[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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FBI News Briefing

TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

• LEADING THE NEWS: Garland Instructs DOJ To Put More Effort Into Probing Hate Crimes.
• CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS: Proud Boys Leader Charged In Capitol Insurrection Says He Worked With FBI Against Antifa. Proud Boys Member Claims Music Party, Not Riot, Was Planned For Afternoon Of Capitol Siege. Prosecutors Urge Judge To Not Release On Bail Texan Charged In Capitol Insurrection. New York Man Arrested For Participating In Capitol Siege. Alabama Man Arrested After Showing FBI Video He Took During Capitol Riot. Capitol Rioters Released Prior To Trial. NPR Review: Capitol Insurrection Cases Show Plans For Violence But Not Necessarily Storming The Capitol. US Capitol Police Officers Suing Trump Over Riot. Thirty-Three Texans Face Charges In Connection With Capitol Riot. Former Federal Prosecutor: Sherwin Was Right To Discuss Capitol Siege In Interview. WSJournal Warns Of Overreach In Some Capitol Riot Prosecutions.
• PROTESTS: Witness Testimony Continues In Chauvin Trial. New Jersey Man Admits To Attempting To Burn Police Car After Floyd Protest. Minnesota Man Arrested For Violating Drug-Related Gun Law.
• COUNTER-TERRORISM: Court Upholds Constitutionality Of FBI Terror Watch List. SCOTUS Weighs Case Involving Consumers Falsely Labeled As Terrorists. Continuing Coverage: Judge Orders Three Men To Stand Trial Over Plot To Kidnap Whitmer.
• COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE: Sources Say Durham Investigating FBI's Launch Of Trump Campaign Probe.
• CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS: DOJ Investigating Rep. Gaetz Over Alleged Sexual Relationship With A Minor. NYPD Seek Suspect In Assault On Asian American Woman. Lawsuit: Epstein Trafficked Victim, Threatened To Feed Her To Alligators. Texas Grand Jury Indicts Deputies For Manslaughter In Ambler's Death. No Convictions In Trial Of White St. Louis Police Officers Accused Of Beating Black Officer. Prosecutors Charge Two NYC Mortuary Workers With Stealing Credit Cards From Dead People. Charleston Church Shooter To Appeal Death Sentence, Predicts White Supremacists Will Take Over US. Prosecutors Charge MS-13 Gang Member In Attack On Transgender Woman. New Hampshire Man Receives 23-Year Prison Sentence For Sexual Exploitation Of Minor. Michigan Man Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime Over Attack On Black Teen. FBI Says US Resident Charged In Fatal Smuggling Operation. New Jersey Man Sentenced For Arranging To Meet Teen Girl. Charges Filed Against Man Who Shot At Officers In Everglades National Park. New Hampshire Man To Stay In Jail After Being Charged With Wire Fraud. Boston Police Captain Charged With Fraud. Michigan Man Charged With Hate Crime After Striking, Injuring Black Teen. Texas Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking. Woman Accused Of Killing Husband's First Wife May Get Bond. Seven Nabbed In Georgia Gang Crackdown. UConn Grad Student Charged With Sexual Assault. Bridgeport Ex-Police Chief Hopes To Avoid Jail After Cheating To Get His Job. Florida Man To Serve 14 Years In Enticement Case. California Man Arrested For "Patient Brokering". Louisiana Sheriff's Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes. Georgia Bank Robber Pleads Guilty. Minnesota Man Sentenced For Child Pornography. Six Charged In Michigan Revenge Slaying. US Judge Sentences Honduran President's Brother To Life In Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking. Tennessee Drug Investigation Leads To 37 Arrests. Texas Man Pleads Guilty In Meth Case. Cocaine Case Defendant Sentenced To More Than Decade In Prison. Honduran President's Brother Gets Life Sentence Following US Drug Trial Conviction.
• FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS: Honolulu Planning Department Employees Indicted For Bribery.
• CYBER DIVISION: Fake Apps Evading Apple's App Store Screening. Cybersecurity Firm Reports Ransomware Attacks Growing Steadily In 2021. Experts Say CISA Is Underfunded And Outmatched. Sources Say SolarWinds Cyberhack Gained Access To Then-Acting DHS Chief's Emails. Biden Administration Plans To Make Cybersecurity A Top Priority. Suspected Russian Hackers Stole Thousands OF State Department Emails Last Year. Officials Say DHS Studying Ways To Fix Cyber Blind Spots. Lawmakers Seek Details Hackers Accessing Chad Wolf's Emails. WPost: Congress Must Act To Prevent Ransomware Attacks.
• LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES: Supreme Court Ruling Doesn't Create "New Loophole" For Police Shootings.
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Mexican Law Requiring US Divulge Law-Enforcement Contacts Paralyzes US Anti-Drug Efforts In Mexico. Accused Sinaloa Cartel Member Charged With Kidnapping.
• OTHER FBI NEWS: Watergate Scandal Undercover Operative G. Gordon Liddy Dies At 90. Bobby Ferguson Argues He Should Be Freed Because Kilpatrick Was. DOD Wary Of Policy Changes In Dealing With Extremists Within The Military.
• OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS: Biden To Unveil First Part Of "Build Back Better" Plan In Pittsburgh Wednesday. Biden's First Judicial Nominees Said To Include "Some Very Historic Picks." Senators Urge Biden To Fill Top Pentagon Vacancies. Former GOP Officials Back Clarke Nomination. Health Experts Warn About Fourth COVID Wave. Republicans Begin New Campaign Against Vaccine Passport Plans. Data Show US Could Vaccinate All Adults By July 4. Surveys Find Declining Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Americans. Pfizer Testing New Freeze-Dried Version Of Its COVID Vaccine. Warren Calls For Greater Transparency, Oversight In Financial System After Archegos Meltdown. Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Partial Ban On No-Knock Warrants. Relief Extended To More Than 1M Borrowers Who Had Defaulted On Some Privately Held Student Loans. Administration Allows Journalists Inside Border Detention Facility For Children. Lawyers For DACA Recipients Ask Houston Judge To Delay Ruling. Democrats Face Internal Divisions Over Scope Of Voting Rights Bill. House Ethics Committee Rejects Gohmert's Appeal Of Fine. New York Court Rules Zervos Lawsuit Against Trump May Proceed.
• INTERNATIONAL NEWS: US Questions WHO Report Into Origins Of Pandemic. World Leaders Propose Treaty On Sharing Epidemic Data. Blinken Rejects Pompeo's Focus On Certain Human Rights Abuses. Kerry Will Reportedly Visit India And UAE On Climate Mission. Brazilian Military Leaders Resign After Bolsonaro Replaces Defense Minister. New Satellite Imagery Suggests North Korea Is Restarting Nuclear Proliferation. NYTimes Analysis: Taliban Already Leveraging Apparent Victory Over US In Afghanistan. China Passes Law Further Undermining Democracy In Hong Kong. Karen Forces Seek International Help As Burma's Military Advances On Them. NATO Jets Intercept Russian Planes Over Europe. Fighting In Eastern Ukraine Has "Escalated Sharply." Report: Biden Administration Believes Iran Seeks Negotiations To Resume Nuclear Deal. UN Report Claims French Airstrike In Mali Killed Civilians. IS Claims Responsibility For Attack On Mozambique Port Town.
• THE BIG PICTURE: Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
• WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE: Today's Events In Washington.

(Full content includes detailed news summaries, legal and criminal case updates, and government briefings. Notable mentions: Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew, Matt Gaetz, President Biden, Kamala Harris, Garland, Chauvin trial, Capitol insurrection, DOJ, FBI, and more.)

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