[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Monday, November 09, 2020

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TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020 6:30 AM EST

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

Leading the News
• US Intelligence Agencies See No Evidence Of Foreign Interference In Mail Ballots, Though Misinformation, Software Concerns Linger.

Protests
• Emails: Park Police Did Not Know Which Agencies Were Assisting Government Response To Lafayette Demonstrations.
• Philadelphia Police Detain Two Men Following Tip They Were Armed, Heading To Ballot-Counting Site.
• Philadelphia Police Respond To Bomb Threat On Shopping Mall.
• California Man Charged With Ramming BLM Protesters Freed On $10M Bond.
• WSJournal Argues Riots After Floyd's Killing Were Politically Motivated.
• Mourners Call For Peace At Wallace's Funeral In Philadelphia.
• NYTimes Analysis Discusses How Voters Were Divided In Their Perceptions Of Racial Justice Protests.
• NYTimes Analysis: Several GOP Candidates In New York "Appeared To Find Success By" Branding Swing-District Dems As Anti-Police.
• Fairfax County Removes Three Civil War Monuments.
• Nugent Disparages Floyd In Video Posted On Facebook.
• New York City Security Escorts Seeing Greater Demand Due To Concern Regarding Crime, Potential Post-Election Unrest.
• Alabama Police Captain Quits After Facebook Post In Which "He Mused About Killing" Biden Backers.
• Judge Rejects Challenge By DC Police Union To Disciplinary Changes.
• NYPD's Anti-Discrimination Head Being Investigated Over Racism Allegation.
• Portland Demonstrators Vandalize City Commissioner's Residence, Start Fire At City Hall.
• Blake Reaches Plea To Settle Sexual Assault Case.
• Facebook Shuts Down Groups After Calls For Violence During Election.

Counter-Terrorism
• LAPD Take Man Into Custody After Threat Of Mass Shooting Should Biden Win.
• FBI: Tennessee Man Planned Attack On Fort Campbell.
• Sixth Circuit Upholds Conviction Of Ohio Man Who Tried To Join ISIS.
• US Adds Weapons Charges Against Two "Boogaloo Bois."
• Administration Sanctions Pro-Hezbollah Lebanese Politician.
• China Criticizes US for Removing Uighur Separatist Group From List Of Terrorist Organizations.
• Intel Agencies Struggle To Prevent Terror Attacks In Age Of Online Radicalization.
• Dutch Prime Minister Condemns Threats Against Teacher Forced Into Hiding Over Political Cartoon.
• Austria Acknowledges Mistakes Preceding Ten[o]r Attack, Orders Vienna Mosque Closed.
• Ivory Coast's State Prosecutor Accuses Opposition Leaders Of Terrorism.

Counter-Intelligence
• Election Security Funding More Likely To Come From Biden Administration.
• Opinion: New OPM, ODNI Report Shows USAGM Needs A "Shakeup."
• NNSA Administrator Resigns After Clash With Energy Secretary Brouillette.
• DOD Launches Domestic Violence Training Course For Military First Responders.
• Victims Sue Former Libyan Military Leader For Alleged War Crimes.
• Lebanon Asks US To Offer Evidence Supporting Sanctions Against Former Minister.
• Suspected Chinese Spy's Life In Australia Under Examination.
• Miami Judge Gives Venezuelan Businessmen Victory In Bid For Control Of Airline.

• Criminal Investigations
  • MS-13 Gang Member Extradited, Arraigned In Federal Court For Alleged Murder Of Long Island Teen.
  • US Charges Former Missouri Officer With Assaulting Handcuffed Man.
  • Former Baltimore Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Lying About Drug Bust.
  • FBI Probing Discovery Of Tracking Devices On Two Missouri Officials' Cars.
  • US Charges Former Minnesota Officer With Extortion, Drug Theft.
  • Accused Killer Was Caught After Applying For Unemployment During Pandemic.
  • Family Members Sentenced For Texas Kidnapping, Robbery.
  • Alaska Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Possession.
  • Georgia Woman Arrested For Impersonation Of FBI Agent.
  • Illinois Man Arrested For Impersonating FBI.
  • FBI Investigating Indiana Bank Robbery.
  • FBI Investigating Fatal Police Shooting In Arizona.
  • FBI Investigating Florida Murder.
  • FBI Searching For Serial Bank Robbery Suspect In Utah.
  • Colorado Gang Member Sentenced For Illegal Firearm Possession.
  • White Supremacist Group Distributes Flyers In San Antonio, Texas.
  • New Mexico Man Charged With Bank Robberies.
  • Missing Utah Child Found In Colorado.
  • FBI Identifies Skulls Found In Michigan.
  • FBI Investigating Ohio Bank Robbery.
  • Alabama Man Sentenced To 17 Years For Armed Robbery.
  • New York Man Charged With Murder.
  • North Dakota Man Convicted Of Meth Trafficking Crimes.
  • Indiana Raid Operation Leads To Seizure Of Heroin, Fentanyl.
  • Eight Alleged Drug Traffickers Arrested In Nevada.
  • US Charges New York Man With Distributing Child Pornography.

Financial Crime & Corporate Scandals
• Growing Evidence Indicates Thousands Of Companies Received PPP Loans For Which They Were Ineligible.
• Chicago Brothers Charged With Stimulus Check Fraud.
• Former CEO Of California Medical Device Firm Sentenced For Fraud, Money Laundering.
• Federal Prosecutors Seek Civil Forfeiture Of New York Developer's Assets.
• Minnesota Couple Sentenced In Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors.
• US Charges Two Florida Men With Targeting Ohio Elderly In "Grandparent Scam."
• California Couple Sentenced For Selling Donations Meant For Needy Californians.
• DOJ Suit Against Visa Could Impact Payment Sector's Future.

Cyber Division
• FBI: Hackers Stole Source Code From Government Agencies, Private Firms.
• University of Vermont Medical Center Working To Restore Systems After Cyberattack.
• Campari Reports Data Encrypted, Stolen Following Hacking Attack.
• Federal Agencies Warn Of Ransomware Targeting Healthcare Sector.
• Cyber Criminals Targeting Linux Users For Ransomware Attacks.
• NCPC Approves Plans For CISA Headquarters At St. Elizabeths Campus.
• Microsoft Collaborating With UK's NCSC On Cyber Accelerator Program.
• Huawei Launches Legal Challenge Against Sweden's 5G Ban.
• Next US President Will Face Challenges In 5G Race With China.
• GCHQ Begins Cyber-Operation Tackling Anti-Vaccine Propaganda.
• Experts Expect Biden Administration To Ramp Up Sanctions For Cyberattacks.
• DOJ Moving To Have Thousands Of Seized Bitcoins Forfeited To The US Government.

International Relations
• Canadian Teen Faces Child Pornography Charges After Joint Probe Including FBI.

Other FBI News
• Twitter Permanently Bans Bannon For Urging Trump To Put Fauci And Wray's "Heads On Pikes."

Other Washington News
• After Media Outlets Designate Biden As President-Elect, Trump Says Election "Far From Over."
• US Nears 10M Coronavirus Cases.
• Biden To Announce COVID Transition Task Force.
• Meadows Tests Positive For Coronavirus.
• Many Nursing Homes Not Utilizing COVID Rapid-Testing Devices.
• Perna Touts Operation Warp Speed.
• With Divided Government, Biden Could Use Executive Actions To Influence Economy.
• Biden May Take Proactive Role In Stimulus Talks.
• Biden Likely To Overturn Trump Order On Diversity Training.
• Tropical Storm Eta Approaches South Florida.
• Politico Analysis: Biden's "Immigration Plans Represent A Complete Reversal Of The Trump Administration's Policies."

International News
• Global Coronavirus Cases Exceed 50M.
• Scientists Concerned As Denmark Culls Mink Population Over Coronavirus Spread.
• World Leaders Congratulate Biden While Others Remain Silent.
• Administration Suspicious Of China's Effort To Expand Its Influence In Caribbean.

• Turkey's Finance Minister Resigns.
  • Azerbaijan's President Says Forces Have Taken Control Of Shushi.
  • Police Spray Water Cannons At Protesters In Thailand.
  • Suu Kyi's Party Expected To Keep Its Strength In Burma's Parliament.
  • Ethiopia's PM Reshuffles Cabinet Amid Ongoing Tigray Conflict.
  • Socialist Party Returns To Power In Bolivia.

The Big Picture
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
Washington's Schedule
• Today's Events In Washington.

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