[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briering Thursday, November 12, 2020
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; A'FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 6:30 AM EST
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• In Senate Judiciary Hearing, McCabe Defends FBI's Investigation Of Trump Campaign.
OPERATION LEGEND
• New Mexico To Receive $500K Crime-Fighting Grant.
COUNTER-TERRORISM
• Woman Who Joined Islamic State Is Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Prison.
• Final Missouri Defendant In Terror Funding Case Sentenced To Four Years In Prison.
• Senate To Review Airport Security Bill November 18.
• Austrian Chancellor's Cabinet Agrees On New Anti-Terror Measures.
• Attack Targets French And Other Western Diplomats In Saudi Arabia.
• Islamic State Increases Attacks In Mozambique.
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• Facebook Takes Down Pages Tied To Steve Bannon For Spreading Misinformation.
• Texas Lt. Gov. Offering $1M For Evidence Of Voter Fraud.
• Current, Former DO) Officials Stunned By AG Barr's Memo About Voter Fraud.
• Internet Rife With Misinformation, Searches For Evidence Of Voter Fraud.
• State Officials, Election Experts Say Election Was Run Smoothly.
• Postal Worker Admits He Fabricated Claims Of Voter Irregularities.
• Social Media Companies Took More Aggressive Approach To Public Discourse During Election.
• House Democrats Direct Trump Administration To Preserve Investigation-Related Records.
• ODNI Says It Will Transition To President-Elect After Ascertainment.
• Chinese-Canadians Advocate For Hotline To Report Intimidation By Beijing.
• NGA Official Among Federal Employees Making Career Transitions.
• Vatican Report Reveals Cardinal Was Targeted By KGB As Asset.
• Russia Says Now Deceased Spy Stole From White House, NATO For 32 Years.
• Former Marine Imprisoned In Russian Prison Camp Interviewed By ABC.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• FBI Arrests New York Man Who Allegedly Threatened Schumer, FBI.
• Federal Prosecutors Fear Whitmer Kidnap Plotters Could Target Informants.
• White Supremacist Group Distributes Recruitment Flyers In Texas.
• Man Arrested For Pointing Laser At Police Helicopter.
• Air Force Charges Major General With Sexual Assault.
• Three Virginia MS-13 Gang Members Charged With Violent Crimes.
• FBI Searches Colorado Home In Probe Of Missing Teen.
• Former California Police Officer Agrees To Plead Guilty To Illegal Gun Purchases.
• FBI Offers Reward For Information On Ohio Shooting Death.
• US Charges Mississippi Man With Making Threats Online.
• Nebraska Man Sentenced For Sending Threats To Ex-Wife, Her Mother In Cuba.
• Investigation Of Conspiracy To Rob Drug Dealers Leads To Guilty Plea For Ohio Man.
• FBI Searching For Suspect In Colorado Bank Robberies.
• Michigan Man Facing Murder Charge.
• Authorities Uncover Illegal Marijuana Growing Operation In California.
• Arizona Navajo Nation Police Involved In Fatal Shooting.
• Tennessee Air National Guard Member Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of Minor.
• FBI Investigating 2019 Murder In New York State.
• FBI Offers Reward For Information On 2017 Disappearance Of New York Woman.
• Colorado Police Arrest Utah Woman For Kidnapping Baby.
• Serial Bank Robber Arrested In Utah.
• Kansas Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Bank.
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• FBI Arrests Cincinnati Councilman On Bribery Charges.
• More Charges Expected Against Chicago Political Operative In Bribery Probe.
• FBI Searches Home Of Corpus Christi, Texas Schools Official.
• Former Honda Employee Sentenced For Embezzlement.
• US Charges Five In Alleged Texas Bank Fraud Scheme.
• Texas Man Sentenced For Defrauding Investors.
• Former Georgia Tax Official Sentenced For Blackmail, Bribery.
• Former Louisiana Financial Adviser Sentenced For Role In Fraud Scheme.
• Texas AG Faces Calls For Resignation Amid New Allegations.
CYBER DIVISION
• FBI, Spokane Police Probing Gonzaga University "Zoom-Bombing."
• Dark Web Illegal Markets Exploiting Pandemic To Sell Goods, Identities, Fake Drugs.
• TikTok's Parent Seeks More Time To Work Out Divestiture.
• Bipartisan Congressional Allies Push To Reinstall White House Cyber Czar.
LABORATORY
• FBI, Kansas City, Missouri Police Identify Suspect In 31-Year-Old Cold Case Murder.
OTHER FBI NEWS
• Biden's Justice Department Expected To Ramp Up White-Collar Probes.
• Plaintiffs In Epstein Case Miss Deadlines For Keeping Testimony Secret.
• Sen. Whitehouse Criticizes FBI For Lack Of Transparency In Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Probe.
• Ailing New York Mobster Wins Compassionate Release From Prison.
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• Media Analyses Cast Trump Legal Fight As Unlikely To Succeed.
• Fauci Discusses Challenge Of Working Within Trump Administration.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• Developers Say Russian Vaccine Is 92% Effective.
• Brazil's Health Agency Authorizes Resumption Of Vaccine Clinical Trials.
• India Working To Develop COVID Vaccines For Developing World.
• EC Proposes "European Health Union."
• UK Becomes Fifth Country To Record More Than 50K COVID Deaths.
• NYTimes Analysis: Egyptian President's Military Priority Brought To Light By Coronavirus.
• Iran's Uranium Stockpile Now 12 Times Nuclear Deal Maximum.
• Saudi King Calls For "Decisive Stance" Against Iran.
• Senate-Passed Legislation Will Allow Cashe To Receive Medal Of Honor.
• Axios Analysis: Pentagon Signals Intention To Withdraw Forces From Afghanistan.
• US Embassy In Pakistan Apologizes For Anti-Trump Retweet.
• O'Brien Warns China Of New Sanctions Over Hong Kong.
• Pompeo To Announce Process For US To Declare Groups Anti-Semitic.
• CIA, German Intelligence Used Swiss Company As Platform For Espionage Operation.
• US Defense Bill Includes Sanctions Tied To Russia-Germany Natural Gas Pipeline.
• Turkish Government: US Statement On Religious Freedom "Extremely Inappropriate."
• Armenian Parliament Fails To Hold Scheduled Debate On PM's Resignation Over Nagorno-Karabakh Deal.
• UN Officials Warn Of Coming Famine In Yemen.
• Sudan Anticipates As Many As 200K Refugees From Ethiopia Conflict.
• Vizcarra's Removal Could Halt Peru's Anti-Corruption Drive.
• Suu Kyi's Party Dominates In Burmese Elections.
• Longtime Bahrain PM Dies.
• Top Envoy Signals EU Is Looking Forward To Working With A Biden Administration.
THE BIG PICTURE
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE
• Today's Events In Washington.