FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Monday, July 20, 2020
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FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020 6:30 AM EDT
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• Son Of Federal Judge Killed, Husband Shot At New Jersey Home.
PROTESTS
• DOJ Filing Federal Charges Against Protesters Over Arson, Destruction Of Property.
• Fatal Shooting By Los Angeles Police Officer Gained Greater Attention Following Floyd Killing.
• Authorities Identify Man Who Allegedly Set Fire To Supreme Court Police Vehicle.
• FBI Arrests Suspect In Philadelphia Looting.
• Trump Bemoans Ongoing Violence In "Democrat-Run Cities," Cites Threat To Religion.
• Violent Protests Continue In Portland As Mayor Calls On Federal Agents To Leave.
• Seattle Rioters Damage, Loot Stores.
• Demonstrators Attempting To Topple Columbus Statue In Chicago Clash With Law Enforcement.
• Statue In New York State Dedicated To Union Volunteers Torn Down.
• CVS Terminates Contract With Security Firm After Guard Presses Forearm Into Shoplifting Suspect's Neck.
• NYTimes Al Analysis Examines Past Of Officer Who Put Knee On Floyd's Neck.
• Prosecutor: Pennsylvania Officer Was Justified In Pressing Knee Into Intoxicated Man's Head.
• Police Union Cites Trump's Support In Wake Of Floyd Protests For Endorsement.
• Trump Defends Use Of Confederate Flag.
• Missouri Governor Suggests Pardon Of McCloskeys If Charges Filed.
• Long-Time Activists See Opportunity For Police Reform.
• White UConn Student Government Leaders Resign To Leave Spots To Minority Students.
• Report: Ancestors Of New York Times Family Included Slave Owners.
• Minneapolis City Council Designates Racism As A Public Health Emergency.
• Former New Mexico Police Officer Faces Second-Degree Murder Charge Over Killing That Involved Use Of Chokehold.
• Columbus Police Searching For Black Lives Matter Activists Who Attacked Man With Cerebral Palsy.
• Arlington County Commencing Review Of Police Practices.
• WPost Al: Figure Behind Social Media Hoaxes Fuels Partisan Division.
COUNTER-TERRORISM
• Minnesota's Boogaloo Movement Examined.
• Coronavirus Thwarts Hopes Of Families Of 9/11 Victims That Trial Of Men Accused Of Planning Attacks Would Commence Early Next Year.
• Trump Pledges Another $2 Million To 9/11 Memorial.
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• Roger Stone Accused Of Using Racial Slur During Radio Interview.
• Graham Releases Declassified Documents From Origins Of Russia Probe.
• Meadows Expects Criminal Indictments From Durham Investigation.
• Krebs: DHS Is Not Seeing "Coordinated" Foreign Election Interference Like In 2016.
• Nadler: House Judiciary To Consider Bills To Restrict Trump's Pardon Power.
• The Intelligence Community's New Plan For Commercial Imagery.
• New Report Shows Federal Background Check Cases "Stable" At 200K.
• Rubio Seeks Declassification Of UFO Secrets.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• Men Charged In Arbery Slaying Plead Not Guilty.
• Attorneys Say Breonna Taylor Was Alive For Several Minutes After Being Shot.
• Celebrities Urge Justice Department To Probe 2010 Slaying Of Student.
• Pelosi Seeks FBI Probe Of Fatal Vallejo, California Police Shooting.
• Men Charged In Assault On Black Man In Indiana.
• Personal Assistant Arrested In Investor's Killing.
• Two FBI Agents Wounded Serving Warrant On Arizona Bank Robbery Suspect.
• FBI Probing Deadly Police Shooting In Houston, Texas.
• Seven More Arrested In Connection With Georgia Drug Investigation.
• Virginia Man Charged Over Online Threats Against Tulsa Mayor.
• FBI Investigating New York Gang Murders.
• Two Charged With Possessing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 20,000.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Continuing To Investigate Body Found In Massachusetts,.
• FBI Assisting Homicide Investigation In California.
• FBI Charges Pennsylvania Man In Connection To Bank Robbery.
• Continuing Coverage: Indiana Woman Accused Of Abusing Animals.
• New York Man Faces Child Pornography Charges.
• Tennessee Man Sentenced In Connection To Child Abuse Sting.
• New York Man Facing Felony Ammunition Charge Following FBI Investigation.
• Georgia Woman Facing Charges In Connection To Bomb Threat.
• South Carolina Murder Suspects Captured In Illinois.
• Hawaii Man Sentenced Over Child Enticement.
• Continuing Coverage: Connecticut Man Arrested In Massachusetts In Connection To Murder.
• FBI Investigating Texas Bank Robbery.
• Louisiana Man Arrested In Connection To Double Homicide, Kidnapping Of Minor.
• Indiana Man Charged With Bank Robbery.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Supporting Investigation Into Death Of Child In Washington, DC.
• Hawaii Businessman Indicted In Connection To Kidnapping, Murder.
• FBI Agrees To Review California Police Shooting.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Raids Accused Art Forger.
• Man Gets 61-Month Prison Sentence In Drug Case.
• Eight Virginia Drug Case Defendants Plead Guilty.
• Drug Case Defendant Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison.
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• Pritzker: Illinois House Speaker Has To Step Down If Corruption Allegations Are True.
• Michigan Prosecutors Charge Detroit Councilman With Accepting Payments For Votes.
• Pandemic Delays Varsity Blues, Fall River Trials To 2021.
• Former Los Angeles Charter Schools Director To Plead Guilty To Embezzlement.
• US Claims California Investment Business Was $14.5 Million Ponzi Scheme.
• US Charges Detroit Woman In $2 Million Unemployment Insurance Scheme.
• US Charges Arkansas Woman In $2 Million PPP Loan Fraud.
• Idaho Man To Face Jury Trial In Wire Fraud Case.
CYBER DIVISION
• Twitter Says Hackers Manipulated Several Employees.
• Cyber Experts Claim Banning TikTok Not Best Approach To Protect Americans' Data From China.
• Op-Ed: Establishing A National Cyber Director Would Be A Mistake.
• US Government Extradites Cyprus Hacker For Crimes Committed Working With California Companies.
• CISA Gives Agencies A Day To Remedy Windows DNS Server Vulnerability.
• French Telecom Firm Orange Confirms Ransomware Attack.
• Researchers Say "Backdoor" Access Found In Chinese Internet Devices.
• British Officials Reportedly Told Huawei Ban Was Partly Due To Pressure From US.
• Katko Seeks To Boost CISA's Cyber Workforce With NDAA Amendments.
• UK Blames Russia For Cyber Attacks Targeting Corona Vaccine Development.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
• Justice Department Executes Third Person In Four Days.
• West Tennessee US Attorney Appoints Officer To Monitor Elections.
• More Than 1,000 Inmates At Texas Federal Prison Reportedly Have COVID-19.
• Lightfoot, McEnany Spar Over Chicago Violence.
• Supreme Court Sides With DeSantis In Challenge To Amendment Restoring Felons' Voting Rights.
• Activist Criticizes Operation That Will Send Federal Law Enforcement Workers To Missouri.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Harry Dunn's Mother Makes Plea To UK Officials To Make Harry "Top Priority" During Pompeo Visit.
OTHER FBI NEWS
• Wray Hires Ex-Law Partner To Be FBI's General Counsel.
• Federal Judge Dismisses Troubled Sanctions Case.
• FBI Renews Lease On Tampa, Florida Office Building.
• Man Convicted Of Notorious Pennsylvania Kidnapping Seeks Release Amid Pandemic.
• FBI Memo Describes 1980s Smuggling Activities At Arkansas Airport.
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• Trump Touts Handling Of Coronavirus, Calls Fauci "A Bit Of An Alarmist."
• Trump Says He Is "Not Allowed" To Have Rallies In Democrat-Run States.
• COVID-19 Cases Rising Across The Country.
• Garcetti Says City Reopened Too Quickly, Warns He May Impose New Stay-At-Home Order.
• Shalala Slams Trump, DeSantis, Says Florida Must Close Down Again.
• DeWine Warns Ohio "Could Become Florida."
• Mississippi Governor Says State Is Seeing "Significant Increased Hospitalization."
• Arkansas Governor Says He Will Impose Additional Restrictions If Necessary.
• Colorado Governor Defends Decision To Impose Mask Mandate.
• Rio Grande Valley Residents Especially Vulnerable To Effects Of Pandemic.
• HHS Warns Of Shortage Of Glass Vials To Distribute Vaccine.
• NFL Players Express Safety Concerns Ahead Of Training Camp.
• Major League Baseball Season Set To Open Thursday.
• Fewer Children Getting Routine Vaccinations Due To Pandemic.
• Gottlieb: HHS-CDC Disagreement Shows Nations Unpreparedness For Pandemic.
• In Spanish-Language Editorial, WPost Urges Vigilance Against Virus.
• Senate Panel To Vote On Shelton's Nomination To Federal Reserve.
• Trump Says Stimulus Bill Must Have Payroll Tax Cut, Liability Protection For Employers.
• Some Government Contractors Also Received PPP Loans.
• Whistleblower Complaint Reveals Ongoing Inquiry Over Pompeo's "Questionable Activities."
• Axios Analysis: White House Weighs Using DACA Ruling To Act "Without Legal Authority."
• Trump Reportedly To Order Census Not Count Those In The US Illegally.
• Federal Judge Says new DACA Applications Must Be Accepted.
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Restrictions On Asylum Protections.
• Reuters Analysis: ICE's Continued Detainee Transfers Responsible For At Least One Super-Spreading Event.
• John Lewis Dies At 80.
• C.T. Vivian, Aide To Martin Luther King Jr., Dies At 95.
• Justice Ginsburg Being Treated For Liver Cancer But Will Remain On Supreme Court.
• USS Gerald R. Ford Plagued With Mechanical Problems.
• Ross Hospitalized For "Non-Coronavirus Related Issues."
• Supreme Court Clears Lower Courts To Hear Arguments On Trump's Tax Records.
• Bolton Asks Judge To Dismiss DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Profits From His Memoir.
• Congressman Facing Voter Fraud Charges Leaves Committee Assignments.
• White House Using Loophole To Install Trump Loyalists In Pentagon.
• CREW Accuses Ivanka Trump Of Violating Ethics Rules With Goya Promotion.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• Global Death Toll Tops 600,000.
• Japan Concerned As Marines Test Positive For Virus.
• China Using Uighur Labor To Produce Face Masks.
• UN Agency: US-Sought Tanker "Hijacked" Off UAE Now In Iran.
• Diehl: Netanyahu's Secret War Against Iran Backed By Trump.
• India Offers Visas To Afghan Hindus, Sikhs Facing Attacks.
• WTimes Analysis: US In "Great Power Competition" With Russia, China.
• German States Appeal To Congress Not To Withdraw US Troops.
• UK Increase Criticism Of China Over Treatment Of Uighurs, Hong Kong.
• Netanyahu's Corruption Trial To Begin In January.
• UAE Launches Its First Mission To Mars.
• Protesters Call For Resignation Of Bulgaria's Borisov.
• Maksad: Arab World Needs US Support.
• WSJournal Criticizes Media Coverage Of State Department Rights Report.
• State Department Declares El-Beblawi Immune From Torture Lawsuit Filed By US Citizen Once Imprisoned In Egypt.
• Satellite Images Showing Water Pouring Into Nile Dam Reservoir Exacerbates Dispute Between Ethiopia, Egypt.
THE BIG PICTURE
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE
• Today's Events In Washington.
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