[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Thursday, October 01, 2020

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

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

Leading the News
• Comey Defends FBI's Trump-Russia Investigation In Testimony To Senate Panel. Protests
• Cuccinelli: Trump Pushing Officials To Devote Proper Resources To Restore Peace.
• "Portland Sheriff' Says He "Will Never" Support Trump After President Claims Endorsement.
• Man Charged In Shooting Attack On Two Los Angeles County Deputies.
Operation LeGend
• Operation LeGend Helps St Louis Fight Soaring Homicide Rate.
• Kansas City Mayor Launches Law Enforcement Effort Modeled After Operation LeGend.
• Operation LeGend Assisting Memphis Police With Several Child Murders.
Counter-Terrorism
• Father And Son From US Charged With Joining Islamic State.
• Court Denies Bond To Texas Man Charged With Supporting ISIS.
Counter-Intelligence
• House Report: US Intel Unprepared To Counter Threats From China.
• Judge Rules DOJ Must Release Redacted Portions Of Mueller Report Before Election.
• Intel Officials Urged Ratcliffe Not To Disclose Unverified Russian Claims About Clinton.
• Andrew Weissmann Says He Hasn't Been Subpoenaed In Durham Probe.
• FBI Releases Film On Chinese Spy Recruitment Threat.
• FBI Says Risk Of Voter Fraud Low.
• Twitter Removes 130 Accounts For Attempting To Disrupt Discourse On Trump-Biden Debate.
• Russia Says It "Is Not Going To Intervene" In US Election.
• Few Governors Have Sought National Guard Assistance For Election.
• Fear About Voting Process Fuels "Unprecedented Scrutiny" Of Secretaries Of State.
• Privacy, Civil Rights Advocates Seek Transparency On Amazon Election Data Breaches.
• Sen. Cotton Proposes Food Technology Intelligence Office.
• Esper Visits Africa For First Time "Seeking To Push Back On Russia And China."
• "American Friends" Of Ecuadorean Embassy's Security Detail Allegedly Plotted To Kidnap Assange.
• Snowden Ordered By Judge To "Surrender Book Profits" To US.
• Pentagon Collaborating With Armed Services On JEDI Cloud Transition.
• Russian Intelligence Chief Says CIA Behind Unrest In Belarus.
• US, Allied Intelligence: North Korea Used Easing Of Tensions To Build, Safeguard Nuclear Capabilities.
• Japan's Defense Ministry Submits Largest-Ever Budget Request.
• US Sanctions Leading Cuban General.
• US Offers Millions In Rewards For Former Venezuelan Officials.
Criminal Investigations
• Judge Delays Release Of Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recordings To Friday.
• Seagram's Heiress Sentenced To 81 Months In NXIVM Sex Slave Case.
• Baltimore Police Received Gun Trace Task Force Tip Well Before FBI Probe Surfaced.
• Navy Veteran Ruled Not Competent To Stand Trial In Virginia Slaying.
• New Mexico Prison Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Racketeering.
• Five Arrested In Canada In Alleged Kidnapping Of New York Couple.
• Trans Person Shot In Puerto Rico In Sixth Killing This Year.
• FBI Seeks Public's Help Identifying Man Who May Know Sexually Exploited Child.
• Continuing Coverage: Nebraska Woman Facing Murder Trial.
• Heroin Trafficking Probe Results In 14-Month Prison Sentence For Massachusetts Man.
• Virginia Man Sentenced Over Child Pornography.
• North Carolina Man Arrested On Murder Charge In New Jersey.
• Former SUNY Official Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Resume.
• Missouri Man Sentenced Over Child Pornography.
• Michigan Man Facing Hate Crimes Charges.
• US Marshals Operation Rescues 11 Missing Children In Louisiana.
• Tennessee Minor Charged With Sexploitation Charges.
• Convicted Sex Trafficker Arrested In Tennessee.
• New Jersey Men Charged With Participation In Gun Trafficking.
• Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Trafficking.
Financial Crime & Corporate Scandals
• California Lobbyist Pleads Guilty In Los Angeles City Hall Bribery Probe.
• Former UAW President Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Union.
• US Charges Hundreds In Connection With $6B Healthcare Fraud Takedown.
• US Charges Former California Businessman In Alleged Ponzi Scheme.
• US Charges Former Indiana Lawmaker, Gaming Executive In Campaign Donation Scheme.
• Hawaiian Defense Contractor Arrested For CARES Act Fraud. Cyber Division
• FBI, CISA Warn Voters On Election-related Cyberattacks.
• Anthem Settles Data Breach Probe By State AGs For Nearly $40M.
• FBI To Unveil New Cyber Strategy During Virtual Event At Auburn University.
• FBI Reportedly Probing Possible Ransomware Attack Against California Casino.
• FBI Received 4,541 Cybercrime Complaints From South Carolina Last Year.
• DHS CIO Describes New Network Incident Response Strategy.
• Germany Planning Tougher Oversight of Huawei, Telecom Vendors.
• NSA Launches Cybersecurity Center.
• Hackers Increasingly Targeting Health Care Institutions.
• CMA CGM Says Data Possibly Stolen During Cyberattack.
• O'Brien: Chinese Hackers Targeted Trump Family, Campaign.
• Continuing Coverage: US Cyber Command Has New Senior Enlisted Leader.
• Security Experts Warn Of TikTok's Risk For Lawmakers.
Laboratory
• More Unknown Michigan Homicide Victims Being Exhumed In Effort At DNA Identification.
Law Enforcement Services
• Barr Pledges More Federal Aid To Help Deal With Oklahoma Tribal Crime.
International Relations
• FBI Helping Train Australian Police Officers To Catch Foreign Spies.
Other FBI News
• Nevada Court Approves $800M Settlement Between MGM Resorts, Shooting Victims. Other Washington News
• Trump's Debate Comment On Proud Boys Draws Criticism From Republicans And Others.
• Cardinal Dolan Praises Barrett, Says Her Faith Should Be Respected.
• Trump: COVID Death Toll Would Be Higher If Biden Was President.
• Fauci Pushes Back At Trump For Misrepresenting His Stance On Masks.
• Atlas: "It's Destructive To Lock Down The Healthy."
• Birx Seeks To Reassure Americans Of Vaccine Safety.
• Modema Says Its Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until Spring 2021.
• FDA Broadens Investigation Of AstraZeneca's Coronavirus Vaccine Trial.
• White House Rejected CDC's Request For Cruise Ship Ban Extension.
• CDC Report On Meatpacking Plant Safety Procedures Was Revised To Soften Language.
• DOJ Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Medtronic Over Ventilator Manufacturing.
• As COVID Cases Rise, Insurers Reduce Coverage For Telehealth Visits.
• Mnuchin, Pelosi To Continue Talks On Coronavirus Aid Package.
• Senate Approves Stopgap Spending Bill.
• Wheeler Defends EPA Regulations During COVID.
• NFL Postpones Steelers-Titans Game After Players Test Positive.
• Administration Will No Longer Block Abortion Access For Immigrant Teens In Custody.
• Malinowski Faces QAnon Death Threats Following False Republican Ad.
• Senate Panel Approves Wolf For DHS Post.
• Whistleblower Complaints Lodged Against USAGM's Pack.
• Trump Cites Botched NYC Ballots As Evidence Of Problems With Mail-In Voting.
• Appeals Judges Uphold Lower Court's Order To Continue Census Count.
• Northern California Wildfires Threaten Tens Of Thousands Of Homes.
• Denver Moves To Rectify "Decades Of Discriminatory Municipal Planning."
• Marine F-35 Pilot Ejects Safely After Midair Collision.
• Hundreds Of Voting-Related Lawsuits Have Been Filed Across The Country. International News
• China Approves Another Vaccine For Human Trials.
• UK Warns Outbreak Is Not Under Control.
• France's Daily New Cases Again Tops 10,000.
• Spain To Lock Down Madrid, Angering Regional Government.
• US Sanctions More Syrians In Push For Assad To End War.
• Taliban's Team Of Peace Negotiators Comprised Of "Old Guard."
• North Korea Continuing Building Nuclear Capability Amid Talks With Trump.
• Vatican Denies Pompeo An Audience With Pope Over China Tension.
• US, Taiwan Move Ahead With Joint Infrastructure Projects.
• Lawmakers Press Pentagon Over Lack Of Details On Germany Troop Cuts.
• Fighting Between Azerbaijan And Armenia Shows No Sign Of Abating.
• Cuccinelli: Foreign Powers "Haven't Been Able To Touch" Election Infrastructure.
• Bolsonaro Criticizes Biden For "Coward Threats" Over Amazon.
• US Embassy Worker In Ukraine Dies After Suspected Assault.
• Reports: UK Considered Sending Asylum Seekers To South Atlantic Island. The Big Picture
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
Washington's Schedule
• Today's Events In Washington.

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