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Federal Bureau of Investigation - May 01, 2023
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Table of Contents
IN THE NEWS
• Five People Killed In Shooting At Home North Of Houston
COUNTERTERRORISM
• Cuba, U.S. Officials Meet In Havana To Discuss Anti-Terrorism Measures
• Former FBI Agent, Now Running for Office, Won't Talk About Shahed Hussain
• Washington Man Pleads Guilty To Vandalizing Four Substations
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
• FISA 702 Searches Of Foreign Nationals Tick Up, Amid Major Drop In U.S. Citizen Queries
• Biden Vows Action on Detained U.S. Journalists in White House Correspondents Dinner Speech
• Guardsman in Leak Case Wanted to Kill a 'Ton of People'
• China 'Police Station' Case Shows U.S. Ramping Up Use Of Foreign Agent Laws
• Migrants Find Tips On Chinese Version Of Tik Tok For Long Trek To U.S.-Mexico Border
• In China, a Detention and a New Espionage Law Have Businesses Worried
• Texas Senate Passes Legislation Banning Hostile Nations From Buying Farmland
• Opinion: America's Spies Are Losing Their Edge
• Opinion: To Stop Intelligence Leaks, Assume There Will Be Bad Actors
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• Ex-CIA Moscow Station Chief Reveals Why He Refused to Sign Hunter Biden Laptop 'Disinfo' Letter
• Congress Investigates IRS Whistleblower's Troubling Claims' About Agency • FBI To Lead Internal Review In Case Of Man Shot, Killed By Federal Agent In North Minneapolis • Man Resumed Date After Killing Scammer' Over $40, Police Say
• California Man Guilty Of Killing Three After Doorbell Prank
• Three Killed, One Wounded in Philadelphia Shooting; Two in Custody
• UC Davis Stabbing Victim Identified as Senior
• Evidence Revelations in Lori Vallow Case
• Why the Shanquella Robinson Murder Case is Stuck
• Ex-Goldman Banker Ng Seeks Delay to Start of 10-Year Sentence
• Mississippi Lobbyist Pleads Guilty In Timber Sales Fraud
• Gillum Trial: Jurors Begin Deliberations, Break for Weekend
• Fugitive CEO Fined Record $3.4 Billion for Bitcoin Investment Fraud
• New York Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Demands FBI Investigate Threat Posed by 'Vegan Extremists'
• Arkansas Woman Indicted in $11,000 Sale of Stolen Body Parts
• Republican Senators Want Feds to Explain Losing 85,000 Migrant Kids
• Oklahoma Man to Spend Life in Prison After Trying to Marry, Flee Country With Girl He 'Groomed'
• A Michigan Man Got One Day in Jail for Child Porn. Now, Feds Say, He Offended Again.
• New York Democrat Blames 'Misogyny' When She's Forced Out Over Handling of Staffer's Teen Sex Sting Video
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• Judge Acquits Aerospace Executives Accused of Rigging Labor Market
CYBER DIVISION
• The DOJ Detected The Solarwinds Hack Six Months Earlier Than First Disclosed
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
• 'Mom, These Bad Men Have Me': She Believes Scammers Cloned Her Daughter's Voice In A Fake Kidnapping
• New Surge Of Migrants Strains U.S. Capacity Ahead Of May 11 Deadline
• As Fentanyl Crisis Grows, U.S.-Mexico Divide Deepens
• Six Law Enforcement Agencies Will Work Together to Fight Gun Crime in the Illinois Area
• Former Colorado Officer Is The First To Be Convicted Of Failure To Intervene Under State Law
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Canada, U.S. To Expand Intelligence Sharing To Fight Opioid Crisis On Both Sides Of Border
• Companies Are Colluding to Cheat H-1B Visa Lottery, U.S. Says
CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS
• Prosecutors in Jan. 6 Case Step up Inquiry Into Trump Fund-Raising
• Santa Ana Man Sentenced To 54 Months In Prison For Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
• Trump Hugs January 6 Rioter Who Called For Pence And Congress To Be Executed
• As Special Counsel Nears Decision In Trump Cases, Who Are The Lawyers Working With Him
• Continued Reporting: Former Vice President Pence Testifies Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury
OTHER FBI NEWS
• Ghaisars To Use $5 Million Settlement To Oppose Immunity In Police Shootings
• Needing Younger Workers, Federal Officials Relax Rules on Past Drug Use
• Police Chief's Exit the Latest Among Key D.C. Government Departures
• Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Wants to 'Shut Down the FBI'
• Celtics Great Bill Russell Investigated by FBI in 1960s for Civil Rights Activism
• Opinion: D.C. Should Heed Pleas of Outgoing Police Chief Robert J. Contee III
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• U.S. Conducts 1st Evacuation Of Its Citizens From Sudan War
• The Scariest Advancements In North Korea Missile Tech So Far
• U.S. Confiscates Iran Oil Cargo On Tanker Amid Tehran Tensions
• Sinaloa Cartel Co-Founder, Portrayed In 'Narcos' Series, Could Be Released From Prison In Days
• U.S. Wires Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts
• American Doctor Killed in Sudan Had Stayed to Treat His Patients as Bombs Fell
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• U.S. Senator Introduces Bill Targeting Al's Shortfalls
• U.S. Justice Department Moves For Fines-And-Fees Reform, Backs Off Bail Issue
• Over 1 In 5 Skip Health Care Due To Transportation Barriers
• DOJ Challenges Tennessee Over Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
• D.C. Jail Medical Care 'Systemically Dysfunctional,' Suit Alleges
• Biden Admin Seeks To Pause Order Blocking Obamacare Preventive Care Mandate
• How New York and California Botched Marijuana Legalization
• South Carolina Legislature Passes 'Barbaric' Law Shielding Identity Of Lethal Injection Drugmakers
• Biden Commutes Sentences of 31People with Nonviolent Drug Offenses
• Google Loses Bid to Escape DOJ's Digital-Ad Antitrust Case
• As Regulators Block Tech Deals, They Increasingly Look to the Future
• U.S. Antitrust Agencies Seek Role in Indo-Pacific Trade Talks
• Biden Administration Asks Judge To Limit DACA Ruling If He Finds "Dreamer" Protections Unlawful
• Immigration Overhaul Clears Florida Senate
• Ethics Probe Of U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins Complete, Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Yet To Release Findings
• How Many Legal Cases Does Donald Trump Face?
• In Lawsuit Against Trump Over Rape Claim, His Accusers Hope For Vindication
• JPMorgan, PNC Bidding for First Republic as Part of FDIC Takeover
• N. Carolina Justices Hand GOP Big Wins With Election Rulings
BIG PICTURE
• New York Times
• Wall Street Journal
- Washington Post
- Financial Times
• ABC News
• CBS News
• NBC News
• Fox News
WASHINGTON SCHEDULE
White House
President Biden
• 9:00 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
• 12:00 PM: The President and The Vice President deliver remarks during National Small Business Week; THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR participates by 8:00 am]
• 2:30 PM: The President AND The First Lady welcome His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. President of the Republic of the Philippines and Mrs. Louise Araneta-Marcos to the White House by 8:00 am]
• 2:45 PM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. President of the Republic of the Philippines
• 5:30 PM: The President hosts a reception celebrating Eid-al-Fitr; The Vice President and The Second Gentleman attend 8:00 am]
Vice President Harris
• 12:00 PM: The President and The Vice President deliver remarks during National Small Business Week; THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR participates by 8:00 am]
• 5:30 PM: The President hosts a reception celebrating Eid-al-Fitr; The Vice President and The Second Gentleman attend 8:00 am]
US Senate
• No events scheduled.
US House of Representatives
• No events scheduled.
Cabinet Members
• Secretary of State Blinken meets with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoya at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center at 8:30 AM.
• Secretary Blinken meets with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center at 9:00 AM.
• Secretary Blinken welcomes Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov to bilateral peace negotiations at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center at 9:45 AM.
• Secretary Blinken attends a dinner hosted by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in Washington, D.C. at 7:00 PM.
Visitors
• His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. President of the Republic of the Philippines and Mrs. Louise Araneta-Marcos meet with President Biden and The First Lady at the White House.
• Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. hosts a dinner attended by Secretary Blinken.
• Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov meet with Secretary Blinken at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center.
General Events
• Brookings Institution: Net-zero commitments: What is needed from non-state entities to reach net-zero emissions? — Monday, May 1, 2023. Location: Online Event, 9:30 AM. At COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the United Nations' High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities (the Group) delivered their report, "Integrity Matters: Net Zero Commitments by Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions." The report presented recommendations to increase robust net-zero commitments by non-state actors and advance their achievement. How have businesses, financial institutions, cities, and regions responded to these commitments? What challenges do non-state actors confront? On May 1, The Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at Brookings will host an online public event to explore what measures will be needed in the next year to ensure that a net-zero future remains within reach. The event will begin with opening remarks from John W. McArthur. Catherine McKenna will deliver the keynote, share insights on the Group's findings, and discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with the transition to a net-zero future. Following the keynote address, Catherine McKenna will join a panel discussion, alongside Helen Mountford and Carsten Stendevad, moderated by Sanjay Patnaik. The panelists will offer their perspectives on the role of non-state entities and share strategies for achieving net-zero emissions.
• Brookings Institution: US-Taiwan relations: Will China's challenge lead to a crisis? — Monday, May 1, 2023. Location: Brookings Institution, 2:00 PM. There has been mounting concern in Washington about a potential Chinese military invasion of Taiwan, especially given Russia's assault on Ukraine. How close is the situation in the Taiwan Strait to conflict? What factors and events have pushed risk higher in recent years? And what more can Washington, Taipei, and others do to manage risks and deter conflict? To address these and other questions, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Ryan Hass and Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard Bush, along with German Marshall Fund Indo-Pacific Managing Director Bonnie Glaser, have released a new book, "U.S.- Taiwan Relations: Will China's Challenge Lead to a Crisis?" On May 1, the authors will join PBS NewsHour's Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin in conversation around the past, present, and future of the Taiwan Strait and America's role in it.
• Atlantic Council: 20-year retrospective: Reflecting on the 'Mission Accomplished' speech and its aftermath — Monday, May 1, 2023. Location: Online Event, 9:00 AM. The Atlantic Council's Iraq Initiative invites you to a virtual discussion on May 1st from 9:00 to 10:00 am ET, featuring distinguished guest speaker General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) in a moderated conversation marking the anniversary of the historically significant "Mission Accomplished" speech, delivered by former US President George W. Bush aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the aftermath of the 2003 events. The speech declared an end to major combat operations in the country and represented a decisive milestone in the conflict. Twenty years on, this discussion will aim at examining the significance of the speech and the events that followed, assessing what has been achieved in Iraq over the past two decades and what still needs to be accomplished in the years to come.
• Hudson Institute: Rebuilding American Naval Dominance — Monday, May 1, 2023. Location: Online Event, 10:00 AM. For 70 years, the world's oceans have been a global commons protected by America's dominance of the high seas. However, since the end of World War II, the active US Navy fleet has shrunk from nearly 1,000 ships to fewer than 300. China and Russia are eager to fill this dangerous vacuum. Please join retired Navy Captain Dr. Jerry Hendrix and Hudson Senior Fellow Timothy Walton for a conversation about rebuilding American naval dominance. Hudson Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt will moderate the event.
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