[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Wednesday, September 23, 2020

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TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

Leading the News

• Nearly 200 Arrested, $6.5 Million Seized In Worldwide Opioid Bust. Protests

• House Republicans Urge FBI To Probe Funding Behind Recent Riots.

• Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Destruction Of Police Vehicle During Protests.

• USA Today/Ipsos Poll: 64% Say US Cities "Under Siege" By Protesters.

• Cuccinelli: Authorities Should Establish "Peace Through Strength."

• EPA Chief Threatens To Relocate New York Office Over Protests Against Police.

• Investigation Opened After Salt Lake City Officer Shoots Child With Autism.

• Officer In Taylor Case Defends Actions, Slams Officials In Email To Louisville Cops.

• Police Searching For Two Suspects Who Defaced Pittsburgh BLM Mural.

Operation LeGend

• Barr Announces Takedown Of Drug Trafficking Ring Under Operation LeGend.

• Kansas City Authorities Identify One-Year-Old Killed In Triple Shooting.

Counter-Terrorism

• Woman Accused Of Sending Ricin Letter Wanted Trump To Drop Reelection Campaign.

• UK Sends Evidence Against Accused ISIS Executioners To US.

• Florida Man Arrested On Charges Linked To Terrorism, ISIS.

• Explosion Destroys "Hezbollah-linked Site" In Southern Lebanon.

• Violent Far-Right Extremism Accounts For 40% Of Australian Counterterrorism Cases.

• Counter-Intelligence

• China Calls Spying Allegations Against NYPD Officer "Pure Fabrication."

• CIA Finds Putin Most Likely Directing Election Influence Efforts To Support Trump.

• US Warns "Foreign Actors" May Introduce Disinformation On Delayed Election Results.

• Cybersecurity Experts Tell Ohio Court "Requesting Ballots By Email Is Safe."

• FinCEN Files Show Treasury Received Over 86 Warnings About Suspected Russian Spy.

• ODNI's Worldwide Threat Assessment "More Than 7 Months Overdue."

• Expert Says Assange A "Very High" Suicide Risk If Extradited.

• Declassified CIA Documents Detail Proposed Lightning Weapon.

• Turkey Accuses EU Of "Rewarding The Aggressor" In Libya.

• Europe's Data Standoff With US "Points To Deeper Division."

• Russia Detains Leader Of Siberian Religious Sect Over Health Concerns.

• Criminal Investigations

• Decade-Old Allegation Holds Up California Sex Trafficking Case.

• Ex-Xerox Employee Sentenced To Life For Murder, Robbery.

• New Hampshire White Nationalist On Trial For Alleged Rape Threats.

• Seventeen Arrested In Bust Of South Carolina Drug Trafficking Ring.

• Pennsylvania Hotel Sweep Turns Up 16 Suspected Drug Dealers, Human Traffickers.

• Continuing Coverage: FBI Investigating Actor Jerry Harris Over Child Pornography.

• New Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Hire Hitman.

• Drug Probe Leads To Indictment Of Two Marines.

• Court Postpones Sentencing Of Convicted South Carolina Police Chief.

• Colorado Doctor Sentenced For Child Pornography Possession.

• Continuing Coverage: North Carolina Man Jailed For Child Sex Crimes.

• FBI Investigating Stabbing Of Arizona Border Patrol Agent.

• Rhode Island Bank Robber Facing Additional Charges.

• FBI Investigating Mall Shooting In Pennsylvania.

• North Carolina Man Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses.

• California Man Charged With Murder Over 2013 Killing.

• FBI, Delaware Police Seize Record Amount Of Fentanyl.

• Nevada Man Arrested Following Escape.

• Colorado Police Searching For Bank Robbers.

• FBI Raids Home In New York.

• Montana Resident Pleads Guilty To Meth Distribution.

Financial Crime & Corporate Scandals

• US Charges Two Antiquities Dealers With Fraud.

• Mossimo Giannulli Sentenced To Five Months Imprisonment Over College Bribery.

Cyber Division

• Shopify Says Customer Data Was Likely Exposed As Employees Accessed Records.

• Trump's WeChat Restrictions "Could Hit Americans Instead."

• Kudlow: Administration Wants Security And US Ownership In TikTok Deal.

• WPost: US Ban On WeChat Will Make Whole World Less Free.

Law Enforcement Services

• FBI Teams With Huntsville, Alabama Police On Newly Opened Training Facility.

Other FBI News

• FBI Warns Of Phone Scammers.

• Judge Keeps Alive Effort To Unseal FBI Files On Jeffrey Epstein.

Other Washington News

• Media Analyses: GOP Has Votes To Replace Ginsburg; "Momentum" Favors Lagoa.

• GOP To Ask Supreme Court To Limit Mail Voting In Pennsylvania.

• Trump Uses UN Address To Blast China's Handling Of Pandemic Outbreak.

• Pence: "Reckless" For Biden To Undermine Vaccine.

• Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Trial On Track To Beat Rivals.

• Federal Advisory Committee Postpones Vote On Vaccine Rollout.

• FDA Expected To Announce New Standard For Emergency Authorization Of Vaccine.

• Reports Put 200,000 US Pandemic Deaths In Context Of Presidential Campaign.

• Administration Sending Rapid Coronavirus Tests To Historically Black Colleges.

• Supply Shortages Forcing Health Systems To Ration COVID Tests.

• NIH Official Exits After It Is Revealed He Published COVID Misinformation Online.

• White House Officials Blast Former Coronavirus Task Force Member.

• McEnany Rebukes CNN's Acosta Over Coronavirus Question Taking Trump Out Of Context.

• NYTimes Report Scrutinizes Trump's DPA Claims.

• Pentagon Reportedly Spent PPE Funds On Unrelated Items.

• NFL Head Coaches Fined For Not Wearing Masks.

• Notre Dame Game Postponed Due To Player Infections.

• CDC Releases Guidelines On Celebrating Halloween Amid Pandemic.

• New York AG: Eric Trump Gave "False" Reason For Delaying Deposition.

• Wold: Border Wall "Making A Difference."

• Hospital Rebuts Claims That Many Hysterectomies Were Performed On Detainees.

• DHS Reinstitutes "Public Charge" Rule After Court Victory.

• House Approves Stopgap Spending Bill Including Farm Aid Sought By GOP.

• Meadows Memo: Administration To Replace White House Liaisons At Many Agencies.

• DeVos Reportedly Under Investigation For Possibly Violating Hatch Act.

• Trump To Announce Executive Orders On Healthcare.

• Tropical Storm Beta Lashes Texas With Heavy Rain.

• Trump Trademark Registered In Cuba In 2008 For Hotels, Casinos And Golf Courses.

• Trump Signs Executive Order Barring Critical-Race Theory Training By Federal Contractors.

• WTimes Analysis: Trump-Pelosi Relationship At "All-Time Low."

• In Leaked Tapes, Mine Executives Detail Influence Over Politicians.

• Air Force Two Returns To Airport After Hitting Bird.

• Lawsuit: DEA's Interim Final Hemp Rule Exceeds Limits Of 2018 Farm Bill.

• Bill Clinton Dined With Ghislaine Maxwell In 2014. International News

• UK Reintroduces Restrictions Meant To Curb Virus Spread.

• Experts Warn Restriction Fatigue Fueling Increase In Cases In Europe.

• Peace Talks Eyed As Path To End Fighting In Somalia.

• Pompeo Predicts "Excellent Cooperation" From Europe On Iran Arms Embargo.

• Macron: Trump's Pressure On Iran Has Been Fruitless.

• Rouhani: Iran "Not A Bargaining Chip In US Elections."

• US Navy Deploys Carrier Strike Group To Strait Of Hormuz.

• Khalilzad: Afghan Fighting Remains "Too High" Despite Peace Talks.

• Pompeo Seeking UN Support To Redefine Human Rights.

• US Reportedly Near Agreement To Sell F-35s To UAE.

• AP Analysis: Saudi King, Crown Prince Signal Divide On Ties With Israel.

• McMaster Touts Trump's "Good Decisions" On Russia.

• India Cites Progress Made In Military Talks With China.

• US Ambassador To Netherlands Draws Controversy Over Partisan Event.

The Big Picture

• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

Washington's Schedule

• Today's Events In Washington.

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