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

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

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 Aimed 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.
  • Modema 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.

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