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DATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020 6:30 AM EDT 
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS 
LEADING THE NEWS 
• First Circuit Overturns Tsarnaev's Death Sentence. 
PROTESTS 
• Portland Protests Calmer After Federal Agents Stand Down. 
• DHS Official Whose Office Compiled Intelligence Regarding Journalists Gets Reassigned. 
• DC Police Prevent Pro-Life Organizations From Painting "Black Preborn Lives Matter" On Street, Arrest 
Two Activists. 
• layapal Says Barr Perjured Himself During Testimony On Protests. 
• Arkansas Governor Confident In Investigation Into Morris Death. 
• Nevada Legislature Votes To Ban Police From Using Chokeholds. 
COUNTER-TERRORISM 
• UK Goes To Supreme Court To Fight Return Of IS Bride. 
• Afghan Troops Kill Senior Islamic State Militant. 
• NYTimes Al: Case Of One Extremist Group Shows How Far-Right Infiltration Has Spread Throughout 
German Society. 
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE 
• Judge Denies Bail For California Researcher Over China Ties. 
• Woman Pleads Guilty To Plotting To Steal Trade Secrets From Ohio Hospital. 
• WPost Examines Trump Campaign's Efforts To "Court QAnon." 
• Op-Ed: The US And China Need To Find Ways To Manage The New Cold War. 
• Op-Ed: Communist China Puts Our Technology And Safety At Risk Every Day. 
• Johnson Says Agencies Are Not Cooperating With Investigation Of Russia Probe. 
• Op-Ed: Confidentiality Was Never Part Of The Steel Dossier. 
• Op-Ed: Barr May Try To Spin His "Investigation" Before The Election. 
• NYTimes Analysis: Trump's Approach To Moscow Appears To Have Undergone "Little Or No Evolution" 
Since 2016. 
• Detentions Of 33 Suspected Russian Mercenaries In Belarus Pits Minsk Against Moscow Just Before 
Election. 
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• CIA Declassifies Details Of 1970s Stealth Drone. 
• Retrial Of Accused CIA Leaker Josh Schulte Delayed At Request Of Defense Lawyers. 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 
• Maxwell Wins Court Ruling To Prevent Release Of 2016 Testimony As Reports Highlight Ties To Trump, 
Clinton. 
• Pair Of Prisoners Apprehended After Escaping From Oklahoma Jail. 
• FBI Probing Fatal Shooting In Washington Casino Parking Garage. 
• Arizona Man Arrested After Fleeing Shooting Scene. 
• Six Former Houston Officers Charged After Deadly Drug Raid. 
• FBI Searching For Man Who Vandalized Chicago Church. 
• US Charges Arizona Man For Distributing Child Pornography. 
• Marine Corps Suspends Search For Missing Personnel Off Southern California. 
• FBI Investigation Results In Charges Against Hawaii Man Who Allegedly Sent Threatening Emails. 
• Indiana Girl Dies After Being Caught In Shootout. 
• Omaha Bank Robber Sentenced Ten Years. 
• Hawaii Man Sentenced For Possession Of Child Porn. 
• FBI Believes Toledo Councilwoman Sought To Extort Local Business Owner. 
• Three ND Tribal Officials Charged In Bribery Scheme. 
• Honolulu Managing Director Subject Of FBI Investigation. 
• FBI Increases Reward Amount For Information Leading To Arrest And Conviction In Las Cruces 
Church Bombings. 
• Massachusetts Man Faces Federal Charges After FBI Says He Stole "Smart" Light Bulbs From Home 
Depot. 
• New York Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Exploiting Child. 
• Police Arrest Pontiac Man In Homicide Of Susie Zhao. 
• Task Force Arrests Grand Island Man On Drug Charges. 
• Maryland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For False Use Of A Passport. 
• FBI: San Antonio Man Arrested, Charged With Distribution Of Child Pornography. 
• Suspect Accused Of Fatally Beating Another Man In Tulsa Has Been Arrested. 
• Woman Suspected Of Murder Of Former Springfield Couple Found In New Mexico. 
• FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive From Tacoma Tracked Down In Mexico. 
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS 
• FBI Raids Legislative Office Of Former Ohio House Speaker. 
• FBI Visits Office Of Kentucky Official Who Gave Wife Bonuses. 
• FBI Searches Offices Of Philadelphia Firm In Fraud Probe. 
• New Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty To Prescription Fraud Ring. 
• Kentucky Man Sentenced For Running Ponzi Scheme. 
• US Charges Florida Doctor In Fraud Probe. 
• Defendant Admits Role In Insurance Fraud Scheme. 
CYBER DIVISION 
• Florida Teenager Facing Felony Charges Over Hack Of Celebrity Twitter Accounts. 
• Pompeo: Trump To Take Broad Action On Chinese Software. 
• Canadian Attorney General Says Requirements Have Been Met To Extradite Huawei CFO To US. 
• House Votes To Allot $500M Toward Election Security. 
• Russia Pledges Reciprocal Steps After EU Sanctions For Alleged Cyberattacks. 
• China Denies US Accusations Of Hacking To Steal Coronavirus Vaccine Data. 
• Ransomware Attacks Against Local Voting Systems Feared As Elections Approach. 
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• Data Breach At A Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried. 
• CISA Hosts Table-Top Training Exercise To Aid In Protecting Elections. 
• Travel Giant CWT Pays $4.5M Ransom To Cyber Criminals. 
• Several Solarium Commission Recommendations Successfully Included In House Defense 
Authorization Bill. 
• Google Announces Steps To Counter Spread Of Hacked Materials Before Election. 
• King Says "Two-Pronged Approach" Needed To Deter Cyber-Based Espionage Operations. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES 
• FBI Warns Of Faulty COVID-19 Tests In Texas. 
• FBI Course Informs Attendees About Rights. 
• WSJournal Analysis: Homicides Up 24% This Year. 
• Chicago Police: Homicides, Shootings In City Have Spiked This Year. 
• NYTimes Analysis: First Step Act Leaves Some Prisoners With Little Recourse When Resentencing 
Applications Are Denied. 
• Democrats To Press For "Structural Court Reforms." 
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 
• Deutsche Bank Opens Probe Into Personal Banker for Trump, Kushner. 
LAWFUL ACCESS 
• House Members Propose Encryption Bill Backed By Barr. 
OTHER FBI NEWS 
• Justice Department Announces Dates For Two Executions. 
• Ohio Officials Push For Relocation Of FBI HQ. 
• FBI Eyes Cloud Migration For Unclassified Data. 
• Conservatives Press For Federal Investigation Into Murder Of Milwaukee Trump Supporter. 
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS 
• Meadows Says There Is "A Long Ways To Go" On Unemployment Benefit Negotiations. 
• Birx Says Nation Has Entered A "New Phase" Of Pandemic. 
• Giroir: There Is No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Effective Against Coronavirus. 
• Researchers Fear Political Intervention In Vaccine Development. 
• Despite Early Success Flattening Curve, San Francisco Seeing Surge In Cases. 
• Trump Challenges Fauci Over Cause Of Increase In US Coronavirus Cases. 
• FDA Expands Warning About Potentially Toxic Hand Sanitizers. 
• Rep. Grijalva Tests Positive For Covid-19. 
• More Players On St. Louis Cardinals Test Positive For Coronavirus. 
• Administration Reportedly Lacks Vaccine Distribution Plan. 
• House Panel Claims Administration Wasted $500 Million On Ventilators. 
• Survey: Americans Hesitant To Return To Daily Routines Among Increases In Coronavirus Cases. 
• Numerous Municipalities Hardly Enforcing Mask Ordinances. 
• CDC: 260 Children, Staff At Georgia Sleep-Away Camp Infected With Coronavirus. 
• Supreme Court Signals Disinterest In Ruling On Virus-Related Election Matters. 
• Politico Analysis: Push To Reopen Schools Is Latest Example Of Trump Reversing Course. 
• Some Colleges Offer Tuition Discounts After Deciding Not To Being Students Back. 
• Trump Installs Tata As Official "Performing The Duties" Of Pentagon Undersecretary. 
• Trump Met Yoo At White House Last Week. 
• NYTimes Analysis Questions What Purpose McEnany Serves Beyond "Berating" Media. 
• Undocumented Workers, Families Running Out Of Options To Survive In US. 
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• CREW Claims Miller Violated Hatch Act By Criticizing Biden. 
• "Large Club" Of Administration Alums Wrote Books Critical Of President. 
• House Committee Subpoenas Pompeo Over Biden-Ukraine Investigation. 
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Throwing Out Lawsuit Filed Against Trump By Stormy Daniels. 
• Legislators Call For FTC Investigation Into Practice Employed By Mobile Advertising Sector. 
• Acting ICE Director To Retire. 
• Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Earned At Least $36 Million In Outside Income Last Year. 
• Trump Releases 2019 Financial Disclosure Report. 
• Knight First Amendment Institute Files New Lawsuit Against Trump For Blocking Twitter Critics. 
• OCE: Rep. Bishop Allegedly Misused Campaign, Official Funds. 
• WPost Al: Supreme Court Has Yet To Return To Normal Summer Silence. 
• One Marine Dead, Eight Service Members Missing After Training Accident Near San Diego. 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 
• Trump: "Fake News" Media Not Covering "Big China Virus" Outbreaks In Other Countries. 
• Nations Around The World See Increases In Coronavirus Cases. 
• Australia Imposes Curfew In Melbourne To Stem Rising Cases. 
• Cases Continue To Rise In Europe Driven By Young People Flooding Into Bars, Beaches. 
• Russia Plans To Launch Nationwide Vaccination Campaign In October. 
• Kosovo Prime Minister Self-Quarantines After Testing Positive. 
• Indian Home Minister Hospitalized After Testing Positive. 
• Militants Attack Afghan Prison As Ceasefire Expires. 
• Netanyahu Rejects Protesters' Call For His Resignation. 
• Mexico Arrests Santa Rosa De Lima Cartel Chief. 
• Richardson: Two Of Six Citgo Executives Detained In Venezuela Have Been Moved To House Arrest. 
• Japan's Ruling Party Proposes Granting Military Pre-Emptive Strike Capabilities. 
• Relatives Forming Collectives To Find Remains Of Missing In Mexico. 
THE BIG PICTURE 
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages. 
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE 
• Today's Events In Washington. 
LEADING THE NEWS 
First Circuit Overturns Tsarnaev's Death Sentence. 
The New York Times (7/31, Barry, 18.61M) reports the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 
on Friday "overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of the 2013 
Boston Marathon bombings, and ordered a new penalty-phase trial." The decision "concluded 
that the presiding judge in the 2015 trial, George A. O'Toole Jr., 'did not meet the standard' of 
fairness, because he did not sufficiently scrutinize sitting jurors for bias." In arguments during 
December, attorneys for Tsarnaev "had pointed to 22 Twitter posts and retweets by the jury's 
forewoman - one referring to Mr. Tsarnaev as 'that piece of garbage' - that had not been 
voluntarily disclosed as part of jury screening." 
The Washington Post (7/31, Sacchetti, 14.2M) reports the case is going to return "to the 
lower court for additional hearings, but the court's overturning of the death sentences does not 
mean Tsarnaev will have an opportunity to get out of prison." The court said, "Dzhokhar will 
remain confined to prison for the rest of his life, with the only question remaining being 
whether the government will end his life by executing him." The Post adds, "Tsarnaev's federal 
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defenders said in a statement Friday that they were `grateful for the Court's straightforward and 
fair decision.' 
The AP (7/31, Richer) reports, "A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of 
Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial on whether the 27-year-old Tsarnaev should be 
executed for the attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. 'But make 
no mistake: Dzhokhar will spend his remaining days locked up in prison, with the only matter 
remaining being whether he will die by execution,' Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson wrote in the 
ruling, more than six months after arguments were heard in the case." Prosecutors "could ask 
the full appeals court to hear the case or go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court." 
USA Today (7/31, Garrison, 10.31M) reports, "Prior to his sentencing, attorneys for 
Tsarnaev, 19 at the time of the bombings, agreed their client was responsible for the deaths but 
contended he was less culpable than his accomplice, older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was 
killed by authorities following a four-day manhunt. A fourth victim, an MIT police officer, was 
shot and killed by the Tsarnaev brothers during the manhunt. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense 
attorneys argued during a December appeal hearing he did not receive a fair trial in Boston 
before he was sentenced to death, pointing to relentless media coverage in the city where the 
bombing occurred and city-wide trauma that 'filtered' into the jury pool. They said two jurors 
lied by concealing prejudiced remarks made on social media about the case before the trial." 
Reuters (7/31, Raymond) reports that Judge Thompson "said the trial judge 'fell short' in 
conducting the jury selection process and screening jurors for potential bias following pretrial 
publicity surrounding the high-profile case. Thompson said the pervasive news coverage of the 
bombings and their aftermath featured `bone-chilling' photos and videos of Tsarnaev, now 27, 
and his brother carrying backpacks at the marathon and of those injured and killed near its 
finish line. Thompson said the judge deemed jurors eligible who had `already formed an opinion 
that Dzhokhar was guilty - and he did so in large part because they answered "yes" to the 
question whether they could decide this high-profile case based on the evidence." 
The Hill (7/31, Moreno, 2.98M) reports, "Tsarnaev's lawyers have argued that his 
sentencing trial should not be held in Boston, where jurors have been exposed to heavy local 
and national media coverage of the attack and its aftermath." 
The AP (8/1, Mustian, Ring) reports, "'Boston Strong' remains a 'vibrant' rallying cry more 
than seven years after the marathon bombing killed three people and injured more than 260 
others, a federal appeals court noted as it threw out the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev," 
but "even as the ruling opened old wounds, it raised familiar questions about whether Tsarnaev 
can receive a fair hearing in the city where the bombs exploded - a community that may now 
be asked to relive unspeakable trauma." The AP adds, "The Justice Department is expected to 
appeal. Legal observers predict prosecutors will turn straight to the U.S. Supreme Court without 
asking for a hearing before the full 1st Circuit. The U.S. government recently resumed federal 
executions following a 17-year pause and, under President Donald Trump, has pursued capital 
punishment in an increasing number of cases." The Hill (8/2, Klar, 2.98M), the Springfield (MA). 
Republican (8/2, Croteau, 395K), and the Boston Globe (8/1, Crimaldi, 972K) also report. 
The Wall Street Journal (7/31, Kamp, Randazzo, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) as well 
as brief CBS Evening NewsVi (7/31, story 12, 0:19, O'Donnell, 3.97M) and NBC Nightly NewsVi 
(7/31, story 11, 0:20, Holt, 5.44M) broadcasts provided similar coverage. 
Trump Demands Death Penalty For Tsarnaev. The New York Post (8/2, Sheehy, 
4.57M) reports that in a tweet Sunday afternoon, President Trump "demanded the death 
penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev - whose execution was taken off the 
table by an appellate court last week." Trump wrote, "Rarely has anybody deserved the death 
penalty more than the Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The court agreed that this "was one 
of the worst domestic terrorist attacks since the 9/11 atrocities". Yet the appellate court tossed 
out the death sentence. So many lives lost and ruined. The Federal Government must again 
seek the Death Penalty in a do-over of that chapter of the original trial. Our Country cannot let 
the appellate decision stand. Also, it is ridiculous that this process is taking so long!" 
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Reuters (8/2, Schroeder) reports, "In a tweet, Trump said the federal government must 
challenge a Friday appeals court decision overturning the death penalty for the 2013 attack. 
'Rarely has anybody deserved the death penalty more than the Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar 
Tsarnaev,' tweeted Trump. 'The Federal Government must again seek the Death Penalty in a do-
over of that chapter of the original trial." 
PROTESTS 
Portland Protests Calmer After Federal Agents Stand Down. 
The Washington Post (8/2, Taylor, Rosenberg, 14.2M) reports that after "66 straight nights," the 
protests in downtown Portland "may be reaching a turning point: The weekend brought none of 
the large-scale tear gas and firework-fueled clashes that marked the previous two months of 
unrest, a potential sign of calming tensions after the Trump administration pulled back federal 
law enforcement officers." However, it is "not clear what direction the protests in the city, which 
show no sign of stopping, will take next." 
In a similar report headlined "With No Federal Agents On Streets, Portland Protests Turn 
Largely Peaceful," the Wall Street Journal (8/2, Caldwell, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) says 
that since Thursday, the first night without a visible federal law enforcement presence, protests 
have been mostly peaceful. The New York Times (8/2, Baker, 18.61M) too reports that on 
Saturday night, "the crowd saw a third consecutive night of calm since the start of a plan to 
withdraw federal agents who had brought a militarized crackdown to the city." 
The AP (7/31, Flaccus) reports that in Portland, there has been a "dramatic change in tone 
outside a federal courthouse that's become ground zero in clashes between demonstrators and 
federal agents...after the U.S. government began drawing down its forces under a deal between 
Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration." According to the AP, "As agents 
from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement pulled back, troopers with the Oregon State Police were supposed to take 
over." The AP says "there were no signs of any law enforcement presence outside the Mark O. 
Hatfield Federal Courthouse, however, where a protest lasted into early Friday." 
The Washington Post (7/31, Taylor, 14.2M) also reports that "as the Black Lives Matter-
inspired vigil wound down early Friday morning, there was virtually no sign of the Oregon State 
Police officers who had taken over protection of the federal buildings at the center of the 
protests." According to the Post, "Instead of being forcibly removed from downtown's Lownsdale 
Square and the adjacent Chapman Square...the crowd thinned out on its own, with many 
protesters heading home of their own accord." The Post says that "by a little after 1 a.m., only a 
relatively small crew remained, far down from the enormous crowd that had gathered four 
hours earlier to listen to speakers and chant anti-law enforcement slogans." 
Reuters (7/31, Bloom) reports that Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell "tweeted his thanks 
to protesters who stopped attempts to light fires and throw projectiles on the 63rd night of 
demonstrations, when there were no arrests." While Reuters adds that acting Homeland 
Security Secretary Wolf indicated Friday morning that DHS agents "remained on standby and 
National Guard troops could be sent in should state police be overrun," the Wall Street Journal 
(7/31, Caldwell, Calfas, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) says that officials in Portland expect 
the protests this weekend will be less violent given the drawdown of federal forces. 
Trump: DHS Will Remain In Portland Until Police "Complete Cleanup Of 
Anarchists And Agitators." President Trump on Friday tweeted, "Homeland Security is not 
leaving Portland until local police complete cleanup of Anarchists and Agitators!" 
Wolf: Joint Federal-Local Policing Has "Worked Fairly Well" In Portland. 
Appearing on Fox News' Fox & Friends (7/31, 831K), Wolf said the developments in Portland 
"worked fairly well. What we saw is we saw a robust contingent of Oregon State Police come 
into the area yesterday afternoon together with Portland Police Bureau. They cleaned out the 
parks across the street from the courthouse and what we saw overnight is almost little to no 
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criminal activity. And that really is how it should be. It reinforces the principle if you work with 
federal state and local law enforcement work together we can protect our communities. We can 
secure our communities. We can secure federal properties and protect law enforcement officers. 
This is what we have been asking for or over 60 days and I'm glad Oregon and Portland has 
finally accepted up to the challenge." 
Cuccinelli Highlights Barr's House Testimony Regarding Portland Protests. 
Speaking on Chicago's Morning Answer (7/31), Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary 
Cuccinelli discussed Attorney General Barr's recent House testimony regarding the presence of 
federal agents in Portland. Cuccinelli also discussed the DHS' role in protecting federal property, 
including the federal courthouse. 
US Marshals Discuss Portland Protests, Role In Protecting Federal Courthouse. 
Appearing on NBC Nightly NewsVi (7/31, story 13, 1:58, Holt, 5.44M), US Marshals Service 
Director Donald Washington and US Marshall Russel Burger discussed the protests in Portland 
and their role in protecting the federal courthouse. Washington said, "People should be yelling, 
shouting from the courthouse steps their grievances, not trying to burn it to the ground." When 
asked by NBC's Erin McLaughlin, "Who are these people that are doing this?," Burger 
responded, "We have legitimate protesters that are out there expressing their First Amendment 
right, and we support that. But then you've got this other group, they want nothing more than 
to create chaos and injure people. And it's not a big group." 
Judge Allows Release Of 18-Year-Old Accused Of Attempted Arson At Portland 
Courthouse. The Oregonian (7/31, Bernstein, 1M) reports Gabriel Agard-Berryhill, 18, "made 
his first appearance in federal court Friday on an attempted arson allegation, accused of lighting 
and throwing a large firework Tuesday over the fence that struck and set on fire protective 
wood covering the entrance to the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse." The Oregonian 
adds US Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo "allowed Agard-Berryhill to be released," but he "must 
not come within a five-block radius of the courthouse at any time of the day or night while his 
case is pending." 
Judge May Order Federal Agents To Wear Numbered Jerseys. Politico (7/31, 
Gerstein, 4.29M) reports US District Court Judge Michael Simon on Friday suggested the 
uniforms of federal agents "responding to long-running protests and unrest in that city be 
emblazoned with easily visible numbers so officers can be easily identified if they commit 
abuses." Politico says Simon's comments came "in connection with a lawsuit he's overseeing 
that accuses city police and federal law enforcement officers of unjustified use of force against 
journalists and legal observers monitoring the protests, which have centered in recent weeks on 
the main federal courthouse in Portland." 
Poll: 53% Support Deployment To Protect Federal Property, 475 Opposed. The 
Hill (7/31, Schulte, 2.98M) reports a Hill-HarrisX poll of 948 "registered voters" (7/26-7/27) 
found 53% "said they support sending federal agents to major cities in order to protect federal 
property despite the mayors of those cities not making a request for such action," while 47% 
"opposed the Trump administration's move." However, The Hill adds the survey "fell heavily 
along party lines with 76 percent of Republican respondents saying they agreed with the use of 
federal troops to protect federal property while 77 percent of Democrats said they disagree with 
the move. Fifty-five percent of independent voters said they disagree with the move. The 
survey found 55 percent of white voters agree with federal agents and officers being deployed 
into major cities to protect federal property. Twenty-one percent of Black voters said they 
oppose the move along with 33 percent of Hispanic voters." 
DHS Official Whose Office Compiled Intelligence Regarding Journalists Gets 
Reassigned. 
The New York Times (8/1, Kanno-Youngs, Goldman, 18.61M) reports Department of Homeland 
Security Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Brian Murphy was reassigned 
"after his office compiled reports about protesters and journalists covering the Trump 
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administration's response to unrest in Portland, Ore., last month." Murphy was moved "to a new 
position in (DHS] after his office disseminated to the law enforcement community 'open-source 
intelligence reports' containing Twitter posts of journalists, noting they had published leaked 
unclassified documents, according to an administration official familiar with the matter." The 
Times adds, "It was not clear what Mr. Murphy's new position would be." 
The Washington Post (8/1, Harris, Miroff, 14.2M) reports the decision to remove Murphy 
from his job was made on Friday by Acting DHS Secretary Wolf. DHS "has been under mounting 
scrutiny from lawmakers and civil liberties groups over its use of federal law enforcement 
officers to quell protests in Portland and in light of President Trump's threat to deploy federal 
personnel to other cities that he asserts are being overrun by violent criminals." 
DHS Stops Collecting Intel On Reporters Covering Portland Response. The New 
York Times (7/31, Kanno-Youngs, Tracy, 18.61M) reports DHS spokesman Alexei Woltornist 
"said on Friday that [Wolf] had shut down an intelligence examination of the work of reporters 
covering the government's response to protests in Portland, Ore., beginning an investigation 
into what he suggested was an infringement on First Amendment rights." Woltornist said, "The 
acting secretary is committed to ensuring that all D.H.S. personnel uphold the principles of 
professionalism, impartiality and respect for civil rights and civil liberties, particularly as it 
relates to the exercise of First Amendment rights." Woltornist added Wolf ordered DHS to 
"immediately discontinue collecting information involving members of the press" once he 
learned of its actions. 
Meanwhile, Reuters (7/31, Hosenball) reports all seven Democrats on the Senate 
Intelligence Committee on Friday "wrote to the Department of Homeland Security requesting 
details on its agents conducting intelligence monitoring of ongoing anti-racism protests in 
Portland." 
Cuccinelli Relaxed Oversight Of DHS Intel Office. Politico (8/2, Swan, 4.29M) 
reports that "several months ago, the leadership of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis 
asked" Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli to limit "a department watchdog from 
regularly reviewing the intelligence products it produces and distributes." Cuccinelli "signed off 
on the move, according to two sources familiar with the situation, which constrained the role of 
the department's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in approving the intelligence office's 
work." Since the change, however, "I&A's work has drawn withering criticism. The Washington 
Post reported last week that the office distributed an intelligence report documenting 
communications between protesters over the Telegram messaging app. The Post also reported 
that I&A compiled intelligence reports on journalists covering DHS's response to protests in 
Portland, Oregon against racism and police brutality." A DHS spokesperson declined to 
comment. 
DC Police Prevent Pro-Life Organizations From Painting "Black Preborn Lives Matter" 
On Street, Arrest Two Activists. 
The Washington Times (8/1, Richardson, 492K) reports, "Police stopped pro-life groups 
Saturday from painting 'Black Preborn Lives Matter' on the street in front of a Washington, D.C., 
Planned Parenthood clinic and subsequently arrested two for writing the message in chalk on a 
sidewalk, even though the activists said they had the District government's permission for the 
street painting." Leaders from Students for Life of America indicated that they told law 
enforcement "and city officials during the permit process that they would be painting the 
message on the 1200 block of 4th Street NE, citing the precedent of the protesters who painted 
'Defund the Police' in June on 16th Street NW." In an email, Students for Life spokesperson 
Kristi Hamrick said, "We were told verbally that we would not be prevented from painting and 
what kind of paint to buy." 
Jayapal Says Barr Perjured Himself During Testimony On Protests. 
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said on MSNBC's Politics NationVi (8/2, 932K) that Attorney 
General Barr "is not the President's personal attorney. He is supposed to be the attorney for all 
Americans and he is not acting that way. So, when there are protesters who are protesting the 
President, like the movement for Black Lives [Matter] protesters, then...a whole series of 
officers that come and push them out of the way just so that the President can get a photo-op. 
... But when you have right-wing extremists...then somehow the Attorney General is nowhere 
to be found. And I believe he actually perjured himself because he said he wasn't even aware of 
those protests and that is impossible that as Attorney General he wouldn't be aware of those 
protests." 
Trump Retweets Video Of Fox News Hosts Criticizing House Democrats' 
Treatment Of Barr. President Trump retweeted a post from a Twitter user called The Dirty 
Truth who tweeted video of a segment from Fox News' Watters World during which host Jesse 
Watters said House Democrats' treatment of Barr during his testimony last week was 
"despicable," and Fox News host Mark Levin said, "I have never seen a senior official of any 
administration ever treated like that." 
Arkansas Governor Confident In Investigation Into Morris Death. 
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), on CNN's State Of The UnionVi (8/2, 954K), commented on 
a newly released video showing the death of Lionel Morris, who died in police custody. 
Hutchinson said, "I'm confident that the review by the Arkansas state police was thorough and 
the prosecuting attorney's office, any death like that in custody is a tragedy, but, in this case, 
one thing you didn't mention that he was very high on methamphetamine that was in his 
system and that was a large part of the reason that he died in custody because of that, as well 
as other contributing factors. I have confidence in the review that was done, in addition one 
thing that we are doing as a result of the George Floyd protests and the tragedy that was there, 
we do have an ongoing task force to review the advancement of law enforcement and what 
controls, changes need to be made there." 
Nevada Legislature Votes To Ban Police From Using Chokeholds. 
The Washington Examiner (8/2, Dibble, 448K) reports the Nevada state legislature over the 
weekend passed "a series of police reforms, including a ban on the use of chokeholds by 
officers." The state Senate and assembly "each passed separate policing reforms on Saturday" 
including restricting the use of chokeholds "unless the officer's life is in danger." 
COUNTER-TERRORISM 
UK Goes To Supreme Court To Fight Return Of IS Bride. 
The AP (7/31, Kirka) reported the British government is going "to the UK's Supreme Court to 
challenge the return of a woman who ran away from home as a teenager in London to join the 
Islamic State group." A lower appeals court "ruled earlier this month that Shamima Begum had 
the right to come back to her home country to mount a legal challenge aimed at restoring her 
British citizenship, which was revoked on national security grounds." The three-judge Court of 
Appeal panel "ruled that 'the only way in which she can have a fair and effective appeal is to be 
permitted to come into the UK." Britain's Home Office "challenged the decision, arguing that 
Begum doesn't have the right to repatriate." A lawyer for the Home Office, James Eadie, "said 
there were 'significant national security concerns' surrounding her return." 
Afghan Troops Kill Senior Islamic State Militant. 
The AP (8/2) reports Afghanistan's intelligence service "said the country's special forces killed a 
high-ranking official with the local Islamic State group affiliate in an operation in eastern 
Afghanistan." A statement late Saturday by the National Directorate of Security "said the slain 
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militant was Assadullah Orakzai, an intelligence leader for the IS affiliate in Afghanistan." The 
statement "said he was killed near Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province." Orakzai was 
suspected of "being involved in several deadly attacks against both military and civilian targets 
in Afghanistan." 
NYTimes Al: Case Of One Extremist Group Shows How Far-Right Infiltration Has 
Spread Throughout German Society. 
In a roughly 3,200-word front-page article, the New York Times (8/1, Al, Bennhold, 18.61M) 
examines the creation of the German group Nordkreuz, or Northern Cross, and how its 
members began making plans to "round up political enemies and those defending migrants and 
refugees, put them on trucks and drive them to a secret location," and then kill them. The 
Times says, "The Nordkreuz case, which only recently came to trial after being uncovered more 
than three years ago, shows that the problem of far-right infiltration" in Germany "is neither 
new nor confined to...the KSK, or even the military. Far-right extremism penetrated multiple 
layers of German society in the years when the authorities underestimated the threat or were 
reluctant to countenance it fully, officials and lawmakers acknowledge. Now they are struggling 
to uproot it." 
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE 
Judge Denies Bail For California Researcher Over China Ties. 
The AP (8/2) reports from Sacramento, California, "A federal judge in California denied a bail 
request for a university researcher accused of lying about her ties to China's military and 
Communist Party to gain access to the United States." US Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes 
"said Friday that 37-year-old Juan Tang 'would have every reason to leave' the country if 
released on bail. The former Chinese researcher at the University of California Davis has been 
held without bail at the Sacramento County Main Jail since July 23." Tang "was arrested by FBI 
agents when she left the Chinese consulate in San Francisco to visit a doctor, authorities said. 
Tang was considered a fugitive who sought refuge for a month inside the consulate after being 
questioned June 20." The Sacramento (CA) Bee (7/31, 567K) reported Barnes said, "I just don't 
see sufficient conditions to overcome flight risk." Law360 (7/31, Subscription Publication, 8K) 
reported Barnes "found it 'highly suspicious' that the defendant's daughter returned to China 
without the court's knowledge." Stanford University visiting scholar Chen Song is "one of a 
handful of scientists who the US has recently charged with visa fraud, claiming they concealed 
their active Chinese military duty status in their US visa applications in an orchestrated 
program by the Chinese government." 
Bloomberg (7/31, Rosenblatt, 4.73M) reported Lexi Negin, the public defender 
representing Tang, "said in an email that she's disappointed by the decision." Negin said,"We 
will continue to work to try and find a suitable release package for Dr. Tang so that she can 
defend her case." 
Woman Pleads Guilty To Plotting To Steal Trade Secrets From Ohio Hospital. 
WXIX-TV Cincinnati (8/1, Fisher, Goffinet, 42K) reports, "The FBI division in Cincinnati is helping 
Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus with an investigation involving a woman who 
pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to steal scientific trade secrets from the hospital for her 
company in China and wire fraud, court documents states." According to WXIX-TV, "Court 
documents say, Li Chen, 46, from Dublin, Ohio, admitted to stealing scientific trade secrets 
related to exosomes and exosome isolation from Nationwide Children's Hospital's Research 
Institute. 'Li Chen was a trusted researcher at Nationwide Children's Hospital, conducting 
cutting-edge U.S. government-funded research,' stated FBI Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge, 
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Chris Hoffman. 'With her guilty plea, she admits that she abused this trust to establish a 
company in China for her own financial gain." 
WPost Examines Trump Campaign's Efforts To "Court QAnon." 
The Washington Post (8/2, Al, Stanley-Becker, 14.2M) has a front-page feature on "how the 
Trump campaign came to court QAnon," writing that the President "and his campaign have 
courted and legitimized" adherents to "the viral online movement, which took root on Internet 
message boards in the fall of 2017 with posts from a self-proclaimed government insider 
identified as 'Q' [that] has triggered violent acts and occasional criminal cases. ... The Trump 
campaign's director of press communications, for example, went on a QAnon program and 
urged listeners to 'sign up and attend a Trump Victory Leadership Initiative training," and 
QAnon "iconography has appeared in official campaign advertisements targeting battleground 
states." White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino "has gone from 
endorsing praise from QAnon accounts to posting their memes himself." 
Op-Ed: The US And China Need To Find Ways To Manage The New Cold War. 
In a commentary in the Wall Street Journal (7/31, Subscription Publication, 7.57M), David 
Shambaugh, the Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science and International 
Affairs and director of the China Policy Program at George Washington University, wrote that 
ties between the US and China are deteriorating quickly and that the two countries are 
essentially now engaged in a new Cold War. He contends the situation has been deteriorating 
for some time, but the recent Consulate closures in each country demonstrates the clear 
decline and the two countries need to find ways to deal with the new bilateral dynamic and 
deter the situation from getting even more serious. 
Op-Ed: Communist China Puts Our Technology And Safety At Risk Every Day. 
In an op-ed in CQ Roll Call (7/31, 154K), Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Rep. John Joyce (R-
PA) wrote, "Communist China puts our technology and safety at risk every day. It's been a long 
time coming, but more and more Americans are waking up to the threat of Chinese influence in 
our technology. This is a reality we must face as a nation and one we need to get a handle on 
before it's too late." They contended, "The China Task Force is focused on equipping our 
scientists to win the race to 5G and remove Chinese telecom infrastructure from the US. To 
achieve lasting progress, America must continue and expand its prohibition of dangerous 
technologies originating from China, like Huawei and ZTE." They concluded, "In the 21st 
century, the US simply cannot afford to fall behind China's technology momentum. ...We must 
once again lead in innovation and ensure security for our telecommunications." 
Johnson Says Agencies Are Not Cooperating With Investigation Of Russia Probe. 
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures (8/2) about his 
investigation into the Russia probe. Johnson said, "We're trying to assemble a puzzle. I think 
we basically know what the picture is but we're trying to get all the pieces of the puzzle. 
Democrats have a huge advantage over us in our investigation. Some of them know exactly 
what they did. ... One of our problems is obtaining documents from these agencies. ... I can't 
tell you my frustration how difficult it is getting information out of agencies that are supposedly 
controlled by this Administration but simply aren't. ... I'm actually hoping the White House gets 
engaged and gets into the agencies and makes sure that the American people finally get to 
understand and see the full picture of the corruption of the transition process that occurred." 
Op-Ed: Confidentiality Was Never Part Of The Steel Dossier. 
In an op-ed in The Hill (8/1, 2.98M), former FBI agent James Casy wrote, "Critics who claim 
that Attorney General Barr has recklessly declassified...FBI electronic communication, putting 
Danchenko and other sources - and future source operations - in peril are wrong. Steele was a 
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'non-US Person,' and not an FBI source when he was de facto working for...the Hillary Clinton 
campaign to develop opposition research. Steele subcontracted this work to Danchenko...who, 
by his own admission during the FBI interview, provided what he categorized as 'bar talk over 
beers' back to Steele. The fact that this kind of information in an FBI communication was 
classified as 'secret' in the first place is unexplainable." Casey concluded, "The information that 
Danchenko provided was the last nail in the coffin of the Steele dossier, and it created a serious 
dilemma for the FBI. ... How this all ends will be determined largely by US Attorney Durham's 
investigation." 
Op-Ed: Barr May Try To Spin His "Investigation" Before The Election. 
In an op-ed in the Washington Post (8/1, 14.2M), Joshua Geltzer And Ryan Goodman wrote, 
"One of William Barr's weaknesses is a godsend for the rule of law: The attorney general is not 
completely effective at lying. ... Barr's behavior in his prior career in government and in his 
current office reveals voluminous and specific examples in which he misled the public and 
Congress. ... And there's every reason to suspect Barr will soon try again to mislead - this time 
regarding...an investigation by his handpicked US attorney, John Durham - in an effort to skew 
the 2020 elections." They contended, "The problem is that there are two types of lies that Barr 
is willing to employ. One can be detected quickly. The other often takes time to uncover." They 
concluded, "It's essential that Congress, the media and the public refuse to accept what Barr 
says at face value. Wait till we see what Durham's investigation actually concludes." 
NYTimes Analysis: Trump's Approach To Moscow Appears To Have Undergone "Little 
Or No Evolution" Since 2016. 
In an analysis, the New York Times (7/31, Sanger, 18.61M) says President Trump's "approach 
to Moscow...has been consistent. With three months until Election Day, he is repeating a variant 
of lines that he uttered during his first campaign." For example, "it would be 'wonderful' if 
'instead of fighting each other, we got along.' That he and Mr. Putin are working together to 
reduce the threat of nuclear war, even though both nations have spent the past four years 
developing nuclear weapons and scuttling treaties that limited their stockpiles. In recent days, 
he has begun deflecting questions about Russia's cyberactivities by repeating another line from 
2016: that everyone turns a blind eye to China." The article says, "What is striking about all 
these comments is that they indicate little or no evolution in Mr. Trump's approach." 
Op-Ed: Trump Is Committed To Defending The US, And Russia Knows It. In an 
op-ed in the Washington Post (8/2, 14.2M), Robert O'Brien, the national security adviser to 
President Trump, writes, "Like Reagan, President Trump strives for good relations with all 
nations, including Russia. But no nation, including Russia, should doubt the president's 
commitment to defending the US and our allies. President Trump has demonstrated to Russia 
that he means what he says about putting 'America First.' If recently reported allegations of 
Russian malign activity toward Americans in Afghanistan prove true, Russia knows from 
experience that it will pay a price - even if that price never becomes public." He concludes, "No 
president since Reagan has shown such resolve to Moscow. Like Reagan, President Trump seeks 
another path with Russia - one in which Russia refrains from aggression abroad and becomes a 
friendly partner to the United States and Europe. In such a world, sanctions on Russia would be 
unnecessary, and trade between our countries would flourish." 
WPost Analysis: Dissonance Between Trump, National Security Team Shows Lack 
Of Strategic Approach To Russia. In an analysis, the Washington Post (8/1, Deyoung, 
14.2M) said, "The public dissonance between President Trump and his top national security 
team over Russia reached new heights in the past week," in some ways overshadowing what 
several experts describe as the Administration's lack of strategic approach to dealing with 
Moscow. For example, a former senior Administration official who spoke on the condition of 
anonymity said that to the extent President Trump "'undermines US policy,' it is not necessarily 
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because of his lauding of Putin, but `because there is no coherent policy." The official added, 
"There is no devolution to fill out the details of the kind of deals he wants to make." 
Detentions Of 33 Suspected Russian Mercenaries In Belarus Pits Minsk Against 
Moscow Just Before Election. 
The Washington Post (8/1, Khurshudyan, 14.2M) reported the detentions of "33 suspected 
Russian mercenaries near Minsk" earlier this week "have expanded an unusual run of tension 
between Belarus and Russia, once tight allies that have drifted apart as Belarus's president, 
Alexander Lukashenko, tests policies independent of Moscow's backing. The rare friction with 
Russia is now part of the backdrop for an Aug. 9 election that is expected to extend 
Lukashenko's 26-year authoritarian grip on power." However, "Lukashenko also appears to be 
using the showdown with Moscow to bolster his populist credentials and to try to discredit 
opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a newcomer who has led a surprisingly strong 
campaign. Belarus claims - without making any evidence public - that the alleged mercenaries 
are part of Russia's shadowy Wagner Group paramilitary outfit and were sent to Minsk to 
destabilize the country ahead of presidential elections." 
CIA Declassifies Details Of 1970s Stealth Drone. 
Forbes (7/31, Hambling, 9.71M) reported The CIA's Project Aquiline was "a drone with a ten-
foot wingspan which would carry out spy missions deep into the Soviet Union." The CIA has 
"declassified a new stash of documents about the project from the early 1970s, revealing 
among other things, plans to fit nuclear propulsion and have it operating out of the celebrated 
Area 51." Project Aquiline never "became operational, for reasons which we will explore." But, 
as the CIA "notes in a preface to the new release, `the concept proved invaluable as a 
forerunner to today's multi-capability UAVs [Unmanned Aerial Vehicles]." The project originated 
"in the 1960s." After the shooting down "of Gary Powers U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union, 
manned flights were becoming politically too risky." Satellites could peer "over the Iron Curtain, 
but only provided grainy long-range photographs." What was needed was "a small, unmanned 
aircraft for strategic reconnaissance from close-up." 
Retrial Of Accused CIA Leaker Josh Schulte Delayed At Request Of Defense Lawyers. 
The Washington Times (7/31, Blake, 492K) reported a federal court judge "pushed back 
proceedings Friday in the government's longstanding criminal case against Joshua Adam 
Schulte, a former CIA engineer suspected of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks." Senior 
US District Court Judge Paul A. Crotty "agreed to postpone a status conference in the Schulte 
case previously scheduled for August 3 in light of defense layers recently asking for an 
adjournment." The conference has been "rescheduled for Oct. 17, per the judge's order, 
indicating Schulte's yearslong legal saga is unlikely to come to a conclusion anytime soon." 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 
Maxwell Wins Court Ruling To Prevent Release Of 2016 Testimony As Reports 
Highlight Ties To Trump, Clinton. 
According to Bloomberg (7/31, Hurtado, 4.73M), "Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite 
fighting sex-trafficking charges in the U.S., persuaded a federal appeals court in Manhattan to 
temporarily halt the release of sworn testimony she gave in April 2016 in a civil case." 
Bloomberg says the court on Friday "granted Maxwell's request to block the unsealing of 
documents that include her deposition testimony in that lawsuit," but "said it would consider the 
fight over the unsealing on an expedited basis and scheduled a hearing for Sept. 22." 
In article titled, "Before President Trump Wished Ghislaine Maxwell `Well; They Had 
Mingled For Years In The Same Gilded Circles," the Washington Post (7/31, Helderman, Fisher, 
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14.2M) reports that "for at least 15 years" after meeting in 1989, President Trump and Maxwell 
"continued to mingle in the same gilded circles, attending the same parties in Florida and New 
York, sharing meals and flying together at least once on [Jeffrey] Epstein's private plane." The 
Post says "during those years, Trump socialized with Epstein, particularly after Epstein 
purchased a mansion in Palm Beach, Fla., in 1990, not far from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate." 
The Post says that while Trump said last year that he and Epstein "had had a falling out," he "as 
not made a similar effort to distance himself from Maxwell, Epstein's longtime companion." 
The Washington Post (7/31, Helderman, Jacobs, 14.2M) also reports that Virginia Giuffre, 
"who has accused...Epstein of years-long abuse that began when she was a teenager, alleged in 
a newly unsealed deposition that...Maxwell, was both his chief accomplice and a participant in 
the sexual abuse." According to the Post, Giuffre "has claimed that Maxwell recruited her to 
serve as a traveling masseuse for Epstein after spotting her working a summer job as a locker 
room attendant 20 years ago at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private estate." 
According to Bloomberg (7/31, Hurtado, 4.73M), Giuffre "has recounted how she had a 
job at 16 handing out towels in a spa locker room at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in 
Florida before Maxwell lured her to work as a masseuse for Epstein, when he began sexually 
assaulting her." Bloomberg adds, "After that, Giuffre testified, Maxwell and Epstein began 
farming her out to powerful men, including directing her to have sex with Britain's Prince 
Andrew - a claim the prince has strenuously denied." 
Meanwhile, Stephanie Gosk reported on NBC Nightly NewsVI (7/31, story 12, 1:57, Holt, 
5.44M), "In a 2011 transcript of a conversation with attorneys, Giuffre said she saw former 
President Bill Clinton on the island. According to this document, she told lawyers, 'I remember 
asking Jeffrey what's Bill Clinton doing here kind of thing. And he laughed it off and said, 'well, 
he owes me a favor.' He never told me what favors they were.' In a statement today, a Clinton 
spokesperson tells NBC News, 'The story keeps changing. The facts don't. President Clinton has 
never been to the island.' Giuffre has acknowledged to NBC News that she used drugs when she 
says she was abused by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, his long-time friend who pleaded not 
guilty to federal charges earlier this month. But Giuffre pushes back on Maxwell and others who 
have questioned her credibility." Gosk added, "Giuffre does not allege that Clinton engaged in 
any illegal sexual activity, nor has any other known Epstein accuser." 
The AP (7/31) reports that US District Judge Alison J. Nathan "said Friday that her 
attorneys are not permitted to publicly identify accusers even if they've spoken in a public 
forum. 'Not all accusations or public statements are equal,' U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan 
wrote in her ruling in the case facing Ghislaine Maxwell. 'Deciding to participate in or contribute 
to a criminal investigation or prosecution is a far different matter than simply making a public 
statement "relating to" Ms. Maxwell or Jeffrey Epstein, particularly since such a statement 
might have occurred decades ago and have no relevance to the charges in this case.' Judge 
Nathan "said the women 'still maintain a significant privacy interest that must be safeguarded." 
The San Jose (CA) Mercury News (7/31, Ross, 456K) reports, "Newly released documents 
in a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein's associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, shed new light on the late 
accused sex trafficker's friendship with Prince Andrew, including the claim that the British royal 
worked to help Epstein secure a reduced sentence in a child prostitution case in Florida in 
2008." The Mercury News adds, "Andrew's reputation has already been tarnished by his long 
association with Epstein and by allegations that he had sex multiple times with Virginia Roberts 
Giuffre, one of the teenage girls Epstein allegedly pimped out to his powerful friends. Andrew, 
who was asked to step down from his royal duties last year, has repeatedly denied having sex 
with Giuffre, but the new documents appear to challenge his assertion that he wasn't good 
friends with Epstein and only saw him infrequently through the 2000s before he claims he 
ended their friendship." 
The Wall Street Journal (7/31, Paul, O'Brien, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) and a brief 
ABC World News TonightVi (7/31, story 14, 0:27, Llamas, 6.66M) broadcast provide similar 
coverage of the unsealed documents. 
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Pair Of Prisoners Apprehended After Escaping From Oklahoma Jail. 
ABC World News TonightVi (7/31, story 15, 0:23, Llamas, 6.66M) reported on a "dramatic 
jailbreak in Oklahoma City. Authorities say 34-year-old Pablo Robledo and his cellmate busted 
out glass blocks and used bed sheets tied together to climb down from the 12th floor of the jail. 
The cellmate was arrested after breaking his leg. Robledo, who is facing a first degree murder 
charge...briefly got away but was arrested after a manhunt this afternoon." 
FBI Probing Fatal Shooting In Washington Casino Parking Garage. 
KOMO-TV Seattle (8/1, 402K) reports from Tacoma, Washington, "Puyallup Tribal Police 
responded to a report of a shooting at the south parking garage of the Emerald Queen Casino in 
Tacoma just before midnight Friday night. Tribal officers and Emerald Queen security performed 
CPR on the male victim." KOMO-TV adds, "The victim was pronounced deceased early Saturday 
morning. Tribal police say a male suspect fled the scene on foot. Police believe the shooting did 
not appear to be a robbery." According to KOMO-TV, "Following standard procedure for major 
crimes on the Puyallup reservation, the FBI is now investigating the shooting." 
Arizona Man Arrested After Fleeing Shooting Scene. 
The Arizona Daily Sun (7/31, 32K) reports, "Flagstaff police, with the help of federal officials, 
made an arrest in a shooting on the 5200 block of East Cortland Boulevard in mid-July." Pedro 
Herrera, 35, of Flagstaff, Arizona, "was identified by victims and witnesses on July 18 after a 
shooting in the neighborhoods near North Country Club Drive in Flagstaff. The victim was shot 
in the leg and survived his injuries. Herrera has been charged with aggravated assault with a 
deadly weapon and attempted homicide." The Daily Sun adds, "On July 18, police believed 
Herrera was in the area of Flagstaff or Winslow and considered him armed and dangerous 
driving a Ford Fusion. The Marshal's Office's Flagstaff Violent Offender Task Force and Phoenix 
division, Flagstaff FBI and Navajo Department of Public Safety worked together to arrest 
Herrera." 
Six Former Houston Officers Charged After Deadly Drug Raid. 
The AP (7/31, Lozano) reports from Houston, Texas, "A grand jury has indicted six former 
Houston police officers whose work with a narcotics unit has been under scrutiny since a 2019 
drug raid in which a couple was killed, prosecutors announced Friday." The AP adds, 
"Prosecutors allege that the former officers falsified documentation about drug payments to 
confidential informants, routinely used false information to get search warrants, and lied in 
police reports. The grand jury on Thursday brought indictments on a total of 17 felony charges 
against the officers. The indicted former officers are Gerald Goines; Steven Bryant; Sgt. 
Clemente Reyna; Sgt. Thomas Wood; Lt. Robert Gonzales; and Hodgie Armstrong. The charges, 
which include tampering with a government record and aggregate theft by a public servant, 
were first filed earlier this month by the Harris County District Attorney's Office, which then 
brought the case before a grand jury." 
FBI Searching For Man Who Vandalized Chicago Church. 
The Chicago Tribune (7/31, Williams-Harris, 2.65M) reports, "The FBI is asking for the public's 
help identifying a man who brought a dog with him while he vandalized a church in the Pilsen 
neighborhood last fall." The Tribune adds, "On Oct. 15, about 1:30 p.m., the man attempted to 
gain entry to the Lincoln United Methodist Church, 2242 S. Damen Ave. After someone told the 
man the church was closed, he began to kick the glass doors, shattering both, the FBI said. 
When employees of the church confronted him, he made racist comments and performed a 
gesture described as a Nazi salute." 
The Chicago Sun-Times (7/31, Struett, 875K) reports, "The incident, which happened 
about 1:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 2019, was logged by Chicago police as a religious-motivated hate 
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crime, according to a review CPD hate crime records. In 2019, the CPD recorded six other hate 
crimes at churches and nine at synagogues. The FBI did not detail the possible motivation 
behind the incident." 
US Charges Arizona Man For Distributing Child Pornography. 
KOLD-TV Tucson, AZ (7/31, Ramirez) reports from Tucson, Arizona, "A 34-year-old Lake Havasu 
City man faces up to 20 years in prison for child pornography distribution charges." Dale L. 
Bauwens II "was indicted by Matthew D. Krueger, a U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of 
Wisconsin, on Tuesday, July 21 on two counts of distributing child porn, which carries a 
minimum sentence of five years and maximum of 20 years in prison, according to a news 
release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Wisconsin. Bauwens's arrest and 
subsequent indictment came as part of Operation Kick Boxer, a collaborative effort between the 
Milwaukee Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Attorney's Office, and the 
Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, aimed at apprehending sex offenders who target children." 
Marine Corps Suspends Search For Missing Personnel Off Southern California. 
NBC Nightly NewsVi (8/2, story 8, 0:20, Snow, 4.12M) reported that the US Marine Corps "has 
suspended the search and rescue effort for seven missing Marines and one Navy sailor off the 
coast of southern California. The group was on a training mission Thursday when their 
amphibious assault vehicle sank." ABC World News TonigtSVi (8/2, story 6, 0:25, Llamas, 
5.23M) reported, "All eight service members are presumed dead." A brief report on the CBS 
Weekend NewsVi (8/2, story 4, 0:15, Garrett, 1.32M) provided similar coverage. 
FBI Investigation Results In Charges Against Hawaii Man Who Allegedly Sent 
Threatening Emails. 
Maui (HI) Now (7/31) reported an O'ahu man was charged "in federal court with sending 
threatening interstate communications. Sean Michael Fujiwara, 43, of Kailua, Hawai'i is accused 
of sending at least 21 emails that were threatening in nature or contained references to foreign 
terrorist organizations, or both, according to the US Justice Department." He has since "been 
remanded to federal custody pending further proceedings." According to FBI Special Agent in 
Charge Eli S. Miranda ,"The FBI takes these types of threats very serious especially when they 
reference schools and the killing of students and teachers. Many times these threats are more 
than words and are actually a precursor to violence. The men and women of the FBI work 
tirelessly to identify the author of such threats to ensure they are stopped before they act out. 
This arrest is an example of the FBI's dedication to justice and our goal of making Hawai'i a 
safer place for all." 
Big Island (HI) Now (7/31) reported among the alleged messages "were a Feb. 25, 2018 
email to a personal Hawai'i Department of Education email address threatening to shoot and kill 
teachers and students; a June 8, 2020 email to a law enforcement agency threatening to plant 
a bomb at a specified police station; and multiple emails proclaiming Fujiwara's allegiance to 
ISIS." The case is being investigated by the FBI. 
Indiana Girl Dies After Being Caught In Shootout. 
The AP (7/31) reported a 2-year-old girl died Friday "two days after she was caught in crossfire 
and shot in the head while sitting in a car with her mother at a northwestern Indiana apartment 
complex, police said." Police said the girl's mother, "who was not injured in Wednesday night's 
shooting, did not know the people who traded gunfire in the parking lot at the Kennedy 
Crossing Apartment Complex in Hammond." Following the shooting, "police searched a wooded 
area nearby where one suspect had apparently fled. A police helicopter helped in that search 
while dogs scoured the area, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Chicago, WLS-TV 
reported." Hammond detectives used a "fire truck to search the roof of an apartment building 
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for evidence, while the FBI assisted police at the shooting scene, where police had marked at 
least 10 shell casings." 
Omaha Bank Robber Sentenced Ten Years. 
Daily Nonpareil (IA) (7/31, Pimper) reported an Omaha man convicted of "robbing a Council 
Bluffs bank was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment Wednesday." Brandon Bird had his 
sentence "levied by U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, according to the U.S. 
Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa." As part of his sentence, "the defendant is 
being required to serve three years of post-release supervision, court records show. It was also 
ordered by the judge that he pay a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victims' Fund." The 
case was investigated "by the Council Bluffs Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation and the Great Plains Violent Crimes Task Force. The case was 
prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa." 
Hawaii Man Sentenced For Possession Of Child Porn. 
Big Island (HI) Now (8/2) reports a Honolulu man was sentenced "to five years in prison for 
possession of child pornography, the Department of Justice reported last week." Tyler Pang was 
sentenced "on July 29 by United States District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi." Pang is also required 
"to register as a sex offender in the jurisdiction(s) where he resides, is employed, or is a 
student." The case was investigated by the FBI. According to FBI Special Agent in Charge Eli S. 
Miranda, "Identifying predators who exploit the innocence of a child will always be a top priority 
for the FBI. Tyler Pang possessed sexual images of children and distributed the images over the 
internet. Today's sentencing highlights the hard work of the men and women of the FBI and 
puts a child predator offline." 
FBI Believes Toledo Councilwoman Sought To Extort Local Business Owner. 
The Toledo (OH) Blade (8/1, 88K) reported that as part of a "sweeping bribery probe of four 
Toledo councilmen and a local attorney," the FBI believes Toledo City Councilman Yvonne Harper 
intended to extort a local gas station owner. Federal investigators in a criminal complaint "filed 
June 30 assert she said as much at those meetings in front of another elected official, a Toledo 
police officer, the leader of Toledo's NAACP chapter, a local bishop, and a member of the 
mayor's administration who is now the Ohio political director for Joe Biden's presidential 
campaign." 
Three ND Tribal Officials Charged In Bribery Scheme. 
The Minot (ND) Daily News (8/2, 61K) reports two current tribal government "officials and one 
former tribal government official of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and 
Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) were charged by criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday for their 
alleged acceptance of bribes and kickbacks from a contractor providing construction services on 
the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which is the home of the MHA Nation." The FBI 
investigated the case. Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt "of the Justice 
Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Drew H. Wrigley for the District of North Dakota, 
and Acting Special Agent in Charge Aubree M. Schwartz of the FBI's Minneapolis Field Office 
made the announcement." 
Honolulu Managing Director Subject Of FBI Investigation. 
Honolulu Civil Beat HI (8/1, Jedra) reported Honolulu Managing Director Roy Amemiya "is a 
'subject' in a federal investigation and testified before a grand jury on Thursday, the city said on 
Friday." Amemiya is now the "highest-ranking, non-elected city official to become embroiled in a 
federal probe" and it is "unclear on what case he was called to testify." However, Amemiya's 
testimony "follows a recent visit to the grand jury by Max Sword, a former member of the 
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Honolulu Police Commission appointed by Caldwell. Corporation Counsel Donna Leong received 
an FBI target letter in January 2019." 
FBI Increases Reward Amount For Information Leading To Arrest And Conviction In 
Las Cruces Church Bombings. 
The Las Cruces (NM) Sun-News (8/2, 58K) reports the Federal Bureau of Investigation on 
Friday "increased the reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible 
for the church explosions that occurred five years ago in Las Cruces." The FBI "increased its 
reward from $20,000 to up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of 
whoever is responsible for the explosions." On Friday, James Langenberg, "special agent in 
charge of the Albuquerque FBI Division, said it's fortunate that the devices didn't hurt anyone 
five years ago. But - had they exploded a few minutes earlier or later - it could have been a 
different story." Langenberg said, "Investigators have conducted more than 700 interviews, and 
reviewed hundreds of files, tips and other pieces of information in this investigation. We are 
determined to solve this case." 
Among other outlets reporting is the Los Alamos (NM)Ilely Post (8/1). 
Massachusetts Man Faces Federal Charges After FBI Says He Stole "Smart" Light 
Bulbs From Home Depot. 
The Springfield (MA Republican (8/2, Croteau, 395K) reports the theft of light bulbs and 
batteries "does not bring to mind an FBI investigation, but one Massachusetts man is accused 
of stealing thousands of dollars' worth of those items and has now found himself facing a 
federal charge." Justin Farinato, 39, of Groveland, "is facing a charge of transportation of stolen 
goods in a Massachusetts federal court after authorities say he made nearly $400,000 from 
stealing `smart' light bulbs, Nest thermostats and batteries from The Home Depot." He 
"appeared in federal court Friday." Farinato, according to "an affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent 
Andrea Sciolino, has stolen the special light bulbs, thermostats and other items from various 
Home Depot locations in New England since 2014." 
Among other outlets reporting is the Salem (MA) News (8/1, Writer, 64K). 
New York Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Exploiting Child. 
The Schenectady Me) Daily Gazette (8/2, 82K) reports that Blake Spears, 39, of Guilderland, 
"pleaded guilty Friday to one count of sexual exploitation of a child." Spears "admitted to 
sexually exploiting the child Dec. 1, 2018 by using his phone to make a recording." He also 
"admitted to using a phone messaging application to distribute videos to others depicting the 
sexual abuse of other children, prosecutors said." The case "was investigated by the FBI and its 
Child Exploitation Task Force." 
Police Arrest Pontiac Man In Homicide Of Susie Zhao. 
The Oakland MI Press (8/2, 95K) reports police "have arrested a 60-year-old Pontiac man in 
the homicide of Susie Zhao, a 33-year-old Waterford Township resident who had worked as a 
professional poker player, a ClickonDetroit report said." Zhao's "badly burnt remains were found 
on Monday, July 13 at around 8 a.m. in a Department of Natural Resources parking area near 
the Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area at Maceday Lake and Cross roads, according to White 
Lake police." At about 9 a.m. Friday, detectives "were notified by the FBI task force about the 
location of the suspect's vehicle and stopped it around I-275 and Michigan Avenue, where the 
search warrants were then executed." 
Among other outlets reporting are the Detroit  (MI) Free Press (8/1, 1.52M) and ABC News 
(8/1, News, 2.97M). 
Task Force Arrests Grand Island Man On Drug Charges. 
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The Grand Island (NE) Independent (8/1, 52K) reported members of the Central Nebraska Drug 
and Safe Streets Task Force "arrested a 48-year-old Grand Island man Thursday afternoon on 
drug charges." Daniel Harp was arrested "for possession of a controlled substance (meth) with 
intent to distribute and possession of a controlled substance (Xanax)." Grand Island Police Capt. 
Jim Duering "said the FBI-sponsored task force does most of its investigations at the federal 
level." 
Maryland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For False Use Of A Passport. 
The Baynet (MD). (7/31) reported that US District Judge George Hazel III "sentenced Arinze 
Michael Ozor, age 37, of Bowie, Maryland, a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria, to 18 
months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for forgery or false use 
of a passport, in connection with his use of false passports to open `drop accounts' for a money 
laundering conspiracy." Judge Hazel also ordered Ozor to pay restitution of $43,000. The 
sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur, who 
"commended the FBI and the DSS for their work in the investigation." 
FBI: San Antonio Man Arrested, Charged With Distribution Of Child Pornography. 
KSAT-TV San Antonio (8/1, Rodriguez, 198K) reported a 62-year-old San Antonio man "is now 
behind bars and charged with distributing child pornography, according to the FBI." Juan 
Benavidez "was arrested Thursday after federal authorities filed a federal complaint." An FBI 
release said, "A preliminary examination of the iPhone revealed the presence of multiple image 
files depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit activity as well as the use of the mobile 
messaging application named Kik to receive and distribute files depicting child pornography 
between April and June of this year." 
Suspect Accused Of Fatally Beating Another Man In Tulsa Has Been Arrested. 
The Tulsa (OK) World (7/31, 205K) reported Tulsa police and the FBI "worked to arrest a man 
accused of fatally beating" Donald Thomas, 36, "to death with a water key late Thursday night." 
Kyle Freeman, 34, "was booked into the Tulsa County Jail on Friday morning on a hold for the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation for a murder complaint." Thomas, "whose death is Tulsa's 46th 
homicide of 2020, was also a tribal citizen." The FBI and Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse 
Police "were notified." 
Woman Suspected Of Murder Of Former Springfield Couple Found In New Mexico. 
The Eugene (OR) Register-Guard (7/31, Brown, 183K) reported, "A 46-year-old woman was 
arrested in New Mexico on a fugitive warrant this week, for suspected involvement in a 2018 
murder of a Grant County couple." The couple Terry and Sharon Smith "were former Springfield 
residents." On Wednesday, the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Department "notified Grant 
County Sheriff's office they had arrested Gabrielle Isabella Connery, 46, on a fugitive warrant 
stemming from a two-year investigation of the case." The Bend Office of the FBI "was involved 
in this case." 
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive From Tacoma Tracked Down In Mexico. 
KIRO-TV Seattle (7/31, 34K) reported a FBI "Ten Most Wanted Fugitive" from Tacoma "was 
tracked down in Mexico and was booked into the Pierce County Jail on Thursday." Santiago 
Mederos is "accused of shooting Camille and Josh Love in what investigators believe was a case 
of mistaken identity." 
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FBI Raids Legislative Office Of Former Ohio House Speaker. 
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The lC ayton (OH) Daily News (7/31, Bischoff, 121K) reports, "Federal agents executed a search 
warrant on the Ohio House on Friday to seize items from state Rep. Larry Householder's office." 
The Dayton Daily News "obtained a copy of the search warrant and seizure inventory through a 
public records request. The House GOP caucus issued the following statement: `The Ohio House 
of Representatives today received and fully cooperated with a federal search warrant for 
personal items at the Riffe Center belonging to Larry Householder. The House will continue 
cooperating with federal investigators as part of our effort to restore integrity and trust to the 
House." 
The Cleveland Plain Dealer (7/31, Pelzer, 895K) reports from Columbus, Ohio, "FBI agents 
raided ex-House Speaker Larry Householder's legislative office on Friday, seizing a number of 
personal items, according to a House Republican spokeswoman." The Plain Dealer adds, "The 
move comes a day after a federal grand jury indicted the Perry County Republican and four 
allies on racketeering conspiracy charges for allegedly running a $60 million bribery scheme 
using FirstEnergy money to pass a $1.3 billion bailout of two nuclear power plants. Lawmakers 
also removed Householder as speaker on Thursday. The search warrant, approved Thursday 
evening, sought six boxes and four envelopes containing computers, storage devices, records, 
calendars, call lists, photographs, as well as evidence of who used the computers and how." 
The Cincinnati Enquirer (7/31, Balmert, 223K) reports, "The FBI was searching for records 
or information related to allegations that Householder and four others participated in a nearly 
$61 million scheme to help Householder win control of the House, pass a $1.3 billion bailout for 
two nuclear plants in northern Ohio and upend an effort to block the law on the ballot. 
Householder and his alleged co-conspirators were indicted on racketeering charges Thursday." 
FBI Visits Office Of Kentucky Official Who Gave Wife Bonuses. 
The Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader (7/31, Estep, 257K) reports, "It appears the FBI is following 
up after the state auditor's office found that a Kentucky county attorney gave his wife bonuses 
totaling $126,500 in two years." According to the Herald-Leader, "The audit found that 
Lawrence County Attorney Mike Hogan gave a total of $134,500 in bonuses to staff members 
between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019 from delinquent tax fees, but that nearly all the 
money went to Hogan's wife, a legal secretary in his office." The Herald-Leader adds, "The 
office referred the findings to the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, Attorney General Daniel 
Cameron, the state Revenue Department and the county ethics board. On Thursday, Katie 
Anderson, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Kentucky, confirmed agents were `conducting judicially 
authorized activity' at the Lawrence County child support office." 
FBI Searches Offices Of Philadelphia Firm In Fraud Probe. 
The Inquirer M. (7/31, Distefano, Roebuck, Arvedlund, 347K) reports, "FBI agents have 
raided the Old City offices of Par Funding, the firm at the core of an alleged $500 million 
investment scheme and the subject of a wide-ranging U.S. Securities and Exchange 
Commission complaint." The Inquirer adds, "The agents executed search warrants on Tuesday 
morning at locations that included a Par Funding office at 141 N. Second St., according to law-
enforcement sources familiar with the matter who were not authorized to publicly discuss it. In 
its recent sweeping complaint against Par and others alleging financial fraud, the SEC relied on 
at least one recording in which an `FBI confidential source' spoke with one of the pitchmen who 
raised money from investors in the scheme." 
In a separate article, the Inquirer (FS). (7/31, Arvedlund, Distefano, 347K) reports, "In a 
sweeping new complaint, the Securities and Exchange Commission said that the couple who 
operated Par Funding out of Philadelphia, joined by others, raised almost $500 million 
nationwide from 1,200 investors by selling `unregistered, fraudulent securities offerings' with 
lies. Using undercover operatives posing as investors, and at least one FBI recording, regulators 
uncovered a web of pitchmen and women stretching from Philadelphia to Florida, who turned 
high-interest cash-advance loans to small businesses into an investment vehicle to gull 
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