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DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 6:30 AM EDT 
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Leading the News 
• Intelligence Officials Warn Of Russian And Iranian Interference In US Election. 
• State Officials Working With FBI On Election Security. 
Protests 
• "Anarchist" Cities Sue Trump Administration Over Designation. 
• Judge Dismisses Third-Degree Murder Charge In Floyd Case. 
• Protests In Illinois After Police Shooting Of Black Teens. 
Counter-Terrorism 
• Report: Far-Right Groups Responsible For Two-Thirds Of Domestic Terrorist Attacks. 
• Ninth Circuit Orders Resentencing Of California Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Terrorism Charges. 
• White Supremacist Group Talked Of Paramilitary Training In Secret Vetting Calls. 
• Man Who Supplied Weapons To San Bernardino Terrorists Faces Sentencing. 
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Planting Fake Bomb On Railroad Tracks. 
• French Officials Confirm Teacher's Killer Was In Contact With A Jihadist In Syria. 
• US Military Quietly Helping Taliban Fight Isis In Afghanistan. 
Counter-Intelligence 
• Schumer, Wyden Urge FBI Not To Probe Biden Family Prior To Election. 
• Ex-Hunter Biden Partner Says Joe Biden Was Set To Get Cut Of Business Deal. 
• Trump, Ratcliffe Reportedly Seeking Declassification Of Russia Inquiry Document. 
• John Brennan Discusses DNI Ratcliffe's "Credibility," Trump's Relationship With Intelligence Community. 
• Reports Suggest Sonic Attacks Targeting Americans Are Widespread. 
• Intelligence Officials Warning About Election Interference Earlier Than In 2016. 
• Opinion: Both Parties Contributing To Lack Of Faith In Elections. 
• Russia Will Be Blamed For Either Outcome Of US Election, Ambassador Says. 
• NYTimes: US Intelligence Officials Believe Russia Is Greater Threat To Election. 
• Clapper: Foreign Actors Aim To Exploit, Amplify Divisiveness In US. 
• Opinion: Iran's Election Interference Aims Also To Discredit Democracy. 
• States Increase IT Support For Elections Organizers As Systems Move Online. 
• Wisconsin Officials Urge Voters To Ignore "Noise" About Election Interference And Vote. 
• India, US To Negotiate Deal For Access To Satellite Data During Pompeo Visit. 
• Filing: Garrison Courtney Almost Won Legal Immunity. 
• Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia. 
• Treasury Department Sanctioning Iran's Ambassador To Iraq Over Qods Force Agenda. 
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• Bosnian Prosecutors Charge Intelligence Chief With Abuse Of Office. 
• Declassified Polish Documents Spark Debate Over Potential Spy Activity. 
Criminal Investigations 
• Man Arrested In North Carolina With Guns, Explosives Planned To Assassinate Biden. 
• Kentucky Governor: Release "Everything" From Breonna Taylor Grand Jury. 
• White Teen Sentenced For Planning To Attack Black Churchgoers. 
• Massachusetts Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges. 
• Montana Man Sentenced For Meth Possession. 
• Missouri Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges. 
• Continuing Coverage: Florida Attorney Arrested On Serial Bank Robbery Charges. 
• Philadelphia Mob Member Sentenced For Racketeering. 
• FBI Searching For Missouri Man. 
• FBI Searched California Home. 
• Oregon Man Charged After Threatening Police, Courthouse With Firearms. 
• FBI, DC Police Arrest Two For Child Sex Trafficking. 
• Texas Court Delays Bribery Trial Until 2021. 
• California Gang Members Indicted On Racketeering Charges. 
• North Carolina Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking. 
• North Carolina Man Sentenced On Drug, Firearms Charges. 
• Attorney Seeks Documents in Michigan Triple Murder; MGM Grand Mentioned. 
Financial Crime & Corporate Scandals 
• Judge In Mangano Case Orders Hearing On Alleged Perjury. 
• Florida Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement. 
• Athens, Alabama City Schools To Dismiss Superintendent Under FBI Probe. 
• New York Court Upholds Dismissal Of State Mortgage Fraud Charges Against Manafort. 
• Goldman To Pay Nearly $3B, Take Millions From Executives To Settle 1MDB Probe. 
• FTC Nearing Decision On A Facebook Antitrust Case. 
• California Court Refuses To Hear Bayer's Appeal Of Roundup Verdict. 
Cyber Division 
• EU, UK To Enforce Sanctions On GRU Officers Over 2015 Cyberattack On Germany. 
• Security Researcher Says He Accessed Trump's Twitter Account. 
Law Enforcement Services 
• DOJ Effort Would Link Federal Police Grants To Use-Of-Force Standards. 
• FBI Agents Visit South Dakota Winter Housing Camp. 
• Walmart Sues Federal Government Over Opioid Crisis. 
• WPost: Judgment Against Purdue Pharma Is "Modest." 
International Relations 
• US Congressman Seeks To Designate CCP As Criminal Organization. 
Other FBI News 
• Sources: Trump Weighing Firing Of Wray After Election. 
• Professional Gambler Sues Bharara, DOJ Claiming Misconduct In Insider Trading Case. 
Other Washington News 
• Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Barrett Nomination As Democrats Boycott Vote. 
• Biden Says He Would Create Commission To Consider Court Reforms. 
• Pelosi Says Negotiators Are "Just About There" On Stimulus Deal. 
• FDA Officially Approves Remdesivir As Cases Spike. 
• Azar Dismisses Report Of Tensions With Hahn. 
• Azar: New CDC Guidelines On Close Contact A "Call To Action." 
• FDA Advisory Committee Debates Safety, Efficacy Standards For Vaccine. 
• Palantir System To Help Track Manufacture, Distribution Of COVID Vaccines. 
• Consensus Emerges COVID Rarely Transmitted By Contact With Contaminated Surfaces. 
• Chicago Imposes Curfew As Cases Spike. 
• Iowa's Economy Suffering Despite No Lockdown. 
• Three Cases Reported At Los Angeles Megachurch That Defied Public Health Orders. 
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• Southwest Will No Longer Block Middle Seat Starting In December. 
• USA Today Criticizes Administration's Consideration Of Herd Immunity Strategy. 
• Court Bars Census Bureau From Giving Administration Data On Migrants. 
• Trump Says He Is Looking Forward To Supreme Court Overturning ACA. 
• Cotton, Loeffler Ask DOJ To Investigate Racial Segregation On College Campuses. 
• Sources: Kushner Floating Launch Of Trump-Branded Media Outlet. 
• Trump Issues Order Removing Protections For Federal Workers. 
• USPS IG: Mail Service Deteriorated Under DeJoy. 
• Colorado Wildfire Grows By More Than 100,000 Acres, Forcing Evacuation. 
International News 
• Europe Imposes More Restrictions As Hospitals Prepare For Second Wave. 
• Report: Bombing Kills Syrian Cleric Key To Deals With Rebels. 
• US Provided Air Cover For Taliban As It Battled ISIS. 
• Afghan Airstrike Targeting Taliban Kills 12 Children. 
• Radical Cleric Seeks To Reimpose Islamic Law In Afghanistan. 
• Twenty NATO Members Not Forecast To Meet 2% Of GDP Defense Spending Target By 2024. 
• Putin Hints At Russia-China Military Alliance. 
• Hopes For Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal Fade Despite Upcoming Pompeo Meeting. 
• Sudanese Government Prepared To Normalize Relations With Israel As Part Of US Deal. 
• Hariri Named Lebanon's Prime Minister For Fourth Time. 
• Nigeria's Buhari Does Not Mention Shooting Of Protesters In Speech On Unrest. 
• Guinean President Easily Wins Third Term. 
• Polish Court Bans One Of Country's Only Forms Of Legal Abortion. 
• WPost Analysis: Bolivia Returns To Morales After Year Of Turmoil. 
• Vatican Dismisses US Concerns, Extends Agreement With China On Bishops. 
The Big Picture 
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages. 
Washington's Schedule 
• Today's Events In Washington. 
Leading the News 
Intelligence Officials Warn Of Russian And Iranian Interference In US Election. 
All three broadcast news networks covered what David Muir of ABC World News Tonight 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/75a0ddd7221342c39f44a8a475dIlcbb?pubid=fbi> (10/22, story 3, 
2:35, 6.71M) called a "new warning about election interference. US authorities say Russia and Iran have 
obtained voter registration information, and that Iran has used that information to send threatening messages to 
voters." ABC's Pierre Thomas reported on the "new details about alleged covert efforts by Russia and Iran to 
weaponize illegally obtained information about American voters." FBI Director Wray: "We are not going to 
tolerate any criminal activity that threatens the sanctity of your vote." Thomas: "Two of America's primary 
adversaries successfully penetrated voter registration databases at the local level along with gleaning voter data 
from publicly available sources." DNI Ratcliffe: "We have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to 
intimidate voters, incite social unrest." Pete Williams reported on NBC Nightly News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/d2beeb02a36544bd931a823782b17b03?pubid=fbi> (10/22, story 3, 
1:55, Holt, 5.51 M), "Voters in Florida and a few other states began receiving emails this week appearing to come 
from the Proud Boys known to support President Trump, especially after he fleetingly referred to them in the 
first presidential debate." Ratcliffe: "We have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate 
voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump." 
National Security Advisor O'Brien said on Fox News' The Story 
<https://video.foxnews.corn/v/6204040428001/?playlist_id=5410209611001> (10/22), "The Iranians are the 
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most recent to have engaged in this activity that was exposed by Director Wray and Director Ratcliffe and I 
commend our intelligence services for uncovering it quickly. We think transparency is the best deterrent for this 
sort of activity in the future. The Iranians understand that we are very unhappy with this and there will be 
consequences as a result of it." O'Brien added, "We are confident in what we can do to protect the American 
people and protect our elections." 
Asked on WIND-AM <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/71c17968a74b4efdaeecd220d353eb15? 
pubid=fbi> Chicago (10/22, 8K) about the remarks by Ratcliffe and Wray, White House Senior Communications 
Advisor Ben Williamson said. "We're on top of this. This is an Administration that has spent and invested 
millions, if not billions, of dollars in election security, making sure our systems are secure, making sure we're 
holding foreign actors accountable for any evidence we see of foreign interference." 
NBC News <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-admin-has-known-weeks-iran-russia-
hacked-local-governments-n1244309> (10/22, Dilanian, 6.14M) reports that a pair of US intelligence officials 
told them that the Administration "has known for weeks that Iran and Russia had successfully hacked local 
governments and obtained voter registration and other personal data." The officials "said Iran's intent wasn't 
entirely clear, but that one goal is sowing chaos and undermining confidence in the election. Both officials said it 
would hurt the Trump campaign if a white nationalist group was exposed as having sought to bully Democrats." 
Meanwhile, CBS News <https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-emails-florida-alaska-arizona-no-evidence-
breaches/> (10/22, Quinn, 3.68M) reports that officials in the three states targeted by Iran — Florida, Alaska, and 
Arizona — "say their voter databases have not been compromised." The Miami Herald 
<https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nationkmailed-threats-in-florida-dry-up-as-congressional-delegation-
asks-for-fbi-briefinWarticle_04bd6033-2669-57fl-b227-dc62a104e3c3.html> (10/22, Gross, Ceballos) reports 
that after the FBI accused Iran of ending the emails, they "appeared to have come to a halt." However, "two 
Florida members of Congress are now requesting an FBI briefing for the Florida delegation and at least seven 
local election officials say they have not been given any information from authorities on the scope of the issue 
other than what has been publicly reported." 
The Hill <https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/522364-five-takeaways-on-iran-russia-election-interference> 
(10/22, Klar, Miller, 2.98M) reports looks at the takeaways from the incident, including the idea that Iran "should 
not be underestimated," and also highlighted the differences in tone of Wray and Ratcliffe. 
Meanwhile, Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-22/iran-takes-center-stage-as-u-s-
cites-election-hacking-concerns> (10/22, Tarabay, Mehrotra, 4.73M) reports that Ratcliffe "said the Iranian 
operation was meant to hurt the president, which is far from clear based on the contents of the video and emails. 
Cyber-researchers are also wondering what sort of intelligence Ratcliffe unearthed to accuse Iran of meddling 
within just hours of the spoofing operation. Attributing malicious operations to nation-states typically takes 
months and years, not hours." 
Mistakes In Video Enabled Analysts To Attribute Purported Proud Boys Emails To Iran. Reuters 
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber-iran-exclusive/exclusive-dumb-mistake-exposed-iranian-
hand-behind-fake-proud-boys-u-s-election-emails-sources-idUSICBN2772YL> (10/22, Bing, Stubbs) reports 
government analysts and private sector investigators quickly attributed "to Iranian hackers a wave of thousands 
of threatening emails aimed at U.S. voters because of mistakes made in a video attached to some of the 
messages, according to four people familiar with the matter." The emails which "demanded that voters change 
their party affiliation to the Republican Party and vote for President Donald Trump or `we will come after you,' 
appeared to come from an official-looking Proud Boys email address," but "the address was inauthentic, security 
analysts said." While the hackers attempted "to blur aspects of the video to hide their identity," they "were 
unable to obfuscate all of the incriminating information, the sources said.... Analysts then cross-referenced those 
clues left in the video with data from other intelligence streams, including communications interceptions." 
Google Reports "Inauthentic Emails" This Week From Iran. In its election news blog, NBC News 
<https://www.nbcnews.corn/politics/2020-election/live-blog/2020-10-22-trump-biden-election-
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n1244210/ncrd1244259> (10/22, Shabad, 6.14M) reports that Google "said in a statement Thursday that the tech 
company and others have seen evidence that an operation linked to Iran 'sent inauthentic emails to people in the 
U.S. over the past 24 hours."' Google added, "We referred the matter to the FBI and will continue to work with 
law enforcement and others in the industry to identify and remove any related content." Business Insider 
<https://www.businessinsider.com/google-voter-intimidation-emails-iran-proud-boys-john-ratcliffe-election-
2020-10> (10/22, 3.67M) says Google's statement "tallies closely with parts of a statement from" Ratcliffe 
"given at a press conference on Wednesday." 
Russia, Iran Deny Accusations. Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-swiss/iran-summons-swiss-
envoy-over-us-election-claim-idUSICEIN277 I EU> (10/22) reports that an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman 
on Thursday said, "Iran's strong rejection of American officials' repetitive, baseless and false claims was 
conveyed to the Swiss ambassador...As we have said before, it makes no difference for Iran who wins the U.S. 
election." Switzerland "represents U.S. interests in Iran because Washington and Tehran have no diplomatic 
ties." Similarly, Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security-kremlindcremlin-denies-us-
allegations-of-interference-in-2020-presidential-election-idUSICBN2771DJ> (10/22) reports that Russia "on 
Thursday denied allegations from the United States that it had tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential 
election, calling accusations of hacking unfounded." 
US Officials Remain More Concerned About Russia Than Iran. The New York Times 
<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/russia-election-interference-hacks.html> (10/22, Barnes, 
Perlroth, Sanger, 18.61M) reports that "while senior Trump administration officials said this week that Iran has 
been actively interfering in the presidential election, many intelligence officials said they remained far more 
concerned about Russia, which in recent days has hacked into state and local computer networks in breaches that 
could allow Moscow broader access to American voting infrastructure." The Washington Post 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/iran-russia-election-interference/2020/10/22/e3c2fcla-
1496-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94ftstory.html> (10/22, Nakashima, Harris, Barrett, 14.2M) similarly says that while 
the Administration "has highlighted the threat Iran poses to the U.S. election, a different foe — Russia — remains 
the more potent adversary, and has in recent months stolen data from at least two county systems in California 
and Indiana, according to U.S. officials." 
Newsweek <https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-criticize-trump-administration-over-false-equivalences-
between-iranian-russian-1541464> (10/22, Lemon, 1.53M) reports that Democratic Lawmakers "have criticized 
President Donald Trump's administration," particularly Ratcliffe, "over what they see as conflating Iranian 
election interference with Russian efforts, which they argue are far more serious and pose a significantly greater 
threat." CQ Roll Call <https://www.rollcall.com/2020/10/22/ratcliffes-waming-on-foreign-interference-with-u-s-
voters-provokes-skepticism/> (10/22, Ratnam, 154K) reports that Ratcliffe's warning on Wednesday 
"mmediately drew skeptical reactions from Democratic lawmakers, some of whom had been briefed in private 
about the interference. They specifically disputed that the actions by Iran were intended to harm Trump." Instead 
of listening to Ratcliffe, "the House Homeland Security Committee said in its Twitter feed that Americans should 
listen" Wray and Krebs. 
The Hill <https://thehill.corn/policy/cybersecurity/522257-pelosi-calls-iran-bad-actor-but-not-equivalent-to-
russia-on-election> (10/22, Klar, 2.98M) reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for her part, on Thursday 
"said Iran is a tad actor' but not on par with Russia in terms of seeking to influence the U.S. election." Pelosi 
and other Democrats "sought to draw attention on Russian interference after" Ratcliffe "warned Wednesday both 
countries are behind efforts to sway public opinion related to the presidential election." ABC News 
<https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-urges-caution-statements-coming-election-intelligence-
cofrununity/story?id=73766002> (10/22, 2.97M) reports that Pelosi said, "I think we have to be very careful 
about any statements coming out about the election from the intelligence community at this time." 
CNN <https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/politics/russian-hackers-election-data/index.html> (10/22, Herb, Fung, 
Hansler, Cohen, 83.I6M) reports that an ODNI spokesperson "on Thursday responded to the criticism of 
Ratcliffe, arguing that his comments were consistent with the intelligence community's previous assessments 
about Tehran's intentions when it comes to interference in the 2020 race." Amanda Schoch said in a statement to 
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CNN, "As NCSC Director Bill Evanina said on August 7th, the IC assesses `that Iran seeks to undermine U.S. 
democratic institutions, President Trump, and to divide the country in advance of the 2020 elections." CNN adds 
that "not all Democrats were critical of Ratcliffe," with SSCI Vice Chairman Mark Warner telling "reporters 
Thursday that he understood why Ratcliffe made the comments he did about the effort being intended to hurt 
Trump." 
New Alert: Russians Targeting Government, Aviation Computer Networks. Jeff Pegues of the CBS Evening 
News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/24e8fee6e3604674a810f4c2a53a3d38?pubid=fbi> (10/22, 
story 3, 2:00, O'Donnell, 3.96M) reported, "The cyber security alert says the Russian hacks began last month, 
targeting dozens of government and aviation computer networks in the United States, successfully obtaining data 
from at least two victim servers. Since 2016, Russian hackers posed the greatest threat to US election systems. In 
that election, it is widely assumed that they scanned and probed voter databases in all 50 states. Today's alert 
proves they haven't stopped." 
Axios <https://www.axios.corn/russia-hacking-elections-local-governments-9b929246-d5e1-4149-b272-
a2adad28c484.html> (10/22, Rummler, 521K) reports that Energetic Bear, a Russian state-sponsored hacking 
organization, "has stolen data from two servers after targeting state and federal government networks in the U.S. 
since at least September," the FBI and CISA announced. However, the FBI and CISA "said Thursday they do not 
have evidence that Energetic Bear compromised elections data or government operations." Politico 
<https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/22/russian-hackers-state-local-governments-431327> (10/22, Geller, 
4.29M) reports that while "hackers have `exfiltrated data from at least two victim servers,' the agencies said they 
saw no indication that the intruders had `intentionally disrupted any aviation, education, elections, or government 
operations."' Energetic Bear "is best known among security researchers for its intrusions into European energy 
companies, including firms in the oil, gas and electric sectors." USA Today 
<hftps://vvww.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/22/election-2020-new-wave-russian-hacking-
efforts-detected-officials/3735228001/> (10/22, 10.31M) reports that CISA Director Christopher Krebs 
"described the activity Thursday has a `broad scanning' effort by the Russians that had not interfered with actual 
voting." 
Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.coin/news/articles/2020-10-22/russiart-hackers-targeted-government-and-
aviation-u-s-says> (10/22, Mehrotra, 4.73M) reports that while the FBI and CISA "don't have any evidence that 
attacks have disrupted victims in aviation, education, elections or government, they raise concerns that the 
successful compromises could open the door to more malicious attacks in the near future." Reuters 
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia/russian-hackers-attack-u-s-state-and-local-government-
networks-u-s-government-says-idUSICBN2772YX> (10/22, Satter) reports that the names of the targeted 
governments "were not disclosed. DHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The FBI provided 
no further details but said in a statement that it was `shining a spotlight on Russia's nefarious behavior."' 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/donald-trump-iran-media-social-media-elections-
8eccec2bd393098f9fb39b955ae52bde> (10/22, Tucker, Bajak) reports that US officials "have repeatedly said it 
would be extremely difficult for hackers to alter vote tallies in a meaningful way, but they have warned about 
other methods of interference that could disrupt the election, including cyberattacks on networks meant to 
impede the voting process." Still, NPR <https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/926825699/ongoing-russian-
cyberattacks-are-targeting-u-s-election-systems-feds-say> (10/22, Ewing, 3.12M) reports that the "agencies 
involved have been warning for months, including with similar bulletins about cyber-risks confronting U.S. 
elections infrastructure, which they have suggested likely would focus on systems adjacent to core operations —
such as a website that shows results — as opposed to the casting and counting of ballots themselves." CNN 
<https://www.cnn.corn/2020/10/22/politicskussian-hackers-election-data/index.html> (10/22, Herb, Fung, 
Hansler, Cohen, 83.16M) says that the "warnings issued Thursday indicate the heightened security posture of the 
US government days ahead of the presidential election." 
The Wall Street Journal <https://wwvv.wsj.corn/articles/russian-hacks-of-u-s-government-networks-prompt-
election-warning-11603401513> (10/22, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) also briefly reports on the new alert, 
as does CyberScoop <https://www.cyberscoop.com/temp-isotope-russia-cisa-election-security/> (10/22, 
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Lyngaas), CNET News <https://wvvw.cnet.com/news/russian-hackers-infiltrated-state-and-local-government-
networks-fbi-and-cisa-say/> (10/22, Hautala, I.99M), The Hill <https://thehill.corn/policy/cybersecurity/522368-
dhs-fbi-say-russian-hackers-targeting-us-state-and-local-systems> (10/22, 2.98M), among others. 
Senate Intelligence Committee Leaders Warn Iran, Russia Not To Interfere In Election. The Washington Times 
<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/22/senate-intel-leaders-warn-iran-and-russia-of-seved> 
(10/22, Blake, 492K) reports that "leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence warned foreign 
adversaries Thursday not to meddle in next month's elections while urging Americans to stay vigilant." Sens. 
Marco Rubio (R-FL), acting Chairman, and Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman, "were responding to the 
government disclosing attempts by Iran and Russia to interfere in the race." DNI Ratcliffe "said Wednesday that 
Iran and Russia have accessed voter information and taken 'specific actions to influence public opinion' about 
the elections." A statement from the Senate leaders said, "To our adversaries, we reiterate DNI Ratcliffe's 
warning against interfering in America's electoral process. ... Republicans and Democrats are united when we 
say that continued attempts to sow dissent, cast doubt on election results, or disrupt our election systems and 
infrastructure will necessitate a severe response." 
The Hill <http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/522273-bipartisan-senate-intel-leadership-urge-americans-
to-be-vigilant-in> (10/22, Kelly, 2.98M) reports that DNI Ratcliffe had "said Iranian actors had sent `spoofed' 
emails to intimidate voters, `incite social unrest and damage President Trump.' Rubio and Warner "urged 
Americans and the media `to be skeptical of sensationalist, last-minute claims about election infrastructure' and 
made a bipartisan show of force as a warning against any foreign actors aiming to interfere in the U.S. elections." 
State Officials Working With FBI On Election Security. 
WDTV-TV <https://www.wdtv.com/2020/10/22/fbi-west-virginia-elections-officials-working-to-ensure-secure-
election/> Bridgeport, WV (10/22) reports that while "U.S. intelligence officials say foreign governments are 
once again trying to influence voters," West Virginia "isn't one of the four states involved in the interference, 
according to Secretary of State Mac Warner." The West Virginia official is "working closely with federal 
authorities to ensure a secure election, including the FBI's Pittsburgh Field Office. Michael Christman is the 
Special Agent In Charge." Christman said, "Cybersecurity is typically the greatest threat we're concerned with. 
... We want to make sure that every citizen has the ability to vote in an unimpeded manner." Warner commented, 
"We can't stop somebody from attacking us. All we can do is react to it in a fashion that says we have a training 
plan in place, we will be transparent with the public as to what we know and when we know it." Also reporting is 
the Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail <https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/west-virginia-hasnt-been-hit-
by-election-interference-secretary-of-state-says/article_98ed634c-7195-5cf4-995b-afe8bf397106.html> (10/22, 
121K). 
The AP <https://wvvvv.usnews.corn/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2020-10-22/attomey-to-oversee-election-
complaints-in-north-alabama> (10/22) reports, "The U.S. attorney's office in Birmingham says Assistant U.S. 
Attorney Jason Cheek will serve as the region's elections office?' during the upcoming election. U.S. Attorney 
Prim Escalona "says anyone with information about fraud or discrimination should notify Justice Department 
officials," such as "intimidating voters at polling places, buying votes or stuffing ballot boxes are all prohibited." 
FBI agents will be "available nationwide to receive allegations of election fraud and other election abuses on 
Nov. 3." 
KRNV-TV <https://mynews4.corn/news/localabi-to-investigate-voter-fraud-claims-thoroughly-and-quickly-in-
nevada> Reno, NV (10/22) reports that Nevada has a "heightened risk of voter fraud due to the increase in mail 
in ballots." The state's Election Integrity Task Force in Nevada "is made up of Attorney General Aaron Ford, the 
Secretary of State's office and other local governing bodies." Special agent Aaron Rouse "says that voter fraud 
claims will be taken seriously and will be investigated thoroughly and quickly throughout the state." 
The Idaho Falls (ID) Post Register <https://www.postregister.corn/news/local/idaho-us-attomey-fbi-doj-to-stand-
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by-for-voting-and-election-complaints/article_6805b36c-47b2-5b78-aeaa-caf14703f83c.html> (10/22) reports, 
"Bart Davis, U.S. Attorney for Idaho, announced Thursday that his office," the FBI, and DOJ "will be standing 
by to field complaints of voter intimidation or election interference." Davis said the DOJ "must act to protect the 
integrity of the election process." DOJ has "a longstanding Election Day program to monitor these issues, and 
that it is a federal crime to intimidate or bribe voters, buy or sell votes, impersonate voters, alter vote tallies, or 
mark ballots for other voters against their wishes." Davis has "appointed three assistant U.S. attorneys, in three 
regions of the state, to serve as elections officers for the district and field complaints," and all "will be on duty 
while polls are open." 
WJAR-TV <https://tumto10.com/news/local/fbi-ri-election-leaders-and-state-police-ensure-safe-election-
discuss-voting-procedures> Providence, RI (10/22, 144K) reports that on Thursday, Rhode Island Secretary of 
State Nellie Gorbea was joined at a press briefing "by the FBI, Rhode Island State Police, Board of Elections and 
the Attorney General to discuss the upcoming election." The Rhode Island official "estimates about half of all 
voters in the state will cast their ballots before Election Day," and "early voting numbers won't be added to the 
total votes until 10 p.m. on election night." FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Joseph Bonavolonta said, "As 
far as these disinformation campaigns, the reason why they're so powerful is because you look at everybody's 
reliance these days on social media platforms." 
Protests 
"Anarchist" Cities Sue Trump Administration Over Designation. 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/new-york-new-york-city-lawsuits-oregon-portland-
lba25f0e85221d6c57a85f97df8lbcea> (10/22, Johnson, Matthews) reports, "New York, Seattle and Portland —
three cities recently labeled `anarchist jurisdictions' by the U.S. Justice Department — filed a lawsuit Thursday to 
invalidate the designation and fight off the Trump Administration's efforts to withhold federal dollars." The suit 
"ridiculed the designation, calling the President's action `offensive to both the Constitution and common sense,'" 
and "noted that the consequences of withholding federal money during a pandemic are `deadly serious.'" The 
cities argue that "the President can't add conditions to money Congress has appropriated," and claims "the 
Administration violated due process rights and the 10th Amendment." 
The New York Times <https://vvww.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/nyregion/trump-anarchist-jurisdiction-
lawsuit.html> (10/22, Fitzsimmons, 18.61 M) reports that the Administration's "attempt to strip New York City of 
federal funds...could cost the city as much as $12 billion — money for the cash-starved subway, for the Police 
Department and for the city's efforts to treat coronavirus patients, city officials said on Thursday." According to 
the Times, "although the city was granted $2.65 billion in Covid-related funding from the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, only $199.6 million of it has been doled out." 
The Oregonian <https://wvvw.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/10/new-york-joins-portland-and-
seattle-in-suit-over-federal-threat-to-penalize-anarchy-cities.html> (10/22, 1M) reports that Portland Mayor Ted 
Wheeler (D) "said the money at risk is `critical to protecting vulnerable residents,'" including "federal funds for 
coronavirus relief, funds for HIV treatment, and funds for newborn screenings." New York City Corporation 
Counsel Jim Johnson "said the cities are acting now because the federal government has begun taking concrete 
steps to withhold funds." 
Judge Dismisses Third-Degree Murder Charge In Floyd Case. 
ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/b821 ald175344a628a188ba494747768? 
pubid=fbi> (10/22, story 7, 0:20, Muir, 6.71M) reported, "A Minnesota judge tonight has upheld eight of nine 
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charges against the former police officers in the George Floyd case. Derek Chauvin, seen with his knee on 
Floyd's neck, still facing second degree unintentional murder and manslaughter charges, though a lesser charge 
was dropped. The other three officers had all charges upheld, each facing aiding and abetting murder and 
manslaughter. The trial for all four is set for March." 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/thomas-lane-minnesota-minneapolis-racial-injustice-tou-thao-
cac924c53ddlfb2515346fbd9631cb8f> (10/22, Forliti) reports that Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill 
"dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his 
knee against George Floyd's neck, saying there was not enough probable cause for that count to proceed to trial." 
Gov. Tim Walz (D) "activated the Minnesota National Guard in anticipation of protests" after similar 
demonstrations broke out "after Chauvin was released on bail earlier this month, resulting in dozens of arrests." 
Cahill "said Chauvin's decision to continue kneeling on Floyd's neck after he went silent and motionless `is 
strong evidence of Chauvin's intent to inflict bodily harm,' but that "nothing about the manner in which 
Chauvin pressed his knee down on Floyd's neck...was eminently dangerous to anyone other than Floyd," making 
the third-degree murder charge inappropriate in this case. 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-usa-chauvin/judge-keeps-2nd-degree-murder-charge-
against-ex-police-officer-in-floyd-death-drops-lesser-charge-idUSKBN277266> (10/22, Layne) reports Walz 
"announced that he had activated the Minnesota National Guard as a `precautionary step' following the ruling, 
which he said marked 'a positive step in the path toward justice for George Floyd.' Cahill also "upheld a 
manslaughter charge against Chauvin and all six charges against three other officers — Thomas Lane, J. 
Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao — for allegedly aiding and abetting Chauvin in the murder. Kueng and Lane 
helped hold Floyd down by restraining his back and legs, Cahill noted, while Thao kept a group of bystanders at 
bay." 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/derek-chauvin-third-degree-murder.html> 
(10/22, Ismay, 18.61M) reports that the ruling "came in response to a motion by lawyers representing Mr. 
Chauvin and three other former officers to dismiss all charges against them for lack of probable cause." 
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement, "This is an important, positive step forward in the 
path toward justice for George Floyd, his family, our community, and Minnesota." Prosecutors also "announced 
charges against a truck driver who drove a fuel truck through a protest on a bridge in Minneapolis six days after 
Mr. Floyd was killed" on Thursday. Bogdan Vechirko "was charged with a felony count of threats of violence 
and a gross misdemeanor count of criminal vehicular operation." 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/national/judge-dismisses-third-degree-murder-charge-
against-officer-in-george-floyds-death-upholds-more-serious-charge/2020/10/22/3f3alcce-1490-11eb-ad6f-
36c93e6e94fb_story.html> (10/22, Bailey, 14.2M) reports that the Floyd ruling is the first "in a series of major 
decisions expected in the case," as Cahill considers "whether the men will be tried together, as prosecutors have 
requested, or separately, as the former officers want. Defense attorneys have also requested to move the trial out 
of Hennepin County, questioning whether it is possible to seat an impartial jury in Minneapolis and citing 
security concerns in a city that was rocked by days of civil unrest after Floyd's death and remains deeply on 
edge." The Post says Walz acted "on a request from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey" in the activation of "100 
Minnesota National Guard troops" and state patrol officers. 
The Minneapolis Star Tribune <https://www.startribune.com/ex-officers-to-go-to-trial-1 -charge-
dropped/572827792/> (10/22, 1.04M) reports "Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey requested support from the guard 
`out of an abundance of caution and for the sake of preparedness,' spokesman Mychal Vlatkovich said." The 
Tribune says "Cahill's rulings Thursday are his most significant pretrial decisions since he was assigned the case 
this past summer," resolving "issues that had some activists worried Floyd's death would go unheard in the court 
system like many previous cases of police killing Black civilians. And they quelled some fears that Minneapolis 
would once again erupt in protest, arson and looting if the former officers were to avoid criminal prosecution." 
Protests In Illinois After Police Shooting Of Black Teens. 
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The CBS Evening News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/7ae2fee6ee424029619da7c716fcea48? 
pubid=fbi> (10/22, story 7, 0:25, O'Donnell, 3.96M) reported that Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham "is 
calling for calm after the deadly police shooting of a Black teenager. Protesters took to the streets today over the 
killing of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette and the wounding of 20-year-old Tafarra Williams. Investigators say 
the officer, who is Hispanic, opened fire, as the couple's car rolled in reverse towards him, and that the couple 
had fled from another officer earlier Tuesday night. No weapons were found in the car." 
Counter-Terrorism 
Report: Far-Right Groups Responsible For Two-Thirds Of Domestic Terrorist Attacks. 
The Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.corn/articles/far-right-groups-cited-in-domestic-terror-attacks-
11603367633> (10/22, Strobel, Levy, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports white supremacists and other 
right-wing groups accounted for two-thirds of domestic terrorist attacks and plots so far in 2020, but the threat 
posed by antifascist and other leftist groups is rising, according to a new report 
<https://www.csis.org/analysis/war-comes-home-evolution-domestic-terrorism-united-states> by the Center for 
Strategic and International Studies. 
Ninth Circuit Orders Resentencing Of California Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Terrorism Charges. 
The San Francisco Chronicle <https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Oakland-man-who-pleaded-guilty-to-
terror-charges-15668554.php> (10/22, Egelko, 2.67M) reports, "A federal appeals court ordered a reduction 
Thursday in the 15-year, 8-month prison sentence of an Oakland man who talked online of planning to kill 
thousands of people in the Bay Area, saying the evidence failed to show Amer Alhaggagi was seriously planning 
or promoting terrorism." Alhaggagi, "a Berkeley High graduate, pleaded guilty in July 2018 to attempting to 
provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State." US District Judge 
Charles Breyer "imposed a 188-month sentence in February 2019, saying Alhaggagi had taken actions, such as 
opening the social media and email accounts, that were intended as `intimidation or coercion' of the U.S. 
government," but "on Thursday, a divided panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco 
rejected the terrorism finding and ordered Alhaggagi resentenced." 
White Supremacist Group Talked Of Paramilitary Training In Secret Vetting Calls. 
CNN <https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/us/white-supremacist-group-secret-recordings/index.html> (10/22, 
Sidner, Simon, 83.I6M) reports, "Young men hoping to join a White supremacist group spoke about hosting 
paramilitary trainings and how to legally bring firearms to those events, according to secret recordings of vetting 
calls published by the Southern Poverty Law Center Thursday." CNN adds, "Some 83 hours of calls with more 
than 100 participants linked to The Base group were analyzed by the SPLC, which monitors hate, for a new 
podcast, `Sounds Like Hate.' Military training or knowledge of firearms was an important asset, according to the 
released calls. So was having a place to train." According to CNN, "The SPLC's release of parts of the calls 
comes at a time when US intelligence services say domestic violent extremists, specifically White supremacist 
groups are the `the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland."' 
Man Who Supplied Weapons To San Bernardino Terrorists Faces Sentencing. 
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The Orange County (CA) Register <https://www.ocregister.coin/2020/10/22/man-who-supplied-weapons-to-san-
bemardino-terrorists-to-be-sentenced-fridayt> (10/22, Rokos, 546K) reports, "Attorneys will argue for 
significantly different prison terms Friday, Oct. 23, when Enrique Marquez Jr. is sentenced for supplying the 
weapons used in the Dec. 2, 2015, terrorist shooting in San Bernardino that killed 14 people and wounded 22 
others." According to the OCR, "The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Jesus G. Bernal in Riverside could 
mean a 19-year difference in Marquez's prison term. Marquez, 28, pleaded guilty in February 2017, but his 
sentencing has been delayed by attorney motions and Marquez's unsuccessful attempt to withdraw his plea to 
one of the charges." The OCR adds, "Marquez was convicted of providing material support to terrorists and 
making a false statement on federal firearms-purchase forms on which Marquez said the firearms he was buying 
in 2011 and 2012 were for his use. Instead, he sold them to Syed Rizwan Farook as part of an aborted plan to 
wage attacks on motorists." 
Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Planting Fake Bomb On Railroad Tracks. 
WFAA-TV <https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/dallas-man-pleads-guilty-to-planting-a-fake-bomb-on-
railroad-tracks-doj-says/287-191b99e7-afad-4927-a760-3156c9542024> Dallas (10/22, Harris, 307K) reports 
from Dallas, Texas, "A Dallas man pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of misinformation and hoaxes related to 
a Dec. 2018 case where he planted a fake bomb in the middle of a Kansas City Rail Line railroad track in Dallas, 
according to the U.S. Department of Justice." Mark Ashley Robert, 37, "put the device on the railroad track in 
the early morning hours of Dec. 21, 2018, according to court documents. A railroad conductor was the one who 
spotted it." The Dallas Police Department Bomb Squad "was called to the scene, and after determining that it 
was not a real explosive device, turned the fake bomb over to the FBI for fingerprint examination." 
French Officials Confirm Teacher's Killer Was In Contact With A Jihadist In Syria. 
The Guardian (UK) <https://www.theguardian.corn/world/2020/oct/22/samuel-patys-killer-was-reportedly-in-
contact-with-jihadist-in-syria> (10/22, 4.19M) reports, "The killer of Samuel Paty, the teacher decapitated 
outside his school last week after showing his class two cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, was in contact with 
an Islamist fighter in Syria," according to French media. France "confirmed on Thursday that seven people, 
including two schoolchildren, had been charged with terrorism offences after Abdullakh Anzorov, 18, killed the 
teacher with a 30cm knife on Friday." Anzorov "had contact with an as yet unidentified Russian-speaking 
jihadist in Syria who was located through an IP address that had been traced back to Idlib." He "had been granted 
asylum and a residence permit until 2030, had first established contact with the jihadist in September this year 
via Instagram." 
US Military Quietly Helping Taliban Fight Isis In Afghanistan. 
The Washington Post <https://wwvv.washingtonpost.corn/outlook/2020/10/22/taliban-isis-drones-afghanistank 
(10/22, 14.2M) reports that "the U.S. military has been quietly helping the Taliban to weaken the Islamic State in 
its Konar stronghold and keep more of the country from falling into the hands" of ISIS, according to various 
sources. Unlike the Taliban, the US views ISIS "as an international terrorist organization with aspirations to 
strike America and Europe." The US coordinates with the Taliban merely "by observing battle conditions and 
listening in on the group." The Konar operations reflect the "outsourcing of what has long been a core U.S. 
military mission — fighting the Islamic State and al-Qaeda — to the uneasily coordinated forces of the Afghan 
government and the Taliban, with U.S. counterterrorism forces in some cases helping both." 
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Counter-Intelligence 
Schumer, Wyden Urge FBI Not To Probe Biden Family Prior To Election. 
Fox News <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-senators-call-fbi-not-to-investigate-biden-family-
before-election> (10/22, 27.59M) reports, "Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. wrote a letter 
to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding the FBI `reject pressure' to investigate the Biden family after the 
Hunter Biden email story from the New York Post. `The FBI must reject pressure from Donald Trump to 
announce investigations of Joe Biden or his family to influence the presidential election, or else it risks doing 
lasting harm to our democracy and national security,' a news release of the letter read. `We are deeply concerned 
about the possibility that in response to these reports the Trump Administration will take actions before Election 
Day that would seek to damage the Democratic presidential candidate and undermine the rule of law,' Wyden 
and Schumer wrote in their letter. 'In carrying out this critical national security mission, law enforcement's 
handling of this matter must be above politics and beyond reproach,' the lawmakers wrote." 
NBC News <https://www.nbcnews.corn/politics/2020-election/live-blog/2020-10-22-trump-biden-election-
n1244210/ncrd1244314> (10/22, 6.14M) reports, "They referred in a press release to `a widely questioned article 
in the New York Post, that alleged to have obtained stolen Hunter Biden emails from the president's lawyer Rudy 
Giuliani' and noted that Trump has called on the Justice Department to investigate. They are urging Wray 'to 
resist pressure from President Trump and other partisan actors to take any actions intended to benefit President 
Trump politically on the eve of the election. Succumbing to such pressure would deeply undermine our national 
security interests and the credibility of law enforcement, and could have devastating consequences for the 
resiliency of our democracy.' 
Ex-Hunter Biden Partner Says Joe Biden Was Set To Get Cut Of Business Deal. 
The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.corn/news/2020/oct/22/hunter-bidens-ex-biz-partner-
links-joe-biden-china/> (10/22, 492K) reports that a former business partner of Hunter Biden's "has come 
forward to confirm" that Joe Biden "was involved in a deal and got a cut of the action from China. Tony 
Bobulinski, who was the CEO of a firm with Hunter Biden, said in a statement that the elder Mr. Biden is the 
`Big Guy' reference in his son's emails and was set to get a 10% cut of the deal." Bobulinski said in a statement, 
"It wasn't just Hunter's business, they said they were putting the Biden family name and its legacy on the line." 
White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstem said on Newsmax TV 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/44070b569245449cb345f4552ce00b4b7pubid=fbi> (10/22), "We 
know a lot more today than we did over the last several days. We now have another Hunter Biden business 
partner coming out and basically saying they were trading on the family name with foreign entities, with foreign 
powers, and that we may have Chinese energy deals here with the Biden family participating in them. That's 
something they'll have to explain." Morgenstern said on Fox Business' Evening Edit, "If we're looking to elect a 
president for the American people, not our foreign adversaries, this is something the...people definitely need to 
know immediately. This is absolutely groundbreaking news for our nation." 
Breitbart <https://www.breitbart.corn/politics/2020/10/22/biden-campaign-claims-hunter-biden-bombshells-
russian-misinformation/> (10/22, 673K) reports Biden's campaign called reports of Hunter Biden's "overseas 
business dealings...'Russian misinformation' just hours before Thursday evening's final presidential debate." Fox 
News <https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-campaign-trump-amplifying-russia-disinformation-hunter-biden> 
(10/22, Wulfsohn, 27.59M) reports on its website that Bobulinski had been scheduled to attend the debate "as a 
special guest of President Trump." The New York Times 
<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/hunter-biden-laptop.html> (10/22, Goldman, 18.61M) runs a 
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piece titled "What We Know And Don't About Hunter Biden And A Laptop." 
Senate Judiciary Committee To Move Forward On Facebook, Twitter Subpoenas. The Wall Street Journal 
<https://vvwvv.wsj.corn/articles/senate-judiciary-committee-authorizes-subpoenas-for-twitter-and-facebook-ceos-
11603374015> (10/22, Hughes, Needleman, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports the Senate Judiciary 
Committee has authorized Chairman Lindsey Graham to issue subpoenas to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg 
and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The Washington Times 
<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/22/senate-judiciary-committee-votes-subpoena-twitter-/> 
(10/22, Lovelace, 492K) says "the forthcoming subpoenas will request the CEO's testimony on the "suppression 
and/or censorship" of two New York Post articles involving the former vice president's son on information about 
the company's content moderation practices and on other instances of Facebook and Twitter limiting the 
visibility of material online." Roll Call <https://www.rollcall.corn/2020/10/22/senate-judiciary-authorizes-
subpoenas-for-facebook-twitter-chiefs/> (10/22, DeChiaro, 154K) reports Graham "said Democrats on the 
committee had asked him to delay voting on the subpoena authorization but that he decided to move forward 
because of bipartisan interest in Zuckerberg and Dorsey." 
Trump, Ratcliffe Reportedly Seeking Declassification Of Russia Inquiry Document. 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security-intelligence-ex/exclusive-trump-u-s-
intelligence-chief-push-to-declassify-document-on-russias-2016-election-role-sources-idUSIGEIN2772XG> 
(10/22, Hosenball, Bing, Landay) reports President Trump and DNI Ratcliffe "have pushed for quick 
declassification of a document disputing the 2017 intelligence community finding that Russia acted to help 
Trump get elected in 2016," according to three officials familiar with the matter. Two of the source said the 
"effort faces strong objections from inside the intelligence agencies," in part because the presidential election is 
so soon. 
The Daily Caller <https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/22/trump-russia-declassify-nunes-ratcliffe/> (10/22, 716K) 
reports that Trump and Ratcliffe are requesting the declassification "at the request of California Republican Rep. 
Devin Nunes." The intelligence community concluded "that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election broke in 
favor of Trump, regardless of the later finding that Trump's campaign had not colluded with nation." 
The Hill <https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/522349-trump-moves-to-declassify-document-disputing-
intelligence-findings> (10/22, Coleman, 2.98M) reports that Ratcliffe said, "I have requested that the document 
undergo a formal declassification review in response to a request" from Nunes. A former intelligence official told 
Reuters the CIA and NSA "were attempting to prevent the document's declassification `because it would damage 
national security assets and jeopardize sources and methods.' 
John Brennan Discusses DNI Ratcliffe's "Credibility," Trump's Relationship With Intelligence Community. 
In an interview clipped three times on the Washington Post website (1 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/washington-post-live/wplive/john-brennan-thinks-trumps-attacks-on-
intelligence-community-will-have-long-lasting-effects/2020/10/22/18ebcc25-0183-49b0-bceb-
4d8a724f00b6_video.html> , 2 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/washington-post-live/wplive/john-
brennan-thinks-we-could-leam-more-about-trumps-relationship-with-russia-once-he-leaves-
office/2020/10/22/12abbde2-391d-4625-8849-e6acbe9bdael video.html> , and 3 
<https://vvww.washingtonpost.com/video/washington-post-live/wplive/forrner-cia-director-john-brennan-says-
he-wishes-john-ratcliffe-had-more-credibility/2020/10/22/52039663-efac-4566-bafl -2 f6b2d614e9e_video.html> 
), former CIA Director John Brennan "says he wishes John Ratcliffe had more `credibility." DNI Ratcliffe this 
week "warned that both Iran and Russia had obtained voter data that could be used to endanger the upcoming 
election," but, in the interview, Brennan "said Ratcliffe was not specific about what Russia has done." Brennan 
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said, "I think there are questions about whether or not what he said is being motivated by his political interests." 
Brennan also "said he thinks one day we'll know more about President Trump's relationship with Russia." 
Moreover, Trump's "attacks on the intelligence community will have long-lasting effects, but he has confidence 
the agencies will be resilient and respond positively to a Biden administration, if he is elected." Brennan said, "I 
have confidence that the communities are going to be resilient and they're going to respond very positively to the 
words of encouragement they're going to be hearing from President Biden and the rest of his national security 
team." 
Ignatius: Ratcliffe Facing "Moment Of Truth." In a column for the Washington Post 
<https://vvww.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-trumps-spy-chief-be-trusted/2020/10/22/60e9e33e-14a1-11eb-
ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html> (10/22, 14.2M) entitled, "Can Trump's Spy Chief Be Trusted?," David Ignatius 
writes that DNI Ratcliffe's performance "has often seemed to emphasize...serving the political interests of the 
man who appointed him, President Trump." The President "is desperately seeking a silver bullet to fire at former 
vice president Joe Biden — some nugget from the intelligence world that would justify his wild accusations of 
'hoaxes' and 'criminals.' Sources tell me Trump has been raging inside the White House for Ratcliffe to deliver 
the goods." Ratcliffe, Ignatius writes, "is facing a moment of truth: Will he serve the intelligence community that 
he heads" or "will he join Trump in an assault on the very agencies he leads." 
Reports Suggest Sonic Attacks Targeting Americans Are Widespread. 
According to the New York Post <https://nypost.corn/2020/10/22/us-officials-targeted-on-american-soil-across-
the-world-by-purported-sonic-attacks/> (10/22, McKay, News, 4.57M), "reports emerged this week suggesting 
that" potential sonic attacks first reported four years ago "might be far more pervasive than what was publicly 
known." Russia is increasingly seen "as being behind the global barrage of possible sonic attacks." Former CIA 
Moscow bureau chief Dan Hoffman said, "There are a number of Americans who have fallen ill now, and we 
need to know why and who is behind it.... This is something worthy of a congressional hearing." A US 
government probed is complicated by "the vast array of differing prognostics and experiences." For instance, 
some "have pointed to individuals in either homes or hotels hearing high-pitched tones or jarring thuds from one 
direction or all around," others "endure a kind of tremoring or a wind-like pressure," and "some hear nothing at 
all." Secretary of State Pompeo "said Wednesday that the mysterious maladies are still under review and 
dismissed claims that American workers were not adequately protected." Also reporting is Fox News 
<https://www.foxnews.corn/world/us-officials-were-targeted-across-the-world-including-american-soil-by-
seeming-sonic-attacks> (10/22, McKay, 27.59M). 
Intelligence Officials Warning About Election Interference Earlier Than In 2016. 
Carrie Cordero, a "senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security," writes in the Washington Post 
<https://vvww.washingtonpost.corn/outlook/2020/10/22/intelligence-transparency-election-interference/> (10/22, 
14.2M) that "Wednesday's joint news appearance during television prime time by top intelligence and law 
enforcement officials was the latest and most dramatic step yet to warn Americans in real time about foreign 
governments' efforts to influence the election." Their "coordinated news appearance also had the effect of letting 
adversaries know in a very public way that the U.S. government knows what they're up to." In 2016, a joint 
assessment by the ODNI and DHS "came late in the election cycle and was overshadowed by competing events 
and distractions." This year, it "took days, not weeks or months," for that determination to be made. Before 
Wednesday's announcement, the FBI and CISA "had released information about threats to election 
infrastructure." Cordero says "NCSC's Evanina's recent participation in a nine-minute video alongside Wray, 
Krebs and NSA Director Paul Nakasone warning the public about foreign influence activities and committing to 
protecting the country, was important." 
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Opinion: Both Parties Contributing To Lack Of Faith In Elections. 
Opinion columnist Eli Lake writes in an op-ed in Bloomberg View 
<https://vvwvv.bloomberg.corn/view/articles/2020-10-22/russian-iranian-election-interference-gets-an-american-
assist> (10/22, 4.73M) that DNI Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray "were right to knock down Iran's 
Proud Boy fakery before it spread." Wray was further "right to make clear that the U.S. government would not 
tolerate `foreign interference in our elections or criminal activity that threatens the sanctity of your vote or 
undermines public confidence in the outcome of the election.'" However, "Russia, Iran, China and other foreign 
adversaries have a lot of company when it comes to activity that `undermines public confidence in the outcome 
of the election.'" For instance, President Trump "has been casting doubt on the reliability of mail-in voting, 
rattling off random examples of error-laden ballots mailed to voters and other ballots destroyed." Additionally, 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this year "forwarded a tendentious story that postal-service reforms recommended 
by an Obama-appointed inspector general amounted to 'a campaign to sabotage the election' by disenfranchising 
voters." 
Russia Will Be Blamed For Either Outcome Of US Election, Ambassador Says. 
Newsweek <https://www.newsweek.com/russia-will-blamed-whoever-wins-us-election-ambassador-says-
1541266> (10/22, 1.53M) reports that Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin "told Russia's Tass state news agency 
on Thursday that he expects a `coordinated campaign' to accuse Moscow of meddling in the U.S. election." He 
said Russia "will be blamed for the outcome...regardless of the result, amid concerns that the Kremlin is once 
again seeking to sway the vote." Kelin "painted Russia as the victim of disinformation efforts." The FBI is 
investigation "whether Moscow was involved in reports claiming compromising emails were recovered from a 
laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden." Additionally, the US this week "brought charges against six 
members of the Russian Sandworm military intelligence hacking unit, who are accused of launching 
cyberattacks against Russian rivals around the world." On Wednesday, DNI Ratcliffe "said...that Russia had 
obtained U.S. voter registration information, though did not say whether Moscow had used the data nor what the 
purpose of taking it was." 
NYTimes: US Intelligence Officials Believe Russia Is Greater Threat To Election. 
Business Insider <https://www.businessinsider.corn/nyt-russia-plans-to-help-trump-exacerbating-disputes-
election-results-2020-10> (10/22, Sheth, 3.67M) reports, "US intelligence officials have discovered that Russia 
plans to interfere in the November election to help President Donald Trump by `exacerbating disputes around the 
results' if the race is too close to call," according to a New York Times report. On Wednesday, DNI Ratcliffe 
"said...Russia and Iran were attempting to `influence public opinion' ahead of the election," though "US officials 
believe Russia poses a far greater threat to the election than Iran does, according to The Times." Russian actors 
have now "breached state and local networks in a move that could allow them'broader access to American voting 
infrastructure,' The Times said." According to unnamed officials, "while Ratcliffe accurately described initial 
conclusions about Iran's interference, Russia's election meddling is far more serious." 
In a video on CNBC <https://www.cnbc.corn/video/2020/10/22/voter-data-can-be-weaponized-by-creating-
havoc-mischief-and-chaos.html> (10/22, 3.62M), former Principal Deputy DNI Sue Gordon loins [Shepard] 
Smith to talk about how voter data can be used against the American people during elections." A cybersecurity 
company has "found a hacker selling voter information data of nearly 150 million Americans on the dark web," 
showing "how easily a foreign adversary can get their hands on all kinds of information." Gordon said there are 
"so many locations where the information is, if we don't protect them well, our adversaries are going to find it." 
Gordon added it can be weaponized by "creating havoc on election [day] and where people go, what people 
believe," and creating "mischief' and "chaos." Regarding recent news that Russian actors have hacked US 
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networks, Gordon said "this is a very accomplished set of actors" that has a "whole toolkit." The breach is an 
"incredibly concerning, albeit not surprising view of what Russia can do." 
Clapper: Foreign Actors Aim To Exploit, Amplify Divisiveness In US. 
In a video on CNN <https://www.cnn.corn/videos/politics/2020/10/22/russian-disinformation-iran-ripe-target-
polarization-clapper-newday-vpx.cnn> (10/22, 83.16M), former DNI James Clapper "tells John Berman that the 
nation's polarization is why Russian disinformation campaigns are so successful against America." Berman said 
foreign actors are creating a "perception hack," meaning they want the "perception that they're inside the system, 
and sow distrust," according to David Sanger. Clapper said his office's "first key judgment in 2016" was that 
"the initial objective was to sow doubt, discord, and discontent." Clapper added that Russian actors "exploit and 
amplify the polarization and divisiveness" in the US. 
Opinion: Iran's Election Interference Aims Also To Discredit Democracy. 
Ariane M. Tabatabai, the Middle East fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall 
Fund, writes in an opinion piece for the Washington Post 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/22/irart-interference-election-dni-ratcliffe/> (10/22, 14.2M) 
that DNI Ratcliffe's "assessment that Iran was active" in attempting to interfere in the US election "alongside 
Russia quickly raised eyebrows." Tabatabai writes it is "unlikely that Iran's primary goal was to hurt Trump's 
campaign or boost his challenger." Iran's "main goal" is instead "to exacerbate divisions along ethnic, religious, 
socioeconomic and partisan lines in the United States, and to sow chaos and confusion." The strategy "not only 
allows Iran to retaliate for what it sees as similar efforts by the U.S. government on Iran, but it also helps Iran 
discredit democracy as a system of government." Tabatabai concludes that fighting "over which candidate Iran 
wants to boost or hurt, rather than focusing on how to respond in a unified way to these threats, will only play 
into Tehran's hands." 
States Increase IT Support For Elections Organizers As Systems Move Online. 
The Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.corn/articles/tech-volunteers-head-to-the-polls-to-support-glitch-free-
voting-11603404832> (10/22, Loten, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that more states are shifting 
election-system services - such as online voter registration, absentee ballot applications, and more — online, 
according to National Association of Secretaries of State President Maggie Toulouse Oliver. As a result, more IT 
workers will be needed to handle complex issues such as network outages or cybersecurity threats. According to 
National Association of State Chief Information Officers Executive Director Doug Robinson, many states are 
providing indirect support for their elections agencies through capabilities such as provisioning IT infrastructure 
and cybersecurity. For instance, Connecticut and Ohio have both increased their cybersecurity training and 
infrastructure, including offering assistance to local elections organizers from the National Guard. 
Wisconsin Officials Urge Voters To Ignore "Noise" About Election Interference And Vote. 
WDJT-TV <http://www.cbs58.corn/news/ignore-the-noise-officials-warn-voters-of-efforts-to-sow-doubt-in-
election-process> Milwaukee (10/22, 65K) reports that Wisconsin officials "expressed confidence in the security 
of their systems following National Intelligence and the FBI confirming foreign interference in the U.S. 
election." Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe said on Thursday, "There is no 
evidence that Wisconsin's or any state's systems have been accessed or compromised in any way." UW-Madison 
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political science professor commented, "I'm glad that the FBI and DNI alerted the public before the election." 
Kim added, "I think that there might be a lot of disinformation campaigns, especially on social media so voters 
should be alerted about that." 
India, US To Negotiate Deal For Access To Satellite Data During Pompeo 
Reuters <https://wwvv.reuters.corn/article/usa-asiafindia-us-set-for-military-pact-on-satellite-data-during-
pompeo-visit-idUSKRN27711P> (10/22, Miglani, Ghoshal) reports that a potential deal between the US and 
India would give the latter "access to satellite data for better accuracy of missiles and drones, government and 
industry officials said, as it tries to narrow the gap with the powerful Chinese military." The two countries "are 
expected to announce the pact during the visit next week" of Secretary of State Pompeo and Defense Secretary 
Esper "for talks in New Delhi with Indian counterparts Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh." The US 
"has also been pushing for stronger security ties with India to help balance China's growing regional influence." 
A deal "would provide India with access to a range of topographical, nautical and aeronautical data," and "allow 
the United States to provide advanced navigational aids and avionics on U.S.-supplied aircraft to India." An 
unnamed defense industry source said, "It is a foundational agreement, which the U.S. has signed with many of 
its partners for greater interoperability." 
Filing: Garrison Courtney Almost Won Legal Immunity. 
The Daily Beast <https://vvwvv.thedailybeast.corn/fake-cia-spy-garrison-courtney-almost-scammed-his-way-into-
immunity> (10/22, I.39M) reports, "A sentencing memo filed in federal court" by the DOJ "reveals for the first 
time the full extent of fake spy Garrison Courtney's stunning ruse." He "came 'dangerously close' to getting a 
legal sign-off that could have made it impossible for prosecutors to bring him to justice, authorities said in the 
new filing." Courtney also personally extracted "$4.4 million...from his victims over the course of more than 
four years," and "was in line for nearly $4 billion in Army, Navy, and Air Force contracts had the FBI not caught 
him." Courtney, "served as a high-level spokesperson" for the DEA "before embarking on his criminal career, 
pleaded guilty this summer to one count of wire fraud." 
Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia. 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/international-news-government-surveillance-immigration-edward-snowden-
national-security-Ilat9f75debbe9196345ae2d6395356e> (10/22) reports, "Edward Snowden has been granted 
permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said Thursday." The former NSA contractor "has been living in Russia 
since 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S. after leaking classified documents detailing government 
surveillance programs." Snowden's lawyer "told the Interfax news agency that the application was submitted in 
April, but because of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions, it took immigration authorities more 
time to consider it." The former NSA contractor "was able to obtain permanent residency rights because of the 
changes in Russia's immigration laws made in 2019, the lawyer said." Also reporting are Bloomberg 
<https://www.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-10-22/russia-gives-nsa-whistle-blower-snowden-permanent-
residency> (10/22, Meyer, 4.73M), the Daily Caller <https://dailycallencorn/2020/10/22/edward-snowden-russia-
permanent-residency/> (10/22, 716K), the Washington Times 
<https://vvwvv.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/22/edward-snowden-issued-open-ended-residence-pennit-/> 
(10/22, Blake, 492K), Reuters <https://www.reuters.corn/article/usa-security-snowden-russia-int/russia-gives-
whistleblower-edward-snowden-perrnanent-residency-rights-idUSICBN2771Q3> (10/22), and CNN 
<https://www.cnn.corn/2020/10/22/europe/edward-snowden-russia-residency-intl/index.html> (10/22, Ilyushina, 
83.I6M). 
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Treasury Department Sanctioning Iran's Ambassador To Iraq Over Qods Force Agenda. 
The Hill <https://thehill.corn/policy/intemationaUmiddle-east-north-africa/522353-treasury-sanctions-irans-
ambassador-to-iraq> (10/22, Castronuovo, 2.98M) reports, "The Treasury Department on Thursday announced 
that it was sanctioning Iran's ambassador to Iraq for his role in carrying out" the IRGC-QF's "'destabilizing 
foreign agenda' in Iraq, according to a press release." Treasury "said in the statement that Iraj Masjedi, a general 
in the Revolutionary Guard, `has directed or supported groups that are responsible for attacks that have killed 
and wounded U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq.' Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said in the press release, "The 
Iranian regime threatens Iraq's security and sovereignty by appointing IRGC-QF officials as ambassadors in the 
region to carry out their destabilizing foreign agenda." 
Bosnian Prosecutors Charge Intelligence Chief With Abuse Of Office. 
The AP <https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Bosnia-s-intelligence-chief-charged-with-abuse-of-
15667168.php> (10/22) reports that Bosnian prosecutors have charged Intelligence Security Agency head Osman 
Mehmedagic "with abuse of power for allegedly using agency resources to spy on a man who filed a criminal 
complaint against him." Mehmedagic and Cyber Security director Muhamed Pekic `allegedly sought to obtain 
information and photographs concerning the man.' The pair was "also charged with violating the right to 
privacy of postal communication." Prosecutors said "the accused abused their position in multiple ways, as well 
as (through) legal proceedings and official acts." A Bosnian court must confirm the indictment." 
Declassified Polish Documents Spark Debate Over Potential Spy Activity. 
The Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.corn/articles/declassified-files-reveal-a-possible-spy-in-polandnamed-
james-bond-11603391492> (10/22, Hinshaw, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that a Polish archivist 
recently found a folder containing files regarding a British diplomat who was officially an embassy secretary, but 
was found sneaking around military bases in Warsaw. The diplomat, named James Bond, has now become at 
topic for debate by Polish historians. Some believe he was simply a secretary, while others find it unlikely he 
was not a spy. 
Criminal Investigations 
Man Arrested In North Carolina With Guns, Explosives Planned To Assassinate Biden. 
WBTV-TV <https://www.wbtv.corn/2020/10/22/man-arrested-kannapolis-with-van-full-guns-explosives-
researched-killing-joe-biden> Charlotte, NC (10/22, Ochsner, 57K) reports on its website a man was arrested in 
Kannapolis, North Carolina "with a van full of guns and explosives with plans to carry out an act of terrorism, 
including trying to assassinate Joe Biden." An order filed in federal court "outlines the plans by a man identified 
as Alexander Hillel Treisman," who "is originally from the state of Washington, Kannapolis Police have said." 
Treisman "currently faces pornography charges," but "the order details a list of factors related to the defendant's 
plans for a possible act of terror as grounds he should remain in custody." 
The AP <https://wwvv.expressnews.corn/news/article/Court-records-Man-had-guns-search-online-for-
15668873.php> (10/22, O'Hare) reports, "A North Carolina man indicted last month on child pornography 
charges had searched earlier this year for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's home online, traveled 
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near the home and wrote a checklist that ended with the word "execute," according to federal court documents." 
According to the Express-News, "The information was contained in documents related to a detention hearing for 
Alexander Hillel Treisman, held in U.S. District Court in Durham. A magistrate, in an order signed Oct. 8, 
ordered Treisman to remain in custody. An officer with the U.S. Marshal's Service and the Joint Terrorism Task 
Force testified that a search of Treisman's electronic devices and account showed a timeline of intemet searches 
between March and May of this year seeking information about Biden's home address, state gun laws, rifle parts 
and night vision goggles." 
Fox News <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/man-arrested-in-north-carolina-had-van-full-of-guns-explosives-
planned-to-assassinate-joe-biden-report> (10/22, Rambaran, 27.59M) reports, "Treisman, who goes by the alias 
Alexander S. Theiss, was arrested in late May after employees at a bank in Kannapolis, N.C., reported a 
suspicious white van abandoned in a parking lot, according to reports by WBTV. `Through the windows, KPD 
officers observed an AR-15 style rifle, a box for a Taurus .380 handgun, a cannister of the explosive material 
Tannerite, and a box of 5.56 caliber ammunition,' a federal judge wrote in a court order last month, referencing 
testimony from an FBI agent who investigated the case as part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force." 
Kentucky Governor: Release "Everything" From Breonna Taylor Grand Jury. 
CNN <https://www.cnn.coin/2020/10/22/us/breonna-taylor-grand-jurors-govemor/index.html> (10/22, Sanchez, 
Joseph, 83.16M) reports, "Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear late Thursday called on the state attorney general to 
release `all information' related to the Breonna Taylor grand jury proceedings. The call came after a second 
anonymous grand juror issued a statement saying the panel was not given an opportunity to consider homicide 
charges in the case against police officers who served a no-knock warrant at Taylor's home the night she was 
killed." CNN adds, "The unusual statements — grand juries are intended to be secret, with some exceptions —
followed a ruling from Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Annie O'Connell and shed further light on a case 
that has led to protests across the country and exemplified the ways that the `war on drugs' disproportionately 
hurts Black Americans." 
White Teen Sentenced For Planning To Attack Black Churchgoers. 
The AP <https://wwvv.usnews.corn/news/us/articles/2020-10-22/white-teen-sentenced-planned-to-kill-black-
churchgoers> (10/22) reports from Gainesville, Georgia, "A white 17-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 
four years in juvenile detention for planning to stab north Georgia churchgoers to death because they were 
Black." According to the AP, "The girl pleaded guilty to attempted murder as part of a plea agreement and was 
sentenced in Gainesville, Georgia, news outlets reported. The girl, who was 16 at the time of her arrest in 2019, 
sobbed while reading an apology, The Times of Gainesville reported. The Associated Press is not reporting her 
name because she was sentenced as a juvenile. She will be on probation for 10 years and must stay at least 150 
feet (about 45 meters) from any African Methodist Episcopal church during that time, the newspaper reported 
after Thursday's hearing in Hall County Superior Court. She also must undergo counseling, the newspaper said." 
Massachusetts Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges. 
The New Bedford (MA) Standard-Times <http://southcoasttoday.com/news/20201022/latin-kings-leader-king-
apache-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges> (10/22, 53K) reports from Boston, "A leader of the Massachusetts 
Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty Thursday to drug conspiracy charges." 
Bienvenido Nunez, "also known as 'King Apache,' 33, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base." 
Senior US District Judge Rya W. Zobel "scheduled sentencing for Feb. 11, 2021. Nunez was charged in 
December 2019, at which time he was identified as the Inca, or leader, of the Massachusetts Latin Kings, a press 
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release from the U.S. Department of Justice stated. Nunez admitted that he conspired with other Latin Kings 
members and leaders to possess cocaine base (also known as crack cocaine) with the intent to distribute it. In 
September 2019, Nunez conspired with others to obtain cocaine base from members of the Latin Kings in New 
Bedford for resale." 
Montana Man Sentenced For Meth Possession. 
The Great Falls (MT) Tribune <https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/10/22/montana-man-gets-10-
years-after-caught-more-than-30-pounds-meth/3735576001/> (10/22, 114K) reports, "A Billings man who 
admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after investigators found more than 30 pounds of the drug and $11,380 
in his vehicle and residence was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison, officials said. The sentence also came 
with five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said." Jerry Ray Schuster, 57, "pleaded guilty in 
January to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and to possession with intent to distribute meth. 
U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. Schuster was allowed to self surrender." Prosecutors "said an 
investigation into meth trafficking led to Schuster and a co-defendant, Byrne Martin Mestas. Mestas, 63, of 
Billings, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in August for conviction on a conspiracy charge in the case." 
Missouri Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges. 
KFVS-TV <https://www.kfvs12.com/2020/10/22/man-custody-was-wanted-union-co-child-porn-grooming-
charges/> Cape Girardeau, MO (10/22, Ruch, 39K) reports Dmitriy Seregeyevic Seleznev "was arrested on 
October 7 around 1:30 p.m. by Vancouver police and agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation at a 
business in Vancouver, Washington." He was "charged with one count of child pornography, a Class X felony; 
four counts of child pornography, Class 1 felonies; two counts of indecent solicitation of a child, Class 2 
felonies; two counts of traveling to meet a minor, Class 3 felonies; and two counts of grooming, Class 4 
felonies." 
Continuing Coverage: Florida Attorney Arrested On Serial Bank Robbery Charges. 
The AP <https://www.usnews.corn/news/best-states/florida/articles/2020-10-22/fbi-calls-arrested-miami-
attorney-a-serial-bank-robber> (10/22) reports Florida attorney Aaron Honaker has been charged by the FBI as 
being a "serial bank robber," who "tried to rob five banks in the last three weeks before being arrested on his 
way to another bank." The FBI filed a criminal complaint against Honaker on Wednesday. 
Philadelphia Mob Member Sentenced For Racketeering. 
The Inquirer (PA) <https://vvww.inquirer.com/news/philly-mob-joseph-servidio-sentence-atlantic-city-camden-
federal-court-20201022.html> (10/22, Roebuck, 347K) reports Philadelphia mob member Joseph Servidio was 
sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after he "pleaded guilty to charges alleging he pumped pills laced with 
heroin and fentanyl into Atlantic City." The investigation began in 2016, when an arrested mob member became 
a cooperating witness for the FBI. 
FBI Searching For Missouri Man. 
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