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Federal Bureau of Investigation - July 31, 2023
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Table of Contents
IN THE NEWS
• Suicide Bomber at Political Rally in Northwest Pakistan Kills at Least 44 People, Wounds Nearly 200
• Russia Says Two Drones Hit Buildings in Moscow in Latest Wave of Attacks
• West African Leaders Threaten Force Against Niger Plotters
• U.S. Nurse, Child Abducted in Haiti, Non-Profit Organization Says
• How Native American Police Are Fighting the Crisis of Missing People
COUNTERTERRORISM
• California Man Arrested After FBI Search Found Explosive Devices, Nazi Propaganda
• Judge Orders Release of Three of 'Newburgh Four' and Accuses FBI of 'Trolling for Terrorists'
• Editorial: Hate Groups Tear at the Seams of Our Country
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
• DoD Investigating Air Force Communications Breach
• AOC's Campaign Keeps Paying Chinese Foreign Agent, FEC Filings Show
• U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations
• FBI Warns About China Theft of U.S. Al Technology
• Brazil Rejects U.S. Extradition Request for Alleged Russian Spy
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• Fresh Charges Tie Trump Even More Closely To Coverup Effort. That Could Deepen His Legal Woes
• Trump Documents Case: Carlos De Oliveira and Walt Nauta Play Key Roles
• Mar-A-Lago Employee Overseeing Surveillance Cameras Previously Received Target Letter in Trump Classified Documents Probe
• Democrats Claim The GOP Is Withholding Evidence Contradicting Claims In Hunter Biden Probe
• FBI Agents Not Charged in Death of Former Hogan Aide Roy McGrath
• Ex-Puerto Rico Boxer Felix Verdejo Found Guilty on Two Charges Tied to Death of His Pregnant Lover
• Breakthrough in Long Island Serial Killings Shines Light on the Many Unsolved Murders of Sex Workers
• A Young Soldier, a Love Triangle and a Murder Prosecution With No Body
• It Is Time for the FBI to Tell Us Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa
• Fifteen Arrested in FBland Gun, Drug Bust InvolvingAgents Agent
• Robert Chambers, NYC's 'Preppy Killer,' Is Released After 15 Years in Prison on Drug Charges
• Minnesota Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Jail for Illegal Possession of Machine Gun, Meth
• Sisters Went on a Cruise They Came Back With Kilos of Cocaine Worth up to $40K in Their Luggage, Feds Allege
• Carlee Russell Charged With Falsely Reporting Her Own Kidnapping
• Rapper G Herbo Pleads Guilty In Credit Card Fraud That Paid For Private Jets And Designer Puppies
• Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Mailing Racist Threats
• Arizona Man Who Extorted Georgia Tech Gets PrisonOne-Yeare Year Prison for Architect Who Paid $100K in Bribes to Honolulu Building Permit Officials
• Third Inmate Gets 24 Years For Federal Prison Murder Of Child Sexual Abuse Ring Leader
• Appellate Court Rules That Missouri Man With Schizophrenia Can Be Executed After All
• FBI Searching Georgia Home for Remains in 2016 Disappearance of 19-Year-Old Morgan Bauer
• Man Questioned in Montana After Arizona Woman Reappears Following Four Years Missing
• Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Sending Explicit Videos to Law Enforcement Posing as 15-Year-Old Girl
• Coach's 'Sextortion' Scheme Unravels When Student Figures Out Who He Is, Feds Say
• Ex-New Mexico Police Informant Headed to Prison After Admitting Five Bank Robberies to Feed Addiction
• Couple Robbed of $150K in Cryptocurrency by Hostage Takers Who Threatened to Cut Off Man's Body Parts
• Editorial: Trump Is Charged With a Coverup
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• Prosecutors Urge Judge to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried, Saying There Are No Conditions to Stop Him From Witness Tampering
CYBER DIVISION
• FBI Paints Grim Picture of Al as a Tool for Criminals
• Senator Calls For Probe In Microsoft Breach
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
• Federal Probe in Memphis Marks Latest Effort to Reform Law Enforcement
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Judge Criticizes Prosecutors' Handling Of Venezuela Case Against Ex-Miami Congressman
CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS
• Jan. 6 Rioter Who Stole Radio In Attack Of D.C. Officer Fanone Sentenced To Four Years
• A New Seton Hall University Report Profiles The People Prosecuted For Jan. 6 Insurrection
• Bennie Thompson Says Jan. 6 Hearings Helped 'Pressure' DOJ To Bring Case Against Trump
• What Does the Civil Rights Statute in Trump's Potential Jan. 6 Indictment Letter Mean?
• Donald Trump Facing Third of 2023 Over Capitol Riot
• Is Trump Indictment in Big Jan. 6 Case Imminent? Jack Smith's Background May Hold Hints
OTHER FBI NEWS
• The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A.
• The FBI Surveilled J. Robert Oppenheimer for Months on One Man's Suggestion
• Virgin Islands Says Epstein Money Will Pay for New Anti-Trafficking Plan
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• America's Military Trails Russia and China in Race for the Melting Arctic
• Saudi Arabia to Host Ukraine Peace Talks as Part of Western Effort to Woo Global South
• North Korea Hasn't Answered U.S.'s Calls on Detained Soldier Travis King
• Kim Jong Un Flaunts North Korea's Newest Weapons With Russia and China by His Side
• Canada Is Ravaged by Fire. No One Has Paid More Dearly Than Indigenous People.
• Italy Minister: Joining China's Belt and Road Was Atrocious' Decision
• Ukraine to Start Talks With U.S. on Security Guarantees
• French Embassy in Niger Is Attacked as Protesters Waving Russian Flags March Through Capital
• Ukraine Again Reported Bringing War Deep Into Russia With Attacks on Moscow and Border Region
• At Least Five Dead and Seven Wounded in Clashes Inside Crowded Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon
• China Says U.S. Military Aid to Taiwan Will Not Deter Its Will to Unify the Island
• China Using Families as 'Hostages' to Quash Uyghur Dissent Abroad
• Ukraine War: Putin Says Russia Does Not Reject Peace Talks
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• Continued Reporting: Trump Indictment
• Continued Reporting: Biden Investigation
• Ticketmaster Could Face New Legal Threat This Fall, Sources Say
• After U.S. Bailout, the Trucking Firm Yellow Is Shutting Down
• J&J Effort To Resolve Talc Lawsuits In Bankruptcy Fails A Second Time
• Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks 'Ghost Gun' Ruling By Federal Judge
• U.S. Seeks to End 2020 Airbus Criminal Case Over Bribery, Export Controls
• Biden Administration To Give Some Migrants In Mexico Refugee Status In U.S.
• Plaintiffs In High-Profile Redistricting Case Urge Judges To Toss Out Alabama's Controversial Congressional Map
• Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Allowing Librarians To Be Criminally Charged Over 'Harmful' Materials
• U.S. Asks Supreme Court To Delay Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement
• Portland's Turbulent Summer of 2020: Unrest, Drug Decriminalization, and Fentanyl's Lethal Surge
• Automaker Tesla Is Opening More Showrooms On Tribal Lands To Avoid State Laws Barring Direct Sales
• Republicans Urge New Bowe Bergdahl Trial After Judge Tosses Desertion Case
• Judge Throws Out Trump's 'Big Lie' Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN
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
• No events scheduled.
Vice President Harris
• No events scheduled.
US Senate
• No events scheduled.
US House of Representatives
• No events scheduled.
Cabinet Members
• No events scheduled.
Visitors
• No events scheduled.
General Events
• Brookings Institution: State of the global economy: Slowing growth rising risks — Monday, July 31, 2023. Location: Online Event, 9:00 AM. The global economy remains in a precarious state amid the protracted effects of the overlapping crises throughout the past several years. Global economic growth is projected to slow in the coming months; inflation pressures persist and, accordingly, monetary policy is expected to remain tight. Heightened financial risks amid recent bank failures, elevated sovereign debts levels, and persistent geopolitical tensions, among others, further cloud the economic outlook. In this context, global and national policy challenges abound: What are the immediate priorities for policymakers to navigate this multitude of policy changes? Is it possible for the global economy to have a "soft landing"? How can central bankers overcome persistent inflationary pressures without triggering a sharp downturn? How can developing countries successfully weather the sovereign debt situation and spillovers from higher interest rates and slower growth in advance economies? On July 31st, the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution will convene a panel of experts for a virtual event to answer these pressing questions among others. The event, a part of the ongoing State of the Global Economy event series, will be motivated by a presentation on the findings of the World Bank Group's latest Global Economic Prospects report. Brahima S. Coulibaly, vice president of the Global Economy and Development program, will then moderate a discussion among leading experts from both the public and private sectors.
• The Heritage Foundation: Catch Release and Then What? — Monday, July 31, 2023. Location: The Heritage Foundation, 11:00 AM. Since President Biden took office, over two million illegal immigrants have been released into the United States. More than 1.5 million more "gotaways" snuck in without even encountering border agents. Though monthly border encounters averaged well over 150,000, and often above 200,000, the Department of Homeland Security detained fewer than 30,000 at a time. They assign "Alternatives to Detention" (ATD) to a small number but with insignificant tracking and follow-through. The risks for American society from recidivist criminals are significant. The logistical challenge for an enforcement-minded president in 2025 will take our best expertise and devotion to duty. Immigration policy experts Tom Homan, Andrew Arthur, and Don Rosenberg join Heritage's Simon Hankinson to share recommendations on how America can recover from the current border crisis and its nation-wide negative impact.
. AEI: The Government Performance and Results Act at 30: Assessing Past and Current Federal Management Initiatives — Monday, July 31, 2023. Location: Online Event, 12:00 PM. In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), which was designed to improve the standards and efficiency of federal agencies. GPRA was a milestone, because it put into permanent law an expectation of continuous performance improvement. However, the law's effects on actual federal operations have been mixed as the incentives to protect the status quo remain powerful. The law's approaching anniversary provides an opportunity to look at the state of the performance-focused movement in federal policymaking. During this event, AEI's James C. Capretta will talk with Robert Shea, an expert and longtime participant in federal management improvement initiatives, to consider GPRA's legacy and what might be done to help federal managers deliver better value to the taxpayers.
. Atlantic Council: The National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy: Unleashing America's cyber talent — Monday, July 31, 2023. Location: Atlantic Council, 1:00 PM. Please join the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative, within the Digital Forensic Research Lab, for a panel discussion on the launch of the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy on Monday, July 31, from 1:00 pm to 2:30pm ET at the Atlantic Council headquarters and virtually. The event will feature a keynote address from Kemba Walden, Acting National Cyber Director, and opening remarks from Rob Shriver, Deputy Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Diana Burley, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Professor at American University; Rob Duhart, Vice President, Deputy CISO at Walmart; Dr. Kathi Hiyane-Brown, President of Whatcom Community College; and Camille Stewart Gloster, Deputy National Cyber Director for Technology and Ecosystem Security. The panel will be moderated by Safa Shahwan Edwards, Deputy Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, Atlantic Council. We hope you can join us as we discuss the scope and strategy for unleashing America's cyber talent.
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