Communist Party Breaks Commitments.
• Ortagus Touts Abraham Accords.
• Trudeau Says Canada Paying Close Attention To US Election.
• Kyrgyzstan President Says He's Prepared To Resign After New Cabinet Approved.
• Islamic Extremists Free Malian Politician, Three European Hostages.
• Protests Against Indonesia Jobs Law Continue.
• NYTimes: Russia Must Step In To Freeze Conflict In South Caucasus.
• WPost: Jailed Vietnamese Dissident A "Champion Of Democracy."

THE BIG PICTURE
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE
• Today's Events In Washington.

[Extensive news summaries and analysis follow in the full email body.]

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