EFTA00149214

From: 
To: 
Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Friday, August 28, 
2020 
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:27:03 +0000 
c
Importan 
e: Normal 
Mobile version and searchable archives available at fbi.bulletinintelligence.com.
-FBI News Briefing 
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF 
DATE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 6:30 AM EDT 
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS 
LEADING THE NEWS 
• Kenosha's Police Chief Blames Deadly Shooting On Protesters Breaking Curfew. 
PROTESTS 
• Rioting Breaks Out In Minneapolis After False Rumor About Police Shooting. 
• Biden Accuses Trump Of "Rooting For More Violence." 
• Evers Deploys Guard, Asks Other States To Send Troops, Resources To Kenosha. 
• To Background Of Burning Building, CNN Chryon Refers To "Fiery But Mostly Peaceful Protests." 
• Wisconsin College Cancels Pence Commencement Speech In Wake Of Kenosha "Events." 
• NBA To Resume Play As Other Sports Leagues Cancel Games, Practices. 
• Wife Of Police Officer Killed In St. Louis Protests Endorses Trump. 
• Giuliani Says Democrats Turned Peaceful Protests Violent To Hurt Trump. 
• NYPD Union Leader Says Democrats Have Allowed "Public Safety Disaster." 
• Kushner Touts President's Policies To Combat Social Injustice, Inequality. 
• Conway Says President Trying To Help "Democratic-Led Cities." 
• Protests Lead To Fires And Vandalism In Oakland, California. 
• Officials Say President Ready To Help Cities Facing Violence. 
• Portland Mayor Slams Violent Protesters: "Enough Is Enough." 
• Virginia Senate Votes To Ease Sentences For Assaulting Police. 
• Thousands To March Against Police Brutality In DC Friday. 
• PBS' Alcindor: Cawthorn Lifting Self From Wheelchair "Direct Rebuke" To Protesters. 
OPERATION LEGEND 
• Trump Sent Federal Agents To Albuquerque In July To Help Police. 
• Three Charged After Kansas City Carjacking. 
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE 
• Tony Blinken Agrees To Voluntary Deposition In House Ukraine Probe. 
• Christopher Steele: FBI Did Not Pay For Dossier Research. 
• Rosen: Foreign Influence Fears Should Not Stop Voters. 
• Judge Orders Former CIA Officer Accused Of Spying For China Detained As Serious Flight Risk. 
EFTA00149214

• Judge Declines To Free Ex-Green Beret Accused Of Espionage. 
• US Officials Say China Poses Unprecedented Security Risk To US. 
• Hong Kong Denies Foreign Journalist Work Visa In "Blow To Press Freedom." 
• China Arrests Citizens Potentially Fleeing To Taiwan. 
• NSA's DevOps Security Lead "Lists Eight Factors To Success." 
• NGA Outlines Two New Technology Focus Areas. 
• Russia Detains Soldiers For Allegedly "Passing State Secrets To Ukraine." 
• German Doctors Treating Navalny Seek Information On Bulgarian Arms Dealer's Assassination 
Attempt. 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 
• "Operation Not Forgotten" Rescues 39 Missing Children In Georgia. 
• FBI Probing Killing Of Arizona Officer. 
• Man Shot By Secret Service Officer Outside White House Held Comb, Not Gun. 
• Chicago Public Schools Official Charged With Lying To FBI In Contract Probe. 
• Air Force Officer Pleads Not Guilty In Second California Killing. 
• New Mexico Man Who Threatened Governor Is Sentenced To 14 Months In Prison. 
• Two Dead After Exchanging Gunfire With Kentucky Police. 
• Kansas Man Charged In 2003 Killing. 
• Five Arrested For Child Sex Trafficking In South Carolina. 
• Florida Man Charged With Vandalizing Church With Nazi Symbols. 
• "Justice League Dropout" Robber Robs Bank In Texas Walmart. 
• FBI Offering $10,000 Reward In Detroit Road Rage Murders. 
• FBI Helping Georgia Police Investigate Racist Letters. 
• New York Man Faces Attempted Child Enticement Charges. 
• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To Posting Threats On Social Media. 
• Georgia Man Gets 20 Years For Multiple Bank Robberies. 
• Massachusetts Latin Kings Associate Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Charges. 
• Luchese Family Underboss Sentenced To Life In Prison. 
• FBI Asks Public For Help Identifying Suspect In Check Fraud Scheme. 
• Attorney: Dead Fort Hood Sergeant Reported Sexual Abuse. 
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS 
• Former UAW President Williams Charged In Corruption Probe. 
• US Charges Former Illinois Road Commissioner With Taking Kickbacks. 
• Former Ohio House Speaker Accused Of Campaign Violations. 
• Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Coronavirus PPP. 
• Maryland Man Charged With Plotting To Sell Fake COVID-19 Disinfectant. 
• Federal Prosecutors: Indiana Mayor, Wife Skimmed $225,000 From Campaign For Gambling Debts, 
Personal Expenses. 
• Former South Dakota Tribal Official Pleads Guilty To Federal Bribery Charge. 
• Par Funding Officials Will Not Fight SEC's Demand For Continued Receivership Operation. 
• Former Alabama City Official Sentenced For Theft, Money Laundering. 
CYBER DIVISION 
• DO) To Seize 280 Cryptocurrency Accounts "Tied To North Korean Hacks." 
• FBI Seeks Information On Man Accused Of Hacking New York Student's Snapchat Account. 
• Musk Confirms "Serious" Cyberattack On Nevada Tesla Factory. 
• New US Army Cyber Command Deputy Named. 
• DHS Election Security "War Room" May Run For More Than A Week In November. 
EFTA00149215

• Russian LinkedIn, Dropbox Hacker Argues Trial Was Flawed. 
• Britain's Cyberintelligence "Targeted By Lockdown Phishing Email." 
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 
• Canada Offers To Join Lebanon Blast Probe. 
OTHER FBI NEWS 
• Bethlehem, New York In Talks With FBI Over Proposed Training Facility. 
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS 
• Kushner, Ross Praise Administration's Pandemic Response. 
• White House Announces $760M Deal To Provide 150M Rapid Tests. 
• CDC Clarifies Testing Guidelines Amid Outcry. 
• FDA Warns Some Manufacturers Packaging Hand Sanitizers In Food Or Drink Containers. 
• Senators Call For Investigation Of Hydroxychloroquine Use In Nursing Homes. 
• Scientists Say Parameters For Social Distancing, Time Of Exposure Are Not Certain. 
• Pelosi: If Biden Wins, Democrats Will Release Trump's Tax Returns. 
• US Detaining More Migrant Children In Hotels. 
• New Unemployment Claims Down Slightly To 1.006M. 
• Meadows, Pelosi Resume Talks, But Chances For Aid Deal Remain Slim. 
• Much Of $454B Congress Gave To Treasury For Coronavirus Relief Remains Unused. 
• WPost: Unemployed Americans "Furious" Congress Let $600 A Week Benefit Expire. 
• United Airlines Says It Will Furlough 2,850 Pilots Without More Federal Aid. 
• Trump To Visit Gulf Coast In Wake Of Hurricane Laura. 
• Law Professors Allege Pompeo Committed "Egregious Violation" Of Hatch Act. 
• WPost Style Column Considers Conway's Use Of "Excuse Me." 
• WPost: Trump Organization Has Been Paid More Than $900K By Government. 
• Study Suggests Dropping Old Missile Categories In Favor Of More Precise Descriptions. 
• WPost Report: USPS Delivering False Messages To Customers. 
• Rep. Collins May Have Violated Ethics Rules By Borrowing Official Website Language For Campaign. 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 
• Putin Touts Russia's Vaccine As Safe And Effective. 
• Germany Pauses Reopening As Cases Rise. 
• France Calls For Local Action To Reduce Infections As Daily Cases Pass 5,000. 
• Poll Finds People In Most Wealthy Countries Think Their Government Handled Pandemic Well. 
• One-Third Of Schoolchildren Globally Lack Access To Remote Learning. 
• Tourist Spots Offering Remote-Work Visas. 
• Passenger Removed From Ryanair Flight After Testing Positive. 
• US Mulls Repercussions For Europeans Over Iran Policy. 
• Sources: Iranian Vessel Loads With Venezuelan Alumina. 
• US, Russia Trade Blame Over Skirmish In Syria. 
• US Embassy Defends Canada After Navarro Slams Country's Military Service In Afghanistan. 
• Kushner Touts Administration's Mideast Peace Strategy. 
• US, China Trade Jibes As Military Tensions Escalate. 
• Russian Prosecutors Do Not Plan To Investigate Navalny's Suspected Poisoning. 
• Putin Says Prepared To Help Lukashenko If Belarus Protests Turn Violent. 
• Citing Health, Abe Announces Resignation. 
• EU Leaders Divided Amid Rising Turkish, Greek Tensions. 
• Mali Coup Leaders Send President Home. 
• World Bank Halts Report On National Competitiveness Rankings. 
EFTA00149216

THE BIG PICTURE 
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages. 
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE 
• Today's Events In Washington. 
LEADING THE NEWS 
Kenosha's Police Chief Blames Deadly Shooting On Protesters Breaking Curfew. 
The New York Post (8/27, Brown, 4.57M) reports "Kenosha's police chief has blamed protesters 
for the deaths during riots in the Wisconsin city - saying the bloodbath only happened because 
they defied a state-of-emergency curfew." Chief Daniel Miskinis told reporters, "Everybody 
involved was out after the curfew. ... The point is, the curfew is in place to protect. Had persons 
not been out involved in violation of that, perhaps the situation that unfolded would not have 
happened. ... The result of it is two people dead." 
ABC World News TonightVi (8/27, story 2, 2:55, Alex Perez, 6.48M) showed a "graphic 
video capturing the chaos: A crowd appears to be chasing the armed man when he falls to the 
ground and starts firing. As police approach the scene, Rittenhouse can be seen with his hands 
up, but he's never taken into custody." ABC also reported it had just "learned the 17-year-old 
has been officially charged with two counts of homicide and one count of attempted homicide. 
That extradition hearing to bring him from Illinois back here to Wisconsin is set" for Friday 
morning. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Armus, 14.2M) reports that Rittenhouse "shadowed local law 
enforcement as a cadet and filled his social media feeds with posts declaring that 'Blue Lives 
Matter.' There were videos from the front row of a Trump rally, and photos of himself posing 
with guns." The AP (8/27, Ortutay, Snow) further recounts that there were "repeated calls for 
armed vigilantes to travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to protect businesses" on "social media in the 
hours before two people were shot to death and a third was wounded" on Tuesday night. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Armus, 14.2M) reports that "before he took his rifle to 
confront the unrest in Kenosha...on Tuesday, allegedly killing two people and injuring another," 
Rittenhouse "seemingly idolized one thing: the police. ... So much so that, when massive 
protests, looting and fires broke out in Kenosha following the police shooting of Jacob Blake on 
Sunday, he crossed state lines to offer his support to local policemen — at times, speaking as if 
their duties were his, too." 
Wisconsin Poll: Approval Of BLM Protests Dropped 13 Points Between June And 
Early August. The Washington Examiner (8/27, Colton, 448K) reports "a new poll out of 
Wisconsin shows support for Black Lives Matter protests dropped 13 percentage points between 
June and early August." The Examiner adds "forty-eight percent of Wisconsin residents support 
Black Lives Matter protests and 48% disapprove, according to a Marquette Law School poll 
conducted between Aug. 8 and Aug. 9." Marquette had "found 61% of residents approved of the 
movement's protests from June 14 to June 18, with 36% disapproving." 
Media Analyses: Protests "Peaceful" In Kenosha After Arrest Of 17-Year-Old In 
Shootings. NBC Nightly NewsVi (8/27, story 4, 1:55, Gabe Gutierrez, 5.69M) reported, "After 
days of unrest, now National Guard troops from Arizona, Michigan and Alabama are heading to 
Kenosha, Wisconsin, even though" Wednesday night's "protests here were peaceful." The CBS 
Evening NewsVi (8/27, story 3, 2:05, Mola Lenghi, 4.26M) similarly said that "here in Kenosha, 
you can hear a peaceful rally going on behind me, but the three nights of unrest here left many 
small businesses damaged or destroyed." CBS added that the mayor of Kenosha said "he's 
turning to state and federal officials to help get those business owners some financial relief." 
The AP (8/27, Groves, Bauer) reports that "protests in Kenosha...were mostly peaceful" 
on Wednesday and Thursday and "there were no groups patrolling with long guns as there were 
during previous nights of protests" and "protesters also stayed away from a courthouse that 
EFTA00149217

had been the site of standoffs with law enforcement." Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, Illinois, 
"was taken into custody on Wednesday." 
Reuters (8/27, McDermid, Maturen) says "relative calm returned to Kenosha...after 
multiple nights of looting and two deaths," and USA Today (8/27, Miller, Torres, Yancey-Bragg, 
10.31M), among other news outlets, runs a similar analysis. 
Elderly Man Brutally Assaulted By Looters Monday Night. The Kenosha (WI) News 
(8/27, Tatge-Rozell, 63K) reported, "In a brutal assault, a 71-year-old Kenosha man who was 
trying to fend off looters in Uptown Monday night with a fire extinguisher was hit in the head 
with a plastic bottle filled with concrete, breaking his jaw in two places." The News adds that "in 
addition to breaking his jaw, the blow caused lacerations to" Robert Cobb's "head and split his 
nose." 
PROTESTS 
Rioting Breaks Out In Minneapolis After False Rumor About Police Shooting. 
The Minneapolis Star Tribune (8/27, Hyatt, Simon, Walsh, 1.04M) reports "residents and 
workers in downtown Minneapolis grappled with shattered peace, broken glass, looted shops 
and personal trepidation Thursday morning after a suicide of a homicide suspect on Nicollet Mall 
ignited waves of rioting." The Star Tribune adds "the destruction recalled the damage done in 
the wake of George Floyd's death," and that "fire officials are investigating the apparent 
torching of four retail outlets overnight that expanded the destruction well beyond the city's 
core." Moreover, "fire crews rescued two residents from above the China Wok restaurant, one 
off the roof and the other from a second-floor window using ladders." The Star Tribune also 
reports that "by the time calm was restored, dozens had been arrested." The Minneapolis Star 
Tribune (8/27, Sinner, 1.04M) also runs a "map of Minneapolis businesses damaged" or "looted 
after night of unrest," and explains the rioting took place "in response to a false rumor that a 
man who killed himself had been shot by police." 
Fox News (8/27, Casiano, 27.59M) reports on its website, "Videos posted to social media 
appeared to show people smashing windows and breaking into businesses to steal 
merchandise," and the Washington Free Beacon (8/27, Nester, 78K) that "another wave of 
rioting and looting" erupted "as misinformation spread that police had killed" a Black man. 
Governor: "Dangerous, Unlawful Behavior Will Not Be Tolerated." The Federalist 
(8/27, Justice, 126K) reports Gov. Tim Walz (D) "deployed more than 5,000 troops to restore 
public safety" and "condemned the rioting on Twitter." Said Walz, "Dangerous, unlawful behavior 
will not be tolerated. The State Patrol is headed to Minneapolis to help restore order. I remain in 
close contact with the city and every state resource stands ready to help bring peace." 
Biden Accuses Trump Of "Rooting For More Violence." 
Joe Biden was asked on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell ReportsVi (8/27, 1.25M) about Vice President 
Pence's claim that "you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America." Biden replied, "The problem we 
have right now is we're in Donald Trump's America. To quote Kellyanne Conway, she said, and 
I'm paraphrasing today, that they're looking for more violence and more destruction because it 
helps them politically. He views this as a political benefit to him, he's rooting for more violence, 
not less, and he's clear about that. What's he doing? He's pouring gasoline on the fire. ... I 
think he views it as a political benefit." Axios (8/27, Allassan, 521K) indicates "Biden pointed to 
comments made by...Conway, who told Fox News that 'the more chaos and anarchy and 
vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice on who's best on public 
safety and law and order." 
The story was not covered on the major broadcast networks. Bloomberg (8/27, Epstein, 
4.73M) reports "Biden on Thursday accused...Trump of wanting violence on the streets to help 
boost his re-election chances," and the AP (8/27, Weissert) that he "also said that, if he were 
EFTA00149218

president, he would travel to Wisconsin personally and that he had considered going anyway, 
but that he does not `want to be part of the problem." Largely echoing Biden's argument, the 
New York Times (8/27, Flegenheimer, Glueck, 18.61M) runs an analysis piece titled 
"Republicans Insist Only Trump Can Stop This Chaos. But He's In Charge Now." 
The Washington Examiner (8/27, Larsen, 448K) reports "Biden pushed back against 
arguments from Vice President Mike Pence, President Trump, and others speaking at this week's 
national convention who argue that a Biden presidency would lead to more riots and violence 
and asserted that right-wing, white supremacist hate groups are responsible for much of the 
violence in recent riots." 
CNBC (8/27, Breuninger, 3.62M) reports on its website, "Trump campaign spokesman Tim 
Murtaugh responded in a statement to CNBC that Biden's `desperation is showing,' adding that 
Trump has `repeatedly condemned the violence erupting in Democrat-led cities." Added 
Murtaugh, "This is election is a choice between President Trump's strong stance with law and 
order and Joe Biden's acquiescence to the anti-police left and siding with rioters." The White 
House, meanwhile, "declined to comment on Biden's remarks." 
The Hill (8/27, Samuels, 2.98M) reports "Trump allies have attempted to tie the more 
violent aspects of the protests to Biden, arguing that he would cut police funding and accusing 
him of failing to condemn the violence as part of a broader effort to convince suburban voters 
that their lifestyle may be jeopardized if Trump is not re-elected." Politico (8/27, Choi, 4.29M) 
quotes White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner as saying, "We're offering solutions with 
policy. ... The other side's doing a lot of complaining." The Washington Times (8/27, Sherfinski, 
492K), the Washington Examiner (8/27, Simonson, 448K), Reuters (8/27, Hunnicutt), and 
Breitbart (8/27, Key, 673K), among other news outlets, also report the story. 
Despite Ferguson, Baltimore, Charlotte, Biden Says No Violent Riots During 
Obama Years. Biden also told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell ReportsVi (8/27, 1.25M) that for the 
last four years of the Obama Administration, "we weren't having riots, racial riots. ... When 
they occurred, we didn't have to call in the National Guard." Fox News (8/27, Blitzer, 27.59M) 
reports on its website that Biden "appeared to overlook multiple major events that took place 
during the Obama-Biden administration," including "in Ferguson, Mo., following the 2014 police 
shooting of Michael Brown. As violence overtook the St. Louis suburb, Gov. Jay Nixon did indeed 
call in the National Guard." Fox adds that "then in April 2015, the city of Baltimore experienced 
nights of rioting, looting and arson in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray, 25, in police 
custody. The Maryland National Guard was called up" too. In September 2016, "protests in 
Charlotte, N.C., over the death of Keith Lamont Scott, 43, turned violent," and "Gov. Pat 
McCrory declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard." 
WTimes Analysis: Fearing Violence Lifting Trump, Democrats Rethink Riot 
Response. The Washington Times (8/27, Swoyer, 492K) reports, "Top Democrats scrambled 
to adopt a tougher approach this week to riots that have broken out in cities across the country, 
casting a worried eye at...Trump's rising poll numbers, which experts said were driven at least 
partly by his law-and-order message." The Times adds "Americans tell pollsters they are tiring 
of the clashes that have broken out on a nearly nightly basis in Portland for the last three 
months, and the riots that have seen a resurgence in the Midwest this week." 
The Federalist (8/27, Marcus, 126K), meanwhile, notes a story on Wednesday's New York 
Times "about how voters in Wisconsin are responding to the riots by switching their support to 
Donald Trump. This is a very strange thing to see in the progressive Gray Lady," and "anybody 
who follows the paper and its politics closely knows exactly what is happening here. It is a 
desperate plea to Democrats to change their tune on the violence sweeping across American 
cities." The Federalist adds "establishment Democrats and whoever approved the piece in the 
Times clearly see what is going on here and know they have to fix it fast, but there is no reason 
to believe that the progressive wing of the party with its outsized media presence will accept 
this shift to the center quietly." 
EFTA00149219

Meadows Calls On Biden To Condemn "Defund The Police." Chief of Staff Meadows 
said on WFYI-TVVi Indianapolis (8/27, 286K) that Biden "wants to reallocate. By definition, that 
means that you cut from one place, and you augment in another place, and so if he's so clear 
on it, why didn't he condemn all the people that are out there saying that we need to defund 
the police? Why didn't he condemn them? Not just state a policy position, but condemn their 
very activity." 
Meadows said on Fox News' The Story (8/27) that "I haven't heard a single condemnation 
from him or his running mate on all these people saying 'defund the police.' This President has 
spoken up loudly each and every time." Asked to respond to Biden's comments that the 
violence "goes back to the sort of chaotic reign of the last few years," Meadows said, "Joe Biden 
is continuing with the words that are not backed up by the facts. Joe Biden's the one who has 
applauded those who have protested, saying 'defund the police.' He's also the one that each 
and every time, where we start talking about restoring law and order, but more importantly, 
making our community safe, he's the one that first wants to blame the law enforcement 
officers, not the rioters or the looters." 
Evers Deploys Guard, Asks Other States To Send Troops, Resources To Kenosha. 
The Kenosha (WI) News (8/27, 63K) reports Gov. Tony Evers (D) "has requested other states, 
under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), to bring additional National 
Guard troops, equipment, and resources to Kenosha to support civil authorities there." National 
Guard troops from Arizona, Michigan and Alabama "will add to Wisconsin National Guard troops 
already on the ground supporting civil authorities in Kenosha under the EMAC." 
The AP (8/27, Groves, Bauer) also reports Evers "authorized the deployment of 500 
members of the National Guard" and "said he is working with other states to bring in additional 
National Guard members and law officers." There was also a 7:00 p.m. curfew, "though 
protesters ignored it." Evers also asked demonstrators to "please do so peacefully and safely" 
and asked others "please stay home and let local first responders, law enforcement and 
members of the Wisconsin National Guard do their jobs." 
Kenosha News Criticizes Evers' Response. The Kenosha (WI) News (8/27, 63K) 
editorializes that "on Sunday Evers sent an outrageous statement that fueled the flames by 
taking sides in an explosive situation in Kenosha that should go through the courts and to a 
jury. ... You would think as he" did so "he would make sure the Wisconsin National Guard was 
on its way to Kenosha to deal with the inevitable protests and looting. But no, he did not do 
that." The Guard "was never ordered until 3 a.m. Monday, hours after looting and violence in 
Kenosha." Evers also "turned down an offer for federal help." 
To Background Of Burning Building, CNN Chryon Refers To "Fiery But Mostly Peaceful 
Protests." 
The Washington Times (8/27, Ernst, 492K) reports, "CNN left political observers stunned this 
week for its decision to pair a 'FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS AFTER POLICE 
SHOOTING' chyron with reporting in front of an arson fire." The Times adds "correspondent 
Omar Jimenez's reporting from Kenosha in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake went 
viral, particularly in conservative media circles, with hundreds of thousands of views." The New 
York Post (8/27, Eustachewich, 4.57M) also reports "CNN is getting roasted for describing 
protests in Wisconsin as 'fiery but mostly peaceful' during a live broadcast - that showed a 
building fully engulfed in flames Wednesday night." 
Wisconsin College Cancels Pence Commencement Speech In Wake Of Kenosha 
"Events." 
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/27, Shastri, Glauber, 632K) reports "Wisconsin Lutheran 
College said Vice President Mike Pence won't serve as the school's commencement speaker 
Thursday after 'careful consideration of the escalating events in Kenosha." The college, which is 
EFTA00149220

in Milwaukee, said it has chosen pastor Mark Jeske of St. Marcus Lutheran Church "as a 
substitute speaker for Saturday's event." The college "said the change was a joint decision," 
stating that "Pence understands and supports Wisconsin Lutheran College's decision to prioritize 
the safety and well-being of their students." The AP (8/27) recounts "more than 270 students 
and alumni [had] signed an open letter posted online objecting to the visit, which was 
announced prior to the violence in Kenosha." 
USA Today (8/27, Groppe, 10.31M) also reports that "even before the shooting of Jacob 
Blake on Sunday by Wisconsin police, the school's choice of Pence drew complaints from some 
students and alumni who said it would politicize the ceremony that falls two months before 
election day." 
NBA To Resume Play As Other Sports Leagues Cancel Games, Practices. 
The CBS Evening NewsVI (8/27, story 4, 2:20, O'Donnell, 4.26M) reported that "four big-
league baseball games are postponed and at least nine NFL teams called off practice, all in 
response to the Jacob Blake shooting." NBA players, meanwhile, "voted...to get back on the 
court after a walk-off led by some of the league's biggest stars." ABC World News TonightVi 
(8/27, story 3, 2:05, Adrienne Bankert, 6.48M) also covered the "unprecedented action as 
players from all of the pro leagues walked off the court and the field," though "the NBA now 
vows playoff games will go on." 
NBC Nightly NewsVi (8/27, story 8, 1:40, Miguel Almaguer, 5.69M) reported on "players 
in the WNBA spelling out 'Jacob Blake' on their shirts with seven bullet holes in their backs," 
and added "soccer, tennis, hockey, and baseball games cancelled across the nation - different 
arenas with the same fight." Axios (8/27, Knutson, 521K) recounts, meanwhile, that "the 
Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, New 
York Jets, Tennessee Titans and Washington Football Team called off their respective practices 
on Thursday in response to the police shooting of...Blake." 
USA Today (8/27, Zillgitt, 10.31M) reports that when NBA "players met Thursday, there 
was focus on trying to put the season back on track while still ensuring their voices were not 
only heard but that they could help make a difference and enact social change." The 
Washington Post (8/27, Golliver, 14.2M) points out that "had the players chosen not to resume 
play, it would have likely have plunged the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association 
into a lengthy labor dispute." 
Reuters (8/27, Pingue, Tennery) reports Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) - "the 
first Black woman on a major-party ticket - praised the actions of the NBA players." Biden 
tweeted, "This moment demands moral leadership. And these players answered by standing up, 
speaking out, and using their platform for good." 
Trump: NBA Fast Becoming "A Political Organization." ABC World News TonightVI 
(8/27, story 3, 2:05, Adrienne Bankert, 6.48M) reported that "when asked, the President said 
he believes people are, quote, 'a little tired of the NBA." Trump was shown saying, "I know 
their ratings have been very bad. And that's unfortunate. They've become like a political 
organization. And that's not a good thing. I don't think that's a good thing for sports or for the 
country." 
The Washington Times (8/27, Howell, 492K) runs a story on Trump's comments, while the 
CNBC (8/27, Breuninger, 3.62M) website quotes White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner as 
saying, "Look, I think with the NBA, there's a lot of activism, and I think that they've put a lot 
of slogans out. But I think what we need to do is turn that from slogans and signals to actual 
action that's going to solve the problem." 
Chief of Staff Meadows said on WFYI-TVVi Indianapolis (8/27, 286K), "It is their right to 
protest, and if they want to boycott it and protest, that's why we have a Constitution and that's 
why we have those freedoms here that we enjoy. We enjoy them in America, and we are not a 
perfect country, but we're always striving to be a more perfect union." 
EFTA00149221

The AP (8/27, Madhani, Riechmann) reports, meanwhile, that Vice President Pence's Chief 
of Staff Marc Short "said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in 
Kenosha, Wisconsin, are 'absurd and silly' when compared with the league's relative silence 
about human rights violations in China, where U.S. pro basketball has a large audience." Said 
Short, "If they want to protest, I don't think we care." 
Obama Praises Bucks. The Washington Times (8/27, Munoz, 492K) reports, "Former 
President Barack Obama praised the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night for 'standing up for 
what they believe in." 
Wife Of Police Officer Killed In St. Louis Protests Endorses Trump. 
The Washington Times (8/27, Swoyer, 492K) reports "Ann Dorn lost her husband, a police 
officer, earlier this year during the violent riots in St. Louis, Missouri, and said Thursday she 
backs President Trump for standing up for law enforcement." Dorn, "speaking at the Republican 
National Convention, said she hopes America wakes up to the violence they are witnessing in 
major cities because she relives the death of her husband, Officer David Dorn, every day." The 
Washington Examiner (8/27, Ortiz-Lytle, 448K) recounts "Dorn, 77, was killed in St. Louis in 
June when looting and rioting spread across the city. The retired police captain, a 38-year 
veteran of the St. Louis Police Department, was found on the sidewalk outside of a pawnshop 
owned by his friend." Breitbart (8/27, Binder, 673K) and Townhall (8/27, Vespa, 177K), among 
other news outlets, also report the story. 
Giuliani Says Democrats Turned Peaceful Protests Violent To Hurt Trump. 
USA Today (8/27, Behrmann, Santucci, 10.31M) reports Rudy Giuliani addressed the Republican 
National Convention "in a prime slot Thursday night, lamenting current protests against social 
and racial injustice as 'vicious, brutal riots.' Giuliani acknowledged 'the unforgivable police 
killing of George Floyd" but then "blamed Democrats for hijacking 'a few brief shining 
moments' of peaceful demonstrations as being 'very dangerous to the left." Giuliani said, "They 
had a President to beat and a country to destroy, and although an agreement on action against 
police brutality would be very valuable for the country, it would also make President Trump 
appear to be an effective leader." 
The New York Times (8/27, Leibovich, 18.61M) says Giuliani "has been ubiquitous as 
ever" during the convention, hosting his radio show from the Trump International Hotel. The 
New York Post (8/27, Nelson, 4.57M) and the Washington Examiner (8/27, Simonson, 448K) 
also cover Giuliani's speech. 
NYPD Union Leader Says Democrats Have Allowed "Public Safety Disaster." 
The New York Post (8/27, Bowden, Feis, 4.57M) reports President Patrick Lynch of the Police 
Benevolent Association of the City of New York "accused New York's Democratic leaders of 
walking away from the city and letting violence rein in a scorching 2020 Republican National 
Convention speech." Lynch said, "We are staring down the barrel of a public safety disaster. 
More than 1,000 people have been shot in New York City so far this year, almost 300 have been 
killed. These are not just numbers, these are real people." The Post says Lynch, "a late addition 
to the RNC speaking roster, threw the heft of the 24,000-member PBA behind Trump earlier this 
month." 
Kushner Touts President's Policies To Combat Social Injustice, Inequality. 
CNBC's Squawk BoxVi (8/27, 245K) interviewed White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, 
who said, "If you look at President Trump's record, people are talking about social injustice - he 
passed criminal justice reform. They talk about wealth and equality he passed opportunity 
zones to bring more access to capital in the Black and minority community. We talk about 
education. He's fighting for school choice so people in the inner cities and failing schools can go 
to better schools. And he's also granted long-term funding to the Historically Black Colleges and 
EFTA00149222

Universities. President Trump has been strong to say we don't want violence in these cities but 
we just have to take this conversation from an emotional one to a constructive one and say 
what are the policies that we can agree on." 
Conway Says President Trying To Help "Democratic-Led Cities." 
Fox News (8/27, 27.59M) interviewed Kellyanne Conway and asked her about the situation in 
America's cities. Conway said, "We know that these are Democratic-led cities and most with 
Democratic governors. I think all that we are talking about, why is that important? Because the 
Republican President Donald Trump doesn't look at this as partisan issue, he's trying to send 
federal reinforcements in and you have governors saying oh, no, you are putting pride and 
politics ahead of safety and that makes no sense to everyday Americans who want law and 
order and want public safety." 
Protests Lead To Fires And Vandalism In Oakland, California. 
The AP (8/27) reports, "Protests in Oakland, California, over the shooting of a Black man in 
Wisconsin turned violent late Wednesday night." The "protests" involved 600 to 700 people 
according to Oakland police and "numerous fires (were) set, dozens of windows broken, (and) 
multiple businesses vandalized." 
Officials Say President Ready To Help Cities Facing Violence. 
In an interview with Fox News (8/27, 27.59M), Acting DHS Secretary Wolf said, "The President 
has been very clear from the onset which is we need to address the violent activity, so, again, 
peaceful protesting, First Amendment rights, I think everyone is very much in support of that. 
When it crosses the line into violence, the President has been very clear that state and local 
authorities need to do their job and when they can't, then if they want to call the federal 
government, the President is willing to send in assets as we've done in Wisconsin, we will 
continue to do that" elsewhere "as well. I would say this stands in contrast to what we continue 
to see in Portland. Over three months we saw violence again last night." 
Acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said on WFLA-AMVi Tampa Bay, FL (8/27, 8K) 
that "the President has spoken vehemently about his desire for peace in all these communities 
and willingness to move people in. This is the peace through strength plan in the civilian 
environment." 
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner said on Politico Playbook (8/27, 4.31M) that 
"peaceful protest has a place and it has importance," but "what we need to do right now is take 
the anger that people have and we have to move from slogans to constructive solutions." He 
added, "If you look at President Trump's track record for the last four years, people complained 
about the criminal justice system and the racial inequalities that existed. Well, he took on that 
issue and he brought a solution, right, he got the historic criminal justice reform passed, which 
was bipartisan. He unified people and brought people together around that." 
Portland Mayor Slams Violent Protesters: "Enough Is Enough." 
The Washington Times (8/27, Dinan, 492K) reports "Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler took aim 
Wednesday at what he called 'a few dozen individuals engaged in violence' who he said have 
allowed the Oregon city to be wrongly portrayed as a 'dark dystopia' by President Trump and 
others." Wheeler "took some of the blame himself, saying he and other leaders have allowed 
the city's reputation for protest to be hijacked by rioters bent on violence, swamping what 
should have been a thoughtful conversation on racial justice and policing." Said Wheeler, 
"They're intent on creating mayhem and attacking and harming people, not just property. ... 
That's a line that we can't allow our community to cross. Not anymore. Enough is enough." The 
Times adds "the final straw [for the mayor[ appears to have been when rioters brought their 
violence to his doorstep," as "protesters marched on Portland's city hall Tuesday night, breaking 
in and scrawling graffiti." 
EFTA00149223

Virginia Senate Votes To Ease Sentences For Assaulting Police. 
The AP (8/27, Lavoie) reports that "the Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that 
would eliminate a six-month mandatory minimum sentence for assaulting a police officer, 
despite strenuous objections from Republicans who said the bill disrespects police at a time 
when they have come under attack during nationwide protests." The Federalist (8/27, Justice, 
126K) indicates the bill would allow "judges discretion to diminish charges from a felony to a 
misdemeanor," and the Washington Free Beacon (8/27, Beyrer, 78K) says "the new legislation 
follows Virginia governor Ralph Northam's (D) administration's recent decisions to grant parole 
to convicted murderers, including Vincent Martin, who was serving a life sentence for murdering 
a police officer" The Daily Caller (8/27, Lancaster, 716K), among other news outlets, also 
reports the story. 
Thousands To March Against Police Brutality In DC Friday. 
The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Jamerson, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that 
thousands of people are expected to march in Washington on Friday to protest police brutality 
against Black Americans. The Journal says the event, which is being organized by Al Sharpton 
and his National Action Network, was planned following the George Floyd's death, but it is taken 
on new urgency in the wake of Jacob Blake's shooting. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Lang, 14.2M) reports that before the Blake shooting, "a group 
of Milwaukee activists set off on a protest march calling for an end to racist policing and 
injustice that would wind through mountains and cross state lines. ... They were heading to the 
2020 March on Washington the old fashioned way: by putting one foot in front of the other." 
The group "began its trek in a Milwaukee parking lot on Aug. 4. Twenty-five days later...the 
group plans to arrive early Friday in the nation's capital." 
PBS' Alcindor: Cawthorn Lifting Self From Wheelchair "Direct Rebuke" To Protesters. 
The Washington Times (8/27, Chasmar, 492K) reports "PBS White House correspondent 
Yamiche Alcindor felt the wrath of the Twitter ratio Wednesday night after she chose to politicize 
the inspiring moment Madison Cawthorn lifted himself from his wheelchair to stand on the 
Republican National Committee stage." Cawthorn, "the 25-year-old Republican nominee" in 
NC11, "was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident at age 18," and "during his speech 
Wednesday night, he called on Americans to stand up for their country." As "he lifted himself 
into a standing position," Cawthome said, "Be a radical for liberty. Be a radical for our republic 
for which I stand." Alcindor, "who live-tweeted the event, said Mr. Cawthorn's gesture was a 
`direct rebuke' to people protesting against police brutality." 
OPERATION LEGEND 
Trump Sent Federal Agents To Albuquerque In July To Help Police. 
The AP (8/27, Contreras, Bryan) reports on Albuquerque, which is "10th in the nation for 
violent crime, ranks No. 2 for car thefts and has experienced a spike in homicides." President 
Trump "included Albuquerque earlier this summer among the Democrat-led cities where he has 
dispatched more federal law enforcement agents to beef up local policing efforts." Albuquerque 
Mayor Tim Keller "insists the city is making progress" and "Keller and fellow New Mexico 
Democrat politicians bristled at Trump's July move to send agents to Albuquerque," though US 
Attorney John Anderson of New Mexico "defended the deployment." The federal agents "are 
working with local police officers, sheriff's deputies and prosecutors to investigate cases and 
serve search warrants." 
Three Charged After Kansas City Carjacking. 
EFTA00149224

KCTV-TV Kansas City, MO (8/27, Brown, 133K) reports from Kansas City, Missouri, "Three 
young Kansas City, Missouri, men have been charged in federal court as part of Operation 
LeGend. The charges come after an armed carjacking on Monday night that led to a high-speed 
chase and a crash that killed another driver." KCTV-TV adds, "The three charged are 19-year-old 
Derrell 'Derrelle' M. Wade, 18-year-old Curtis R. Daniels, and 18-year-old Michael A. Brown. 
Each has been charged with participating in the carjacking. Wade is also charged with 
brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence." 
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
Tony Blinken Agrees To Voluntary Deposition In House Ukraine Probe. 
Politico (8/27, Bertrand, 4.29M) reports Tony Blinken, former deputy national security adviser 
and deputy secretary of state and a top foreign policy adviser "to Joe Biden's presidential 
campaign has agreed to a voluntary deposition before a GOP-led Senate committee probing the 
former vice president's relationship with Ukraine, according to a congressional source and two 
other people familiar with the matter." Blinken sent a letter to "Senate Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs committee chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) earlier this week agreeing to the 
interview." The panel also has "secured a voluntary interview with Amos Hochstein, a former 
special envoy for international energy in the Obama administration who also served as a close 
Biden adviser, ending speculation that Johnson would compel his and Blinken's testimony." The 
interviews are expected "to take place in early September." Democratic lawmakers have "raised 
concerns, including in a letter last month to the FBI, that Johnson's probe has become a vehicle 
for 'laundering' a foreign influence campaign to damage Biden." 
Christopher Steele: FBI Did Not Pay For Dossier Research. 
The Washington Times (8/27, Scarborough, 492K) reports Christopher Steele testified at a 
"defamation trial in London that the FBI stiffed him out of payments he was due for travel in his 
anti-Trump investigation." Steele's testimony came as part of a "lawsuit brought by Russian 
entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev." Mr. Steele's dossier accused Gubarve "of being the culprit who 
hacked into Democratic Party computers in 2016." Following the release of the dossier, the FBI 
concluded the hacking "was done by Russian military intelligence units in Moscow, not Mr. 
Gubarev." According to transcripts "obtained by The Washington Times, Mr. Steele testified that 
he became unhappy with the lack of public disclosure and FBI follow-through on his 
investigation." As result, he conducted a Skype interview with David Corn of "Mother Jones," 
after which Steele says the FBI refused to pay agreed sums and expenses. 
Washington Examiner: Senate Report Raises "Further Questions" About Steele's 
Relationship With Deripaska. The Washington Examiner (8/27, Dunleavy, 448K) reports a 
recently released Senate Intelligence Committee "report detailed the business relationship that 
Christopher Steele" had with Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, "raising further questions 
about the British ex-spy's discredited dossier." The Examiner says the Senate panel "sought to 
understand the reasons for apparent omissions in the dossier." Investigators said "one 
explanation was 'that Steele was compartmenting his work between clients,' though that was 
'partially refuted' by Steele's October 2016 FBI interview where he 'presented some information 
as stemming from his past work' targeting Manafort." 
Rosen: Foreign Influence Fears Should Not Stop Voters. 
MeriTalk (8/27, Weingarten) reports Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen urged Americans 
this week "to participate fully in the democratic process and realize that the fear of 'malign 
influence' on elections are as old as the country itself." Speaking at the Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, Rosen said, "Every American can control who they vote for" and 
explained the "distinction between voting infrastructure and the somewhat more elusive malign 
EFTA00149225

influence activities." He "said the former, which includes polling places and printed ballots, has 
been well protected historically, and even more so through increased security efforts over the 
past few years." 
Similarly, The Washington Times (8/27, Lovelace, 492K) reports Rosen on Thursday 
"accused left-leaning news organizations of deliberately spreading 'disinformation' about the 
Trump administration's views of the dangers from mail-in voting and foreign influence in the 
2020 elections." The resulting confusion has "helped create an opening for America's 
adversaries like Russia and China to exploit, Mr. Rosen told The Washington Times." Rosen "said 
new efforts by the Justice Department, FBI, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and 
other federal agencies have overhauled how the government addresses foreign influence efforts 
and what it makes public." 
Judge Orders Former CIA Officer Accused Of Spying For China Detained As Serious 
Flight Risk. 
The AP (8/27, Kelleher) reports from Honolulu that a former CIA officer "and contract linguist 
for the FBI accused of selling U.S. secrets to China must remain locked up because he's a 
'serious flight risk' in a case involving 'espionage over many, many years,' a federal judge ruled 
Thursday." Alexander Yuk Ching Ma faces "life in prison or possibly a death sentence if convicted 
of a rarely used charge involving an intent to hurt the United States or aid a foreign power, 
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson said during a detention hearing where Ma participated by 
telephone from the Honolulu Federal Detention Center." Prosecutors have "video and audio 
proving he provided classified information including CIA sources and methods, communication 
systems and secret writing, Sorenson said." Ma violated security oaths to the CIA and to the 
FBI, Sorenson, and "betrayed that trust for money." 
Judge Declines To Free Ex-Green Beret Accused Of Espionage. 
The AP (8/27) reports a federal magistrate judge in Virginia "refused Thursday to free a former 
Army Green Beret who was arrested last week on a charge that he divulged U.S. military 
secrets to Russian intelligence agents." US Magistrate Judge John Anderson agreed "with 
federal prosecutors that Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, poses a risk to flee if he is released 
from custody before trial." Anderson also "said Justice Department prosecutor Thomas Traxler 
adequately explained why more than a year elapsed between the start of the investigation and 
Debbins' arrest last Friday." Traxler "said investigators had to corroborate details of a confession 
that he said Debbins gave when FBI agents questioned him last year." Debbins mistakenly 
thought "he could talk his way out of trouble and has a far greater incentive to flee now that he 
faces a maximum life sentence if he is convicted, the prosecutor said." 
The Washington Post (8/27, Weiner, 14.2M) reports of former Army Green Beret accused 
of "conspiring to spy for Russia admitted to contacts with Russian intelligence agents in a 
written statement in the past year, federal prosecutors said Thursday." Debbins confessed 
"collaboration with a very sophisticated foreign intelligence agency, the GRU," Traxler said. 
Authorities say that the "alleged conspiracy occurred between 1996 and 2011." A resume 
released "by prosecutors shows Debbins worked for the defense contractors CACI, Booz Allen 
Hamilton and Cosolutions on Russia and cybersecurity." 
US Officials Say China Poses Unprecedented Security Risk To US. 
Current and former US officials told Newsweek (8/27, O'Connor, Jamali, 1.53M) that China is 
the "top counterintelligence risk to the United States, posing a unique and unprecedented 
threat spanning far beyond interference in the upcoming election, including the mass infiltration 
of the private communications networks of U.S. businesses and organizations that are not 
protected by governmental security networks." In a statement, the FBI said, "There is no 
country that presents a broader and more comprehensive threat to our ideas, innovation, and 
economic security than China," adding, "The threat takes many different forms, and it is the 
EFTA00149226

FBI's top counterintelligence priority." The ODNI agreed, saying China "remains a top focus of 
the Counterintelligence community and has been for many years." The FBI also described a 
Chinese "whole-of-government" approach using "cyber espionage to support national security 
priorities, with targets including the US government, its allies, and US companies." 
Hong Kong Denies Foreign Journalist Work Visa In "Blow To Press Freedom." 
The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Strumpf, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports Hong Kong 
authorities denied a work visa for a foreign journalist seeking to join a local independent news 
outlet, raising concerns about press freedom in the wake of a recent national security law 
imposed by Beijing. 
China Arrests Citizens Potentially Fleeing To Taiwan. 
Reuters (8/27, Pang, Mang, Kwok, Siu) reports Chinese authorities have arrested "at least 10 
people after intercepting a boat off the coast of the southern province of Guangdong, the 
provincial Coast Guard Bureau said in a post on its social media site." Hong Kong media, "citing 
unidentified sources, said 12 people from the former British colony were arrested while sailing 
to Taiwan where they planned to apply for political asylum." The Guangdong Coast Guard "said 
on its social media platform late on Wednesday the people on the boat were arrested on Aug. 
23." Hong Kong media identified "one of those on the vessel as Andy Li, who media said was 
recently arrested under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing on its freest city on 
June 30." 
NSA's DevOps Security Lead "Lists Eight Factors To Success." 
MeriTalk (8/27, Weingarten) reports that while DevSecOps adds security in software 
development "while DevSecEthOps throws ethics into the mix, but ultimately the goal of the 
process is to build secure software - fast." NSA DevOps Security Lead Emily Fox says either 
way, "It's DevOps," and, "By the very nature and the practices - the three ways and the five 
ideals - it is secure." Speaking during an online event "hosted by Red Hat, Fox said if security 
professionals are left out of the process, then the underlying foundations of why DevOps is 
important have been missed." Fox outlined the "three ways of the DevOps method - systems 
thinking, amplifying the feedback loops, and a culture of continual experimentation and 
learning." Fox also "said those three map nearly one-to-one with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework." Fox also explained the five ideals: 
moving work to developers and operators, ensuring staff are enjoying their jobs and have what 
they need, an iterative daily process, comfort with leadership changes, and a customer-centric 
focus. 
NGA Outlines Two New Technology Focus Areas. 
Federal News Network (8/27, Miller, 220) reports the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 
outlined two new "technology strategy and technology focus areas" meant to solve "some of 
NGA's mission areas' most pressing challenges." NGA Chief Technology Officer Mark Munsell 
"said these two documents will help the agency begin to get at some of its most underlying, 
enduring technology and analytical problems." Under the modern software engineering "focus 
areas, Munsell said it's more than just DevSecOps, but getting closer to the customer, who 
consume software capabilities." He "said the government's traditional approach to software 
development focused on cost, schedule and performance, and while those factors still are 
important, it's really about providing NGA's mission customers with new capabilities more 
often." Another tech focus areas is "data management where NGA outlines 17 different 
capabilities it's interested in." Two challenges the NGA faces in this are managing the large 
amounts of data the agency collects and uses, and dealing with "relational and geospatial 
information systems databases." 
EFTA00149227

Russia Detains Soldiers For Allegedly "Passing State Secrets To Ukraine." 
Reuters (8/27, Kiselyova, Tetrault-Farber) reports Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) "said 
on Thursday it had detained a serviceman in Siberia for having allegedly passed state secrets to 
Ukraine." The serviceman from Russia's "Strategic Missile Forces was detained in the Siberian 
city of Barnaul, some 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) east of Moscow, as he was walking out of 
a grocery store, FSB footage carried by Russian news agencies showed." In a statement 
"carried by Russian agencies, the FSB said the serviceman had allegedly passed state secrets to 
the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's defence ministry." 
German Doctors Treating Navalny Seek Information On Bulgarian Arms Dealer's 
Assassination Attempt. 
The Times  (= (8/28, Parfitt, Moody, Subscription Publication, 50K) reports staff at a Berlin 
hospital "treating Alexei Navalny are said to have requested information from doctors who 
cared for a poisoned Bulgarian arms dealer." Doctors at the Charito hospital "have contacted 
colleagues who treated Emilian Gebrev, according to unidentified sources cited by Der Spiegel 
and the Bellingcat investigative group." The Bulgarian state charged "three alleged GRU Russian 
military intelligence officers in absentia in February with the attempted murder of Mr Gebrev, 
his son and an associate in Sofia" in 2015 via "intoxication with an unidentified 
organophosphorus substance." All three survived. 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 
"Operation Not Forgotten" Rescues 39 Missing Children In Georgia. 
The CBS Evening NewsVi (8/27, story 7, 0:20, O'Donnell, 4.26M) reported, "Tonight, we're 
getting word more that than two dozen missing children have been rescued in an operation 
carried out by US Marshals and Georgia investigators. The agencies called it Operation: Not 
Forgotten. Investigators fanned out across two cities, Atlanta and Macon, to locate the children. 
Nine people were arrested on charges that include sex trafficking and kidnapping." 
USA Today (8/27, Flores, 10.31M) reports, "After a two-week search for endangered 
children in Georgia, the U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday announced the recovery of 39 
children: `Operation Not Forgotten' rescued 26 missing children and safely located 13 others." 
USA Today adds, "Nine people were arrested and charged with sex trafficking, parental 
kidnapping, registered sex offender violations, drugs and weapons possession and custodial 
interference, officials said." The US Marshals Service Missing Child Unit, "along with Georgia 
state and local agencies, began `Operation Not Forgotten' in Atlanta and Macon to find 
`endangered' children. The children ranged from 3 to 17 years old." The National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children "says there isn't an official count of missing children in the U.S. 
because children are `never reporting missing," but "in 2019, the organization reported more 
than 421,000 missing children to the FBI." 
Fox News (8/27, Ruiz, 27.59M) reports, "The Marshals assisted state and local authorities 
in a number of separate cases during the operation. The federal authorities periodically assist 
police with federal resources to help clear separate missing persons cases in a single operation. 
Authorities said the missing children were at high risk of child sex trafficking, exploitation and 
abuse - and some suffered from medical and mental health conditions." Fox News adds, "The 
2015 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act gave the Marshal's broader authority to assist state 
and local police departments tracking down missing children, regardless of whether fugitives or 
sex offenders are involved in the case, officials said." 
WGXA-TV Macon, GA (8/27, 656) reports, "The operation was made with joint efforts from 
The U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit (USMS), in conjunction with the agency's 
Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 
(NCMEC) and Georgia state and local agencies. The operation was two-weeks long and was 
EFTA00149228

conducted in August." The operation "was the culmination of several months of planning and 
coordination between the USMS, NCMEC, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Office of the 
Attorney General, Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, Georgia Department of 
Juvenile Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta." 
WMAZ-TV Macon, GA (8/27, Plaskowsky, 138K) reports, "US Marshals Director Donald 
Washington said that over the course of the two-week operation in August, 26 missing and 
endangered children were recovered, 13 children were safely located and a total of 9 people 
were arrested. Washington said some of those arrested face charges ranging from sex 
trafficking and sex offender violations, to parent kidnapping and custodial interference." 
FBI Probing Killing Of Arizona Officer. 
The Arizona Republic (8/27, Carranza, 869K) reports from Tucson, Arizona, "Officers with the 
Tohono O'odham Police Department were involved in an arrest attempt that led to injuries near 
the small community of Why in southern Arizona, according to the Tohono O'odham Nation. 
One person was taken into custody. Multiple agencies said the incident involved a shooting, but 
details about the shooting remained scarce as of Thursday afternoon." The Republic adds, "The 
police department and the FBI, who is leading the investigation, did not respond immediately to 
requests for comment. Roy Villareal, the chief patrol agent for U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson 
Sector, published a statement via Twitter saying 'injuries were reported." 
KTVK-TV Phoenix (8/27, 302K) reports, "The FBI says it is conducting an investigation into 
the killing of a Tohono O'odham police officer. The Nogales Police Dept. has identified him as 
Ofc. Bryan Brown. Ofc. Brown was killed on Thursday near the Desert Diamond Why Casino on 
Tohono O'odham Nation near the community of Why, Arizona. He was reportedly killed trying to 
take a suspect into custody. The suspect was transported to the hospital to be treated for his 
injuries. The FBI is investigating, along with the Tohono O'odham Police Department." KOLD-TV 
Tucson, AZ (8/27) reports, "U.S. Border Patrol was assisting at the incident and attempt of 
arrest this morning on the Tohono O'odham Nation. The Pima County Sheriff's Department and 
the Tohono O'odham Police Department are assisting with the investigation." 
Man Shot By Secret Service Officer Outside White House Held Comb, Not Gun. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Alexander, 14.2M) reports that a man, "who officials said had 
announced he was armed before he was shot by a Secret Service officer earlier in the month 
near the White House, was apparently holding a comb, according to new court documents." 
According to the charging documents, Myron Berryman, who remains hospitalized since the 
Aug. 10 shooting, "walked up to the uniformed officer and said he was armed." Berryman 
allegedly "reached along the right side of his body as if to retrieve an object, clasped his hands 
together and pointed his arms toward the officer," who then shot Berryman once. 
Chicago Public Schools Official Charged With Lying To FBI In Contract Probe. 
The Chicago Tribune (8/27, Meisner, Leone, 2.65M) reports, "A top aide to Chicago Public 
Schools CEO Janice Jackson has been charged with lying to the FBI about whether he passed 
secret bid information about a massive $1 billion custodial contract to a lobbyist working for 
one of the bidders." Pedro Soto, 45, "who has served as Jackson's chief of staff since 2018, was 
charged in a criminal information made public Thursday with one count of lying to the FBI 
during an interview in December." Jackson "learned of the allegations against Soto last Friday 
and immediately accepted his resignation, according to an email sent Thursday to CPS staff." 
The Chicago Sun-Times (8/27, Seidel, FitzPatrick, Issa, 875K) reports, "Soto, the onetime 
chief of staff to CPS CEO Janice Jackson, allegedly made a false statement Dec. 17 about 
whether he had given out 'nonpublic information' to an unnamed individual. He allegedly told 
the FBI, 'he would want to get information but I don't think I gave him anything." The Sun-
Times adds, "According to June 30 staffing records, Soto was paid $175,000 a year as Jackson's 
chief of staff. He has worked for the public school system for more than two decades, CPS 
EFTA00149229

records show, lately closely with Jackson. Before she was elevated to the top post, Soto served 
as her chief of school operations while Jackson was chief educational officer." Crain's Chicag2 
Business (IL) (8/27, 155K) also reports. 
Air Force Officer Pleads Not Guilty In Second California Killing. 
The AP (8/27) reports from Dublin, California, "An Air Force sergeant pleaded not guilty 
Thursday to murder charges in the ambush killing of a sheriff's deputy, one of two killings of 
law enforcement officers he is suspected of committing in Northern California last spring." 
Steven Carrillo, "who officials say is associated with the extremist anti-government `boogaloo' 
group, entered the plea in the June 6 death of Santa Cruz Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in Ben 
Lomond, a town in the Santa Cruz mountains south of San Francisco, the East Bay limes 
reported. Authorities said Carrillo, 32, ambushed Gutzwiller and other sheriff's deputies while 
they responded to a report of a van containing firearms and bomb-making materials. Gutzwiller, 
38, was killed and several other law enforcement officials were wounded, according to 
authorities." 
New Mexico Man Who Threatened Governor Is Sentenced To 14 Months In Prison. 
The Albuquerque (NM) Journal (8/27, Gallagher, 196K) reports, "A man who posted a series of 
threats on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's official Facebook page on Thursday was sentenced to 
14 months in federal prison." US District Judge James Browning "also sentenced Daniel L. Mock, 
33, to two years probation after his release. Mock, who was arrested earlier this year, pleaded 
guilty to one count of interstate transmission of threatening communication. He had faced up to 
five years in prison but federal prosecutors agreed to the lower prison time because Mock 
hadn't taken any actions to carry out the threats." Mock "had been on the FBI's radar since 
2019 when he praised a gunman who opened fire on the federal courthouse in Dallas on social 
media. He later claimed to be the `commanding officer' of the `Regulators militia' - of which he 
was the only member" 
Two Dead After Exchanging Gunfire With Kentucky Police. 
The Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader (8/27, Chisenhall, 257K) reports, "A drug trafficking 
investigation turned into a police shootout on Tuesday, as Kentucky State Police said they were 
shot at while trying to serve a search warrant in Knox County." The Herald-Leader adds, "Police 
fired back and killed a man in his 30s, but one suspect escaped the scene, police said. He was 
found later, and was also shot and killed after shooting at police, KSP said. KSP's Special 
Response Team tried to serve a search warrant on Johnson Hollow Road Tuesday afternoon, but 
armed suspects shot at investigators, police said. State officers fired back and killed Charles 
Garland, a 30-year-old Gray resident, police said." Joseph R. Middleton, 41, "fled the scene, 
police said. He was found by police in the woods on the same road Wednesday." The London 
(KY) Sentinel Echo (8/27, 23K) also reports. 
Kansas Man Charged In 2003 Killing. 
KMBC-TV Kansas City, MO (8/27, 205K) reports from Westwood, Kansas, "Johnson County 
District Attorney Stephen M. Howe announced murder charges Thursday in the fatal shooting of 
a 68-year-old grandfather who was shot at a grocery store in Westwood, Kansas, in 2003." 
Howe "said Eugene Clayton Keltner, 40, faces first-degree murder charges in the Aug. 15, 2003, 
killing of David `Ray' Ninemire. Howe said Ninemire...was killed during an aggravated robbery at 
the Westwood Apple Market." KMBC-TV adds, "For years investigators have been working on 
leads and re-interviewing witnesses to the crime in the normally sleepy suburb of Kansas City. 
It is the only known homicide in Westwood's history. This charge is the result of a years-long 
cold case investigation led by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office with the assistance of the 
Westwood, Fairway, Roeland Park, Lenexa, Mission, Prairie Village, Kansas City Kansas Police 
Departments, the Johnson County Crime Lab, the KBI and the FBI." 
EFTA00149230

Five Arrested For Child Sex Trafficking In South Carolina. 
WLTX-TV Columbia, SC (8/27, 87K) reports from Anderson, South Carolina, "South Carolina 
prosecutors say they've arrested a group of suspects--including a husband and wife-- who they 
say were involved in child sex trafficking and making child pornography. United States Attorney 
Peter McCoy Jr. announced the arrests Thursday." McCoy "said Gary Garland, Shannon Garland, 
Johnnie Wells, Michael Skelton, and Duwone Allen, all of Anderson, were charged on a multi-
count federal indictment charging violations of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor 
and production of child pornography. The case involved two underage victims." 
Florida Man Charged With Vandalizing Church With Nazi Symbols. 
The Bradenton (a) Herald (8/27, Young, 123K) reports, "An 18-year-old man has been charged 
with breaking into a church, stealing property and vandalizing it with Nazi symbols. The FBI 
assisted Bradenton police with the investigation." The Herald adds, "According to the arrest 
report, Noah Turner also stabbed a Bible with a knife and admitted his fingerprints would be 
found on the knife. Turner told detectives that he did it to scare the church goers at Iglesia De 
Dios Nueva Vida Church, 1619 10th Ave. W. Due to the crime involving hate symbols, 
Bradenton police called in the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and an investigation began Sunday 
morning" 
"Justice League Dropout" Robber Robs Bank In Texas Walmart. 
The Sugar Land (TX )Si (8/27) reports a man in a "gray Superman hat and a menacing 
skeleton face mask," who has been "dubbed the `Justice League Dropout,' on Wednesday 
robbed a bank inside a Walmart in Stafford, Texas. "According to FBI officials, the suspect 
entered the" store "just before 2 p.m. and proceeded to the First Convenience Bank branch 
inside the store where he handed a teller a demand note. The frightened teller complied and 
the suspect walked away with an undisclosed amount of money." A man fitting the same 
description "was spotted on security camera video during a robbery at the First Convenience 
Bank" in Houston on Monday. 
FBI Offering $10,000 Reward In Detroit Road Rage Murders. 
WJBK-TV Detroit (8/27, 103K) reports the FBI is offering a $10,000 reward "for information 
about who shot at a family of five in southwest Detroit on the Fourth of July, hitting all five and 
killing both parents. Maria and Francisco Gonzalez leave behind three boys, 15, 12 and 9 years 
old." The victims "were driving northbound on Homer Street when what was described as a 
procession of vehicles got behind them and got a little too close." Authorities believe the last 
vehicle "fired the shots into the family's car." 
WDIV-TV Detroit (8/27, Johncox, 460K) reports, "Detroit Police Assistant Chief Levally and 
members of the FBI held a news briefing on Thursday to provide an update" on the shooting, at 
which the FBI announced "a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the 
suspect(s) involved." The Detroit News (8/27, 825K) also reports. 
FBI Helping Georgia Police Investigate Racist Letters. 
The Thomasville WA) Times-Enterprise (8/27, Dozier, 23K) reports police in the Thomasville, 
Georgia, area "have received dozens of complaints about offensive letters mailed to residents. 
The letter - rife with racial slurs - is in the form of a bogus job application. The Thomas County 
Sheriff's Office has requested FBI assistance in investigating the letters." 
New York Man Faces Attempted Child Enticement Charges. 
The Hudson Valley (NY) Post (8/27) reports Thomas Squires of Cairo, New York, was arrested 
on August 19 for "allegedly attempting to entice a child. Between July 27 and August 19, 
Squires exchanged sexually explicit text messages with an undercover investigator who was 
EFTA00149231

posing as a child, police say. He allegedly repeatedly asked for naked photos of the child and 
sent photos of his own genitalia and asked to meet the child in person at a pre-determined 
location in Cairo to engage in sexual acts in his vehicle. ... The case is being investigated by the 
FBI and its Child Exploitation Task Force, with assistance from the Greene County Sheriff's 
Office." 
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To Posting Threats On Social Media. 
The Mansfield (OH) News Journal (8/27, 47K) reports Jaywuan Peavy of Mansfield, Ohio, has 
pleaded guilty to "authoring social media posts that called for attacks on stores and a riot." 
Peavy "was arrested in June...one day after Mansfield police and city leaders issued a statement 
saying they had been made aware of social media posts that called for violence." Peavy was 
arrested "one week after hundreds of people gathered at Central Park and marched through the 
streets to decry the killing of George Floyd and to protest police brutality. The threats called for 
violence in downtown Mansfield on June 5, the same day a protest was planned in Ontario." 
Georgia Man Gets 20 Years For Multiple Bank Robberies. 
The Athens (GA) Banner-Herald (8/27, Ford, 97K) reports Frank Douglas of North Augusta, 
South Carolina, "was sentenced this week to 20 years in prison after a guilty plea in the US 
District Court" in Athens, Georgia, having confessed "nearly three years" ago to robbing three 
banks. Douglas "went on his robbery spree shortly after he was released from a federal prison 
on Sept. 29, 2017, prosecutors said. The FBI charged Douglas with a Nov. 20, 2017, robbery of 
a BB&T Bank in Conyers, followed by a Nov. 27 robbery of a South State Bank in North 
Augusta, S.C., and a Dec. 5 robbery of Bank of America on Gaines School Road in Athens." 
Massachusetts Latin Kings Associate Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Charges. 
The New Bedford (MA) Standard-Times (8/27, 53K) reports according to a statement form US 
Attorney Andrew E. Lelling, "A former probationary member of the New Bedford Chapter of the 
Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation ('Latin Kings') pleaded guilty today to 
racketeering charges." Emanuel "King Manny" Lopez-Velez "pleaded guilty to conspiracy to 
conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to 
as RICO conspiracy. ... Lopez-Velez was arrested and charged in December 2019, at which time 
he was a probationary member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Latin Kings, the release 
noted." 
WBSM-AM Fairhaven, MA (8/27, 771) reports Lopez-Velez, "accused of shooting a man in 
the back last year pleaded guilty today to a RICO charge in federal court in Boston." Lopez-
Velez "was arrested back in December 2019 as part of Operation Throne Down, a major 
takedown of the Latin Kings in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. He's the ninth 
defendant to plead guilty in the case that charged 62 individuals, many with New Bedford ties." 
Luchese Family Underboss Sentenced To Life In Prison. 
The Lower Hudson Valley (NY) Journal News (8/27, 328K) reports on the arrest in May, 2017, of 
12 members of the Luchese crime family on "a slew of federal charges, including murder and 
racketeering." The last of those defendants, Steven L. Crea, "second in command of the 
Luchese Family of La Cosa Nostra, was sentenced to life in prison" this week. A federal judge 
"also hit Crea with a $400,000 fine and the forfeiture of $1 million as part of his sentence." The 
piece reports that US Attorney Audrey Strauss "applauded the work of the FBI and NYPD," 
quoting Strauss saying, "Steven L. Crea - the Underboss of the Luchese Family - is the last of a 
dozen men arrested in 2017 to be sentenced for his crimes. For his role in the 2013 murder of 
Michael Meldish and other crimes, Crea will now spend the rest of his life behind bars. Thanks 
to the outstanding investigative work of the FBI and NYPD, we continue our commitment to 
render La Cosa Nostra a thing of the past." 
EFTA00149232

FBI Asks Public For Help Identifying Suspect In Check Fraud Scheme. 
Clarksville (IN) Online (8/27) reports the FBI is asking for public help with "identifying an 
unknown female who impersonated an account holder at an area bank in Middle Tennessee. 
Between August 5th and August 7th, the unknown female used the account holder's stolen 
identification to cash stolen checks from another bank to receive cash. The female suspect may 
be wearing a wig and was seen operating a silver Dodge SUV and a blue Hyundai sedan during 
multiple drive thru transactions." 
Attorney: Dead Fort Hood Sergeant Reported Sexual Abuse. 
The Brockton (MA) Enterprise (8/27, Shepard, 52K) reports, "Leaders at the U.S. Army's Fort 
Hood in Texas created an environment that led to the death of Sgt. Elder Fernandes, who was 
missing for more than a week before he was found dead Tuesday, his family's attorney said." 
Fernandes "was hanging from a tree in Temple, Texas, about 28 miles from Fort Hood." The 
Enterprise adds, "Temple police, the lead agency investigating because of where Fernandes was 
found, said foul play is not suspected in his death. Khawam said that after Fernandes reported 
in May that he had been inappropriately touched by a male superior, he was transferred, and 
word spread within the new unit, leading to harassment, belittling, bullying and hazing." 
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS 
Former UAW President Williams Charged In Corruption Probe. 
The Detroit News (8/27, Noble, 825K) reports from Detroit, "Retired United Auto Workers 
President Dennis Williams was charged Thursday with conspiracy to embezzle union funds 
following a years-long investigation into racketeering, bribery and other crimes that has pushed 
one of the nation's most powerful unions to the brink of a federal takeover." Williams, 67, of 
Corona, California, "is the second UAW president charged during an investigation by agents 
from the FBI, Labor Department and Internal Revenue Service during a probe that has led to 14 
convictions. It has revealed labor leaders and auto executives broke federal labor laws, stole 
union funds and received bribes and illegal benefits from union contractors and Fiat Chrysler 
Automobiles NV executives. That criminal investigation is ongoing, U.S. Attorney Matthew 
Schneider told The Detroit News in an interview: `We're not done. This is a very significant step 
and we are going to continue." 
The Detroit Free Press (8/27, Lawrence, 1.52M) reports, "Dennis Williams preached 
`solidarity together forever' as he gave his farewell address in 2018 as UAW president, but on 
Thursday, Williams became the latest former union leader nabbed in a scandal that has 
tarnished the image of an organization long regarded as the gold standard for clean unions." 
The Free Press adds, "More distressing to rank-and-file members perhaps is that Williams is not 
the first ex-UAW president charged criminally in a years-long federal probe. That distinction 
goes to Williams' successor, Gary Jones, whose agreement to cooperate in the investigation put 
speculation about who would be next to fall squarely on Williams. Prosecutors charged 
Williams...with conspiracy to embezzle union funds." 
Bloomberg (8/27, Dolmetsch, 4.73M) reports, "Williams was charged just weeks after 
General Motors Co. alleged that he received funds from Fiat Chrysler to place former UAW vice 
president Joe Ashton on GM's board. The accusations came as part of a lawsuit by GM alleging 
that Fiat Chrysler got better contracts than competing automakers by bribing union officials. 
Ashton has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. Williams received significant funds in 
bank accounts in Switzerland and Liechtenstein to help increase costs to GM through the 2015 
collective bargaining agreement and push it into merger talks with Fiat Chrysler, GM said." 
Deadline Detroit (8/27, Lengel) reports, "Williams, who headed the UAW from 2014-18, is 
the second ex-president to be charged in an ongoing public corruption investigation by the FBI, 
IRS, Department of Labor and U.S. Attorney's Office. Gary Jones pleaded guilty in June to 
EFTA00149233