[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Thursday, September 03, 2020
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-FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 6:30 AM EDT
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• Trump Moves To Defund New York City, Other Cities.
PROTESTS
• Barr: OO3 Received Reports Of People Flying To DC To Exploit Protests.
• Investigators Release Images Of Those Sought In Kenosha Arson Cases.
• Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Public Supports BLM Protests, Doesn't See Crime As Top Issue.
• Meadows: Rioters Are Committing Acts Of Terror.
• Barr: Idea Of "Epidemic" Of Police Violence Against Blacks Is A "False Narrative."
• Administration Officials Criticize Portland Mayor's Handling Of Violence.
• Biden Says Portland Victim Was "Inciting Responses."
• Biden To Visit Kenosha Thursday, Will Meet With Members Of Blake's Family.
• Barr Says Blake Was Armed And "In The Midst Of Committing A Felony."
• Chicago Alderman Urges National Guard Deployment In City.
• GOP Lawmakers Call On Bowser To Answer For Protester Violence In DC.
• Republican State AGs: Democrats Have "Capitulated To Criminals Run Amok."
• After High-Profile Uses Of Force, Police Chiefs Call For New Tactics.
• Antifa Leader Armed With Flamethrower Bursts Into Tears Upon Being Arrested In Wisconsin.
• Chauvin's Lawyers Say Police Manual Teaches Officers To Place Knee On Suspect's Neck.
• Police Body Cam Footage Of Man's Death Sparks Protests In Rochester.
• Police Held Black Jogger For Two Days After Mistaking Him For A Suspect.
OPERATION LEGEND
• Florida Man Suspected Of Missouri Homicide Is Captured In Operation LeGend.
• US Charges Indiana Man With Straw-Purchasing Guns For Chicago Felon.
• Morgan: Operation Legend Exemplifies How Trump Is "Committed To Public Safety."
COUNTER-TERRORISM
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Helping ISIS.
• Appeals Court Finds NSA Phone Data Collection Program Illegal.
• Sudanese Government, Citizens Differ On US Deal To Remove Terrorism Label.
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• Trial Of Alleged Accomplices In 2015 Attacks Opens In Paris.
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• Draft DHS Bulletin Warning Foreign Actors Targeting Biden, Trump Health Not Released.
• Barr Says Durham Investigation Won't Affect 2020 Election.
• FBI Notes From Mifsud Interview Made Public.
• Hunter Biden Holds Stake In Chinese Firm Sanctioned For Human Rights Violations.
• Maltese Professor Denied Making Offer To Papadopoulos In FBI Documents.
• U Of North Texas Cancels Visas For Chinese Researchers.
• Arrested Texas A&M Professor Linked To Chinese Firm.
• Rubio: SSCI Will Continue To Get In-Person Briefings.
• White House Condemns Poisoning Of Navalny.
• IAEA: North Korea Enriching Uranium, But Has Not Reprocessed Plutonium In Past Year.
• Former CIA Assistant Director: South Korean National Police "Not Geared To Catching The North's Spies."
• Colombia Arrests Three Venezuelans "Tied To Anti-Maduro Plot."
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• New York Town Asks FBI To Probe Racist Hate Mail Sent To Ex-School Superintendent.
• Four Arrested In New York Drug Bust.
• Two South Carolina Men Sentenced On Drug, Money Laundering Charges.
• Montana Woman Sentenced For Running Meth Ring.
• US Charges Pittsburgh Man With Shooting ATF Agent During Drug Raid.
• Man Pleads Guilty To Making False Bomb Threat To "Endanger Wife's Citizenship" Application.
• California Man In Plea Discussions Over Alleged School Threats.
• Former UN Official Charged With Lying To The FBI.
• Massachusetts Police Officers Charged With Overtime Fraud.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Supporting Investigation Into Texas Bomb Threat.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Identifies Second Body Found In Washington State.
• Colorado Man Convicted On Gun Crime Charge.
• FBI Investigating Whistleblower Deaths In Missouri.
• FBI Charges New Jersey Residents With Felony Drug Possession.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Sting Results In 10 Arrests For Solicitation Of Minors.
• Missouri Man Sentenced In Connection To Planned Parenthood Arson Incident.
• Four Alabama Residents Charged In Connection To Homicide.
• New York Charges Six In Connection To Burned Bodies.
• Georgia Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking.
• Two Men Sentenced To Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty In Drug Case.
• After Pleading Guilty In Meth Case, Montana Resident Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison.
• Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge In Latin Kings Case.
• Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Drug, Firearm Charges.
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• Utah Man Pleads Guilty To PPP Fraud.
• Michigan Man Facing PPP Fraud Charges.
• Sentencing Of Former Atlantic City, New Jersey Mayor Delayed For Sixth Time.
• Another Charged In College Admissions Probe.
• Oregon Couple Who Scammed Elderly Victims Sentenced To Federal Prison.
• US Charges Two In $12M Scheme Targeting Investors In Puerto Rico.
• Trial Of Chicago Alderman Burke Could Be Delayed To 2020 Amid Pandemic.
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• Louisiana Man Sentenced For Running Ponzi Scheme.
• Three Missouri Men Charged With Scamming Women Out Of $500K In Cash, Electronics.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Investigating Hurricane Recovery Fraud.
• New Jersey Man Charged In Money Laundering Scheme.
• Iowa Man Sentenced For Bank Fraud.
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud.
• Florida Grand Jury Indicts Businessman Over College Admissions Investigation.
• Robinhood Markets Faces Civil Fraud Investigation.
CYBER DIVISION
• Experts Say Schools Are Particularly Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks.
• FBI Has Revamped Hacking Response, Speed.
• Colorado Man Sentenced For Moderating Dark Web Marketplace.
• Potential TikTok Bidders Consider Four Acquisition Options.
• European Officials Targeted By Chinese Phishing Attacks.
• CISA Orders Increased Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reporting.
• Cybersecurity Talent Initiative Places "First Class Of New Feds."
• ODNI Waivers For Huawei, ZTE Rule Expected To Be Rare.
• Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington Reports Endowment Cyberattack.
LABORATORY
• FBI Experts Testify At Homicide Trial Of Pennsylvania Man Whose Wife Vanished In 2012.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
• Law Enforcement In Ohio Aims To Curb Gun Violence With Operation Red-Zone.
• More Nebraska Police Departments Participating In FBI Use-Of-Force Database.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Mexican Officials Say Missing Los Angeles Firefighter Likely Victim Of Kidnapping.
OTHER FBI NEWS
• FBI Documents Reveal New Details Around Comey Firing.
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• Trump Honors Veterans, Slams "Violent Mobs" In Visit To North Carolina.
• CDC Asks Governors To Prepare For Vaccine Delivery By November 1.
• Fauci, Birx Dismiss Claims Administration Pursuing "Herd Immunity."
• Azar, Slaoui: Operation Warp Speed Is "Working" And Will Likely Succeed.
• WPost Analysis Details Criticisms Of Navarro's Role In Pandemic Response.
• Another FDA Appointee Ousted Amid Fallout Over Convalescent Plasma Announcement.
• Federal Funding Helps New Virus Tests Come To Market.
• More Police Officers Have Died From COVID This Year Than All Other Causes Combined.
• Pelosi Refuses To Apologize, Says Hair Salon Owes Her An Apology.
• Ernst Backtracks After Suggesting Coronavirus Figures Are Inflated.
• Coronavirus Cases Rising In Midwest.
• First Coronavirus Death Tied To Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Reported In Minnesota.
• Health Officials Urge Americans To Take Precautions Over Labor Day Weekend.
• Depression, Anxiety Rising Sharply During Pandemic, Research Indicates.
• State Education Officials Push Back On Trump Effort To Teach "American Exceptionalism."
• Fauci: College Students Should Stay On Campus.
• Superintendent Expresses Concern As Texas School Reopens.
• USPS Has Paid DeJoy's Former Company $286M Over Past Seven Years.
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• Wolkoff Says First Lady Used Personal Email For Official Business.
• Morgenstern: "No Merit" To Reports Trump Suffered Mini-Strokes.
• Controversial Drilling Projects Among Those Fast Tracked Following Trump Order.
• Air Force Moves Toward Creating A Supersonic Air Force One.
• Barr: Mail-In Voting "Fraught With The Risk Of Fraud And Coercion."
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• US To Contribute Funds For Some WHO Programs Despite Withdrawal.
• US Consulting Firm With Ties Chinese Communist Party Received PPP Loan.
• South Korea Struggling With Second Wave Of Coronavirus Infections.
• Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor For Rescuing Hostages From ISIS.
• US Sanctions International Criminal Court Officials.
• Afghanistan To Include Mother's Names On National ID Cards.
• Biegun Warns Putin Against Deploying Troops To Belarus.
• State Department Imposes New Restrictions On Chinese Diplomats In US.
• Kushner To Meet With British Foreign Minister In London On Thursday.
• Issue Of West Bank Annexation Looms Over Israel-UAE Deal.
• Saudis Allow Israeli Flights To Access Their Airspace For First Time.
• US Suspends Aid To Ethiopia Due To Dispute Over Nile Dam With Egypt.
• Analysts: US Pullback Creates Power Vacuum In Mediterranean.
• WSJournal, NYTimes Give Analyses Of Abe's Legacy.
THE BIG PICTURE
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE
• Today's Events In Washington.