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;'FBI News Briefing 
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF 
DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 6:30 AM EDT 
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS 
LEADING THE NEWS 
• Ratcliffe, Wray Say Iran Behind Threatening Emails To Voters. 
PROTESTS 
• NYTimes Analysis: Meaning Of "Militia" Has Broadened. 
OPERATION LEGEND 
• Barr Touts Operation LeGend In Memphis. 
• Barr To Discuss Operation LeGend In Indianapolis Today. 
• US Attorney Concerned About Milwaukee Violence. 
• 101 Arrested In Cleveland Area Under Operation LeGend. 
• Under Operation LeGend, 126 People Charged In Albuquerque. 
COUNTER-TERRORISM 
• Former CIA Analyst Kristen Wood Interviewed About Al Qaeda, 9/11. 
• German Authorities Treating Killing Of Tourist As Possible Islamist Terror Attack. 
• Beheaded Teacher Honored Amid Crackdown On Islamists In France. 
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE 
• Fox News: Laptop Linked To Hunter Biden Connected To FBI Money Laundering Probe. 
• Russian Analyst Behind Dossier Claims Steele Paid Him For "Raw Intelligence." 
• Judge Rules Against Releasing Russia Probe Docs Despite Trump Tweet To The Contrary. 
• Documents: Clinton Operatives Engaged Officials With "Anti-Trump" Information After 2016 Election. 
• Danchenko Says Allegations He Is A "Russian Agent" Are "Slander." 
• Pentagon Announces $23B Budget For Military Intelligence In FY20. 
• US Agencies Coordinating Efforts To Thwart Russian Election Meddling. 
• New Facebook Report Shows How Spammers, Stammers Are Profiting Off US Election. 
• Senate Intelligence Committee Warns Of Threats To Election Systems. 
• Trump Signs Bill Making It A Federal Crime To Hack Voting Systems. 
• Google Report Says Foreign Hackers Are Now Using Malware. 
• FBI, Maryland US Attorney's Office Launch Voter Misinformation Initiative. 
• Experts Fear China's Disinformation Ops Pose A Threat Past Election Day. 
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• Poll: Four-Fifths Of Americans Call Misinformation About Campaigns "Major Problem." 
• Navalny Ally Says Kremlin Is Intimidating Him To Discourage Return To Russia. 
• House Independent Throws Support Behind Resolution Clearing Snowden, Assange. 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 
• Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges For Threatening Biden And Harris. 
• Two South Carolina Men Charged With PPE Theft. 
• Prosecutors Denounce False Claim That Missing New Jersey Girl Was Found Dead. 
• DO): 127 Suspected MS-13 Members Were Charged This Year. 
• Ten Suspected Gang Members Charged In Texas. 
• Georgia Man Sentenced For Bank Robbery. 
• Michigan Man Charged With Sex Trafficking. 
• Law Enforcement Operation Nets Heroin, Firearms In Massachusetts. 
• Maryland Corrections Officers Charged With Smuggling Contraband Into Jail. 
• US Charges 11 In Washington Marijuana Trafficking Operation. 
• Florida Woman Who Managed Tennessee Pill Mill Operation Sentenced To 33 Years. 
• Connecticut Man Charged With Solicitation Of Minor. 
• FBI Raids Florida Pharmacy. 
• Tennessee Man Arrested For Attempted Murder. 
• Rhode Island Man Arrested For Child Pornography. 
• Florida Man Accused Of Serial Bank Robbery. 
• Continuing Coverage: New Jersey Man Sentenced For Child Molestation, Child Pornography. 
• Massachusetts Man Arrested On Charges Of Bank Robbery. 
• New Jersey State Police Arrest Man For Solicitation Of Minor. 
• Washington State Man Sentenced For Domestic Violence. 
• Alaska Man Sentenced For Federal Firearms Violations. 
• Oklahoma Pair Arrested On Sex Trafficking Charges. 
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS 
• DO) Announces $8.3B Purdue Settlement Over Opioids Distribution. 
• Attorney Denies Former Houston Official Was Involved In Kickback Scheme. 
• Former Blue Bell President Charged With Wire Fraud Tied To Listeria Outbreak In 2015. 
• Former Pennsylvania Court Clerk Sentenced For Mail Fraud, Misappropriation Of Funds. 
CYBER DIVISION 
• Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking Tulsa, Oklahoma Mayor. 
• NSA Issues Advisory Warning Of Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks. 
• US-China Tensions Expected To Escalate Over Chip Manufacturing. 
• US, Foreign Officials Discuss Cybersecurity, Threat Of China At Atlantic Future Forum. 
• German Cybersecurity Consultant Outed For Moscow Ties Met Top Trump Officials. 
• Cyberattacks, Payment Industry At Center Of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 
• TikTok Announces Policy Changes To Restrict QAnon, Hate Speech. 
• Critics Worry About Palantir's Use Of Personal Information. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES 
• Trump Grants Clemency To Five People. 
• WPost: Virginia Making Progress On Criminal Justice Reform, But Has More To Do. 
OTHER FBI NEWS 
• Wray's Future Reportedly Uncertain As Trump Considers Firing Him. 
• Cuomo Could Probe Judge Dispute After Reported FBI Investigation. 
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OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS 
• Senate Judiciary Democrats To Boycott Barrett Vote. 
• Trump Says There Is "Not Much" He Would Change About His COVID Response. 
• Pelosi Optimistic About Passage Of Spending Deal After Election. 
• Trump Has Reportedly Said Fauci Is Seeking Job At CNN. 
• CDC Updates Guidance On Contact With COVID-Infected Individuals. 
• Human Vaccine Results Expected Soon From Pfizer And Moderna. 
• COVID Cases Spike Across US. 
• GOP Governors Seek Basic Public Health Precautions. 
• Adams To Be Arraigned Next Month Over Alleged Hawaii Emergency Order Violation. 
• Carroll's Lawyer Says DO) Did "Not Even Try To Argue The Case." 
• Pelosi: Trump's Chinese Bank Account Is A "National Security Issue." 
• Morgan Touts Administration's Border Policies. 
• Pham: Operation Rise Focused On "Dangerous Aliens," Local Partnerships. 
• Deported Parents Of 545 Migrant Children Are Unaccounted For. 
• Stanford Study Shows No Crime Increase In Sanctuary Cities. 
• Heritage Foundation Report Says Biden Would Resume Obama Immigration Policies. 
• Giuliani Appears In "Compromising Position In A Hotel Room" In New "Borat" Movie. 
• Army Leaders Focus On Military Housing Program. 
• Ex-Spy Recruited By Prince Had Key Role In Project Veritas Hiring. 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 
• Bolsonaro Rejects Previously Announced Purchase Of Chinese Vaccine. 
• Spain Is First European Country To Surpass 1M Cases. 
• Czech Republic To Tighten COVID Restrictions Amid Spike. 
• Turkey Reportedly Considering Resuming Coronavirus Restrictions. 
• Colombia Faces Protests Over Pandemic Response. 
• State Department Approves Sale Of Weapons Systems To Taiwan. 
• Grenell Engaged In Talks Aimed At Persuading Maduro To Step Down. 
• Armenian, Azerbaijani Leaders Suggest Fighting Is Likely To Persist. 
• Dozens Of Nigerian Protesters Hit By Security Forces' Gunfire. 
• Thailand's PM Will Withdraw Decree Cracking Down On Pro-Democracy Protesters. 
• Pompeo: US Has Not Determined What Caused Illnesses Overseas. 
• Administration Weighs Labeling Human Rights Groups "Anti-Semitic." 
• Analyses: Biden Intends To Reverse Trump's Policies On Iran, Climate Change And Turkey. 
• Pope Francis Voices Support For Same-Sex Civil Unions. 
• WSJournal Praises Administration's Diplomacy With Sudan. 
THE BIG PICTURE 
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages. 
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE 
• Today's Events In Washington. 
LEADING THE NEWS 
Ratcliffe, Wray Say Iran Behind Threatening Emails To Voters. 
The AP (10/21, Bajak) reports DNI Ratcliffe and FBI Director Wray have accused Iran "of being 
behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground states that 
appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting" for President Trump. The announcement 
"at a rare, hastily called news conference just two weeks before the election underscored the 
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concern within the U.S. government about efforts by foreign countries to spread false 
information meant to suppress voter turnout and undermine American confidence in the vote." 
DNI Ratcliffe said, "These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries." 
The New York Times (10/21, Barnes, Sanger, 18.61M) reports Ratcliffe said Iran obtained 
American voter registration data and used it "to send threatening, faked emails to voters. ... 
Intelligence agencies had collected information that Iran planned to take more steps more steps 
to influence the vote, prompting the unusual timing of the briefing as an effort to deter Tehran." 
Ratcliffe said, "This data can be used by foreign actors to attempt to communicate false 
information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion, sow chaos and undermine 
your confidence in American democracy." The New York Post (10/21, Feuerherd, 4.57M) reports 
that Ratcliffe added that "some voter registration information" had been obtained by both Iran 
and Russia. Politico (10/21, Geller, 4.29M) reports that Ratcliffe added that there "is no 
indication that either Russia or Iran hacked into voter registration databases to obtain the 
information that they used to send the emails. Voter data is publicly available in many states." 
The Washington Post (10/21, Stanley-Becker, Timberg, 14.2M) reports that Wray said, 
"We are not going to tolerate foreign interference in our elections or any criminal activity that 
threatens the sanctity of your vote or undermines public confidence in the outcome of the 
election. When we see indications of foreign interference or federal election crimes, we're going 
to aggressively investigate and work with our partners to quickly take appropriate action." NBC 
News (10/21, Collier, 6.14M) reports that Wray "said there was still no way for Iranian or 
Russian intelligence to change Americans' votes." 
USA Today (10/21, Slack, Sassoon, 10.31M) reports that CISA Director Christopher Krebs 
added, "These emails are meant to intimidate and undermine American voters' confidence in 
our elections." 
The Miami Herald (10/21, Ceballos, 1.09M) reports that the FBI "was investigating the 
emails Wednesday. Ratcliffe said the intelligence community caught the activity `immediately." 
The Washington Post (10/21, Stanley-Becker, Timberg, 14.2M) reports, "The claim that 
Iran was behind the email operation, which became news Tuesday as Democrats in several 
swing states reported receiving emails demanding that they vote for President Trump, came 
without specific evidence, and other U.S. officials, speaking privately, stressed that Russia still 
remained the major threat to the 2020 election." Fox News (10/21, Dorman, 27.59M) reports 
the operation "apparently used email addresses obtained from state voter registration lists, 
which include party affiliation and home addresses and can include email addresses and phone 
numbers. Those addresses were then used in an apparently widespread targeted spamming 
operation." 
The Wall Street Journal (10/21, Volz, Gurman, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports 
that Ratcliffe also said that Iran is disseminating a video promoting a false claim that fraudulent 
ballots are being cast from abroad. The Washington Times (10/21, Dinan, 492K) reports the 
video "suggests that the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot, primarily a backup ballot for military 
and overseas voters, could change election outcomes. Mr. Krebs's organization said relatively 
few are cast, so they are not likely to be able to swing an election. And if there were a spike in 
their use, it `would be detected as anomalous." 
More broadly, NPR (10/21, Ewing, 3.12M) reports that since 2016, Ratcliffe and Wray 
"said American officials have worked to toughen U.S. election infrastructure and become more 
vigilant about election security — work they said has paid off with the awareness demonstrated 
Wednesday night." The FBI and CISA "have kept up a drumbeat of regular bulletins about what 
they call the latest intelligence about prospective election cyber-threats." CNN (10/21, Herb, 
Cohen, 83.16M) reports that Ratcliffe said, "We are prepared for the possibility of actions by 
those hostile to democracy." Business Insider (10/21, Sheth, 3.67M) reports Russia, Iran, and 
China "have been at the top of national security officials' radars as foreign adversaries looking 
to meddle in the US election. Over the summer, the US intelligence community concluded that 
Russia does not want Biden to win the election, while China does." 
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Meanwhile, NBC News (10/22, Dilanian, 6.14M) reports that Trustwave, a global 
cybersecurity firm, "says it has found a hacker selling personally identifying information from 
more than 200 million Americans, including the voter registration data of 148 million." However, 
"much of the data" is "publicly available, and almost all of it is the kind that is regularly bought 
and sold by legitimate businesses." 
Also reporting on the announcement are Bloomberg (10/21, Strohm, 4.73M), Reuters 
(10/21), ABC News (10/21, Mallin, Barr, 2.97M), Courthouse News (10/21, Solis, 2K), the Daily 
Beast (10/21, Quinn, 1.39M), the Daily Caller (10/21, Hagstrom, 716K), The Verge (10/21, 
Peters, Kelly, 2.05M), and Axios (10/21, Knutson, 521K), among others. 
Rubio, Warner Stress Elections Are Secure. CBS News (10/21, Watson, Hymes, 
Quinn, 3.68M) reports that shortly before the announcement, Acting SSCI Chair Marco Rubio 
and Vice Chair Mark Warner "emphasized that U.S. elections are secure." They said in a joint 
statement, "As we enter the last weeks before the election, we urge every American - including 
members of the media - to be cautious about believing or spreading unverified, sensational 
claims related to votes and voting. State and local election officials are in regular contact with 
federal law enforcement and cyber security professionals, and they are all working around the 
clock to ensure that Election 2020 is safe, secure, and free from outside interference." 
Democrats, Clapper Question Ratcliffe's Announcement. MSNBC (10/22, 7.86M) 
reports that House Intel Chair Adam Schiff "says voters should be cautious about information 
announced" by Ratcliffe "on election interference because of his history of providing 'campaign 
fodder for the president:" Schiff told "Lawrence O'Donnell the information about Russian and 
Iranian interference must be further investigated to determine whether it's 'Ratcliffe spin or the 
assessment of the analysts." 
MSNBC (10/21, 7.86M) reports that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer "points out to 
Rachel Maddow that even though DNI John Ratcliffe said at his press conference that Iran was 
trying to damage Donald Trump, that was not conveyed in the classified briefing he received, 
which emphasized a goal of general chaos." 
CNN (10/22, 83.16M) reports that in an appearance, former DNI James Clapper 
questioned the time of Ratcliffe's news conference. 
PROTESTS 
NYTimes Analysis: Meaning Of "Militia" Has Broadened. 
The New York Times (10/21, MacFarquhar, 18.61M) looks at the evolution of the term "militia," 
writing that "the term has taken on new meaning as makeshift vigilante groups have popped up 
with increasing frequency in the months leading up to a contentious election. Once limited to 
the far-right fringe, the term 'militia' now encompasses a far wider spectrum, representing 
everything from armed-to-the-teeth neighborhood watch organizations to an all-Black 
paramilitary group that marches to protest police violence." 
OPERATION LEGEND 
Barr Touts Operation LeGend In Memphis. 
The Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal (10/21, 338K) reports that Attorney General Barr "spoke 
in Memphis on Wednesday, praising police officers, attacking the news media for what he called 
a 'false narrative' of bad cops, and saying a federal surge in Memphis has resulted in arrests of 
numerous homicide suspects." The MCA adds that as Barr "left the Hickory Hill police station 
where he spoke, escorted by the Memphis Police Department, several demonstrators swore at 
him and the police, who worked to clear the station's driveway. In the moments after Barr left, 
one activist, Hunter Demster, was detained by police." Police spokesman Louis Brownlee 
"confirmed two people were arrested." According to the MCA, "Barr's visit came while the nation 
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is under the ongoing shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, severe gun violence in Memphis and a 
national election in which President Trump is pressuring Barr to intervene against his opponent." 
The Daily Memphian (TN) (10/21, Jones) reports that Barr said on Wednesday "that 5,500 
arrests have been made nationwide, including 66 in Memphis, as part of Operation LeGend, an 
initiative designed to help curb violent crime in select cities." Barr "came to Memphis to provide 
an update on the operation, thanking Memphis police for doing their jobs in spite of, what Barr 
said, was the media painting them as bad guys. Barr told more than two dozen officers at 
MPD's Ridgeway police precinct that media coverage 'often distorts the work of the police and 
somehow has taken some very unfortunate incidents and used them to paint a false narrative 
or create a false narrative of our police and make them appear to be sometimes the bad guys: 
'I salute all of you for standing tall during these times and continuing to perform your mission,' 
Barr said." Barr "also said he thinks there has been an increase in violent crime because of 
Covid-19 and because of 'the demonization of police officers, with the community less willing to 
help." 
WATN-TV Memphis, TN (10/21) reports that "a dozen of demonstrators waved signs and 
attempted to block a Memphis Police motorcade carrying U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, from 
MPD's Ridgeway Station. Our cameras saw two of those demonstrators detained by officers, 
just moments after the attorney general thanked MPD officers for their commitment in the 
community. 'I think it's the toughest job in the United States but today in this climate it's 
probably 10 times as harder as it's ever been,' Barr said. 'Businesses will not be able to take 
root in communities if the streets are shooting galleries, so the foundation for social progress is 
peace,' Barr said." 
Barr To Discuss Operation LeGend In Indianapolis Today. 
WTHR-TV Indianapolis (10/21, 465K) reports that Attorney General Barr "will be in Indianapolis 
Thursday to discuss Operation Legend at a law enforcement roundtable." WTHR-TV adds, "At 
the start of October, it was announced Operation Legend's 45-day run in Indianapolis would be 
extended indefinitely in an effort to crackdown on gun violence." Barr "launched Operation 
Legend July 8 in Kansas City, Missouri. Since the launch of Operation Legend in Indianapolis, 
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Josh Minkler said there has been a 22 percent 
reduction in homicides. The effort comes as Indianapolis is on pace to set a record for yearly 
homicides. As the operation marked 54 days in Indianapolis, Minkler said 201 guns had been 
seized and 97 fugitives taken off the streets. Those fugitives were wanted for crimes including 
homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault and robbery." 
US Attorney Concerned About Milwaukee Violence. 
WTMJ-TV Milwaukee (10/21, Vitrano, 142K) reports, "Milwaukee is on pace to break a horrifying 
record, and it could happen in just a matter of weeks. 2020 could be the worst year ever for 
homicides. The Federal Government is increasingly worried about violent crime problem in 
Milwaukee, and offering collaborative resources through Operation Legend." According to WTMJ-
TV, "1991 is the worst year on record for murders in Milwaukee, with 165 people killed. As of 
the beginning of this week, Milwaukee Police say there have been 155 homicides, well on pace 
to break the record." US Attorney Matthew Krueger "points to a series of factors colliding in 
tragic fashion to cause the unprecedented number of murders. 'Certainly we think the 
pandemic, economic insecurity, reduced respect for law enforcement and the prevalence of 
firearms are all contributing factors,' Krueger said. 'I also point to drug trafficking." 
101 Arrested In Cleveland Area Under Operation LeGend. 
WXYZ-TV Detroit (10/22, 236K) reports, "More than a hundred people in the Cleveland area are 
facing federal charges relating to crimes targeted under Operation Legend, according to an 
update from the U.S. Attorney's Office." WXYZ-TV adds, "A total of 101 people have been 
charged. Of those, 59 people have been brought up on narcotics charges, authorities said. 
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Thirty-eight people have been charged with firearm offenses, and four individuals have been 
charged with violent crimes. 'Thanks to the hard work of all those involved in our collaborative 
law enforcement partnership, we have now charged over 100 defendants in Cleveland under 
Operation Legend,' said U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman. 'Among those charged are career 
criminals, heroin and fentanyl traffickers, felons with rifles and other high-powered weapons, 
carjackers, bank robbers and many more. We will continue to pursue these violent criminals 
and drug traffickers until everyone in Cleveland can live safely and peacefully." 
Under Operation LeGend, 126 People Charged In Albuquerque. 
KRQE-TV Albuquerque, NM (10/21, 35K) reports from Albuquerque, New Mexico, "The U.S. 
Department of Justice has given another update about the nationwide crime-fighting initiative 
called Operation Legend. In Albuquerque, 126 people have been charged with federal crimes, 
64 of them related to guns. Another 52 have been charged with drug crimes; 10 others are 
charged with violent crimes. Nationwide, 5,500 have been arrested and more than 1,100 of 
those have been charged with federal crimes." 
COUNTER-TERRORISM 
Former CIA Analyst Kristen Wood Interviewed About Al Qaeda, 9/11. 
CBS News (10/21, 3.68M), in an episode of "Intelligence Matters: Declassified," interviews 
"Kristin Wood, a veteran of the CIA who managed the team of analysts charged with preparing 
the CIA director for briefings" to Congress and NSC meetings at the CIA. Wood discusses "the 
time she spent as briefer to Scooter Libby, Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, and being the 
backup briefer for Cheney." Wood is quoted saying the "Murky Paper" report was "written in the 
context of some of the administration using questionable intelligence reports to justify their 
views that Iraq was somehow complicit in the 9/11 attacks." 
German Authorities Treating Killing Of Tourist As Possible Islamist Terror Attack. 
The Wall Street Journal (10/21, Pancevski, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that 
German prosecutors have detained an IS supporter for the killing of a tourist, who they are now 
considering as a terror suspect. The Syrian asylum seeker was arrested on Tuesday after an 
incident on October 4 in which two tourists were stabbed in Dresden. The 20-year-old suspect 
arrived in 2015 as an asylum seeker, and had recently completed a three-year juvenile 
sentence for assaulting a police officer. Reuters (10/21) also reports. 
Beheaded Teacher Honored Amid Crackdown On Islamists In France. 
The Washington Post (10/21, McAuley, 14.2M) reports that on Wednesday in Paris, Samuel 
Paty, "the middle school history teacher who was beheaded for having shown his students 
caricatures of the prophet Muhammad during a lesson on free expression, was posthumously 
granted France's highest award, the Legion d'Honneur, and commemorated in a national 
ceremony at the Sorbonne University." The Post adds, "His gruesome killing in the Paris suburb 
of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine has revived the nation's horror at the 2015 attack on the offices of 
Charlie Hebdo. And just as France stood by the satirical newspaper then, it is rallying around its 
teachers." According to the Post, "The killing has provided further impetus for a French 
government effort to rein in radicalization and - controversially - to 'reform' how Islam is 
practiced in France." 
The AP (10/21) reports that "authorities have identified the killer as Abdoullakh Anzorov, 
an 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee who was later shot dead by police." The AP says 
Anzorov "paid students to help him identify the victim, France's terrorism prosecutor said 
Wednesday." According to the AP, "Prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said a 14-year-old and a 15-
year-old are among seven people who appeared before an investigating magistrate on 
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accusations of `complicity in murder in relation with a terrorist undertaking' and 'criminal 
conspiracy." The AP adds, "The other suspects also include a student's father who posted 
videos on social media that called for mobilization against the teacher and an Islamist activist 
who helped the man disseminate the virulent messages, which named Paty and gave the 
school's address." 
The New York Times (10/21, Nossiter, 18.61M) reports that as "national homage" to "the 
slain teacher, Samuel Paty" continued, special antiterrorism prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard 
"unveiled the new findings in the inquiry on Wednesday as part of a probe into what he termed 
a 'terrorist murder conspiracy." The Times says, "That designation suggests officials are 
attempting to cast a broad net and don't view the suspect...as merely a lone-wolf killer, an 
approach that dovetails with the government's view that the killing reflects a menacing surge of 
militant Islamism." This view "has justified dozens of raids all over France, the closure of a 
prominent mosque, the shutting down of Muslim aid organizations and the mass expulsion of 
foreigners identified in government antiterrorism files." 
The Wall Street Journal (10/21, Bisserbe, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that 
French President Emmanuel Macron positioned Paty and his killing as representative of the 
country's fight against Islamist extremism in a national tribute to the schoolteacher. The 
government said it will visit and potentially dissolve over 50 of these purported extremist 
groups as part of a broader crackdown on Muslim associations. 
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE 
Fox News: Laptop Linked To Hunter Biden Connected To FBI Money Laundering Probe. 
Fox News (10/21, Singman, 27.59M) reports, "The FBI's subpoena of a laptop and hard drive 
purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden came in connection with a money laundering 
investigation in late 2019, according to documents obtained by Fox News and verified by 
multiple federal law enforcement officials who reviewed them. It is unclear, at this point, 
whether the investigation is ongoing or if it was directly related to Hunter Biden." Fox News 
adds, "Multiple federal law enforcement officials, as well as two separate government officials, 
confirmed the authenticity of these documents, which were signed by FBI Special Agent Joshua 
Wilson," and "one of the documents, obtained by Fox News, was designated as an FBI `Receipt 
for Property' form, which details the bureau's interactions with John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner 
of 'The Mac Shop' who reported the laptop's contents to authorities." 
The New York Post (10/21, O'Neill, 4.57M) reports, "One document was designated as an 
FBI 'Receipt for Property' form, which details the bureau's interactions with the owner of 'The 
Mac Shop' who reported the laptop's contents to authorities. The document has a `Case ID' 
section, which is filled in with a hand-written number: 272D-BA-3065729. According to multiple 
officials, and the FBI's website, '272' is the bureau's classification for money laundering, while 
'272D' refers to `Money Laundering, Unknown SUA [Specified Unlawful Activity]—White Collar 
Crime Program.' One government source said '272D' mean 'transnational or blanket,' while 'BA' 
means the case was opened in the FBI's Baltimore office, which covers Wilmington, Del., where 
the subpoena was executed. `The FBI cannot open a case without predication, so they believed 
there was predication for criminal activity,' a government official told Fox News. 'This means 
there was sufficient evidence to believe that there was criminal conduct." 
Giuliani Turns Over Hunter Biden Laptop To Delaware Authorities. The Delaware 
News Journal (10/21, Baker, 360K) reports, "Rudy Giuliani's efforts to tarnish Joe Biden's 
presidential campaign continued in Delaware when he visited a police station Monday to share 
files from what he said was Hunter Biden's laptop." A spokesman for Delaware Attorney General 
Kathy Jennings (D) said, "They've got a hard drive, or a laptop, or something to that effect. 
They try to turn it over to New Castle County PD. New Castle County PD calls us." 
TIME (10/21, 18.47M) reports on its website that "explicit photos and emails purportedly 
belonging to Hunter Biden were circulating in Ukraine last year at the same time that Rudy 
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Giuliani was searching for dirt there on former Vice President Joe Biden," according to "two 
people approached about the material during that period. ... The emails' alleged availability, 
which has not been previously reported, comes to light in the wake of Giuliani's recent claims 
that he obtained private photos and emails of Hunter Biden from a broken laptop abandoned in 
Delaware." 
White House Senior Communications Advisor Ben Williamson said on Fox Across America 
(10/21), "You had Democrats over the weekend...making the sort of preliminary allegation that 
this was Russian disinformation as they so often like to do with anything that is inconvenient to 
the Democrat Party, but we're slowly starting to see more and more evidence, as we usually do, 
come out that that's not the case, that this is a real, legit concern." Asked about criticism of 
Rudy Giuliani on One America News NetworkVi (10/21, 28K), Morgenstern said, "He has 
uncovered information that is incredibly damaging and threatening. It shows that a major 
party's candidate may have been compromised by a foreign power." 
Joe Biden Says Son Did Not Profit Off Family Name. Fox News (10/21, Fordham, 
27.59M) reports on its website that Joe Biden, in a Wisconsin interview, denied that his son 
profited because of his family name. Joe Biden said, "This is the same garbage [from] Rudy 
Giuliani, Trump's henchman. It's the last-ditch effort in this desperate campaign to smear me 
and my family." The Daily Caller (10/21, 716K) reports Biden was responding to claims from 
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) "that Hunter Biden has 'profited off the Biden name' through his 
foreign business dealings." 
Chief of Staff Meadows said on Fox News' Bill Hemmer Reports (10/21), "This is not about 
Hunter Biden. This is about the Biden family, this is about pay-for-play. This is actually about 
what kind of access did Hunter Biden sell to his father, the Vice President? That's what this is all 
about." 
Trump: Facebook, Twitter Are Trying To Protect Biden. President Trump was asked 
in a town hall hosted by Sinclair Broadcasting GroupVI (10/21, 11K) if Facebook and Twitter are 
biased. Trump said, "Oh, 100%. And frankly, that's turning out to be as big a story as the 
corruption itself. They are trying to protect [Joe Biden] because that's the way it is with the 
Democrats. It's a part of the Democrat Party, I guess. But they're trying to protect Biden from 
this corruption where they get caught." 
Russian Analyst Behind Dossier Claims Steele Paid Him For "Raw Intelligence." 
The New York Times (10/21, Savage, Goldman, Kessel, 18.61M) reports that "when the 
publication of a dossier of unproven rumors about Donald J. Trump and Russia rocked American 
politics in early 2017, one salacious claim jumped out: Russia intelligence services supposedly 
had a video showing Mr. Trump cavorting with prostitutes in Moscow's Ritz-Carlton hotel." The 
Times says "no evidence emerged supporting the existence of any tape." The claim came from 
Igor Danchenko, "a Russia analyst who gathered leads about possible Trump-Russia links for 
what turned out to be Democratic-funded opposition research." The Times reports that 
Danchenko "describe[s] hearing rumors from two sources about a possible sex tape involving 
Mr. Trump and the Ritz-Carlton, then obtaining more nebulous information from two hotel 
employees he took as corroborative." The Times adds that Danchenko claims he was "assigned 
simply to gather 'raw intelligence' for his employer, Christopher Steele." 
Judge Rules Against Releasing Russia Probe Docs Despite Trump Tweet To The 
Contrary. 
Politico (10/21, Gerstein, 4.29M) reports that on Wednesday, US District Court Judge Reggie 
Walton ruled that two tweets from President Trump that "appeared to call for the 
declassification of all documents related to the probe of Russian influence on the 2016 
presidential election won't trigger any further release of information to the public." According to 
Politico, Walton "lamented the president's sweeping language, but said a clarification White 
House chief of staff Mark Meadows submitted to the court Tuesday amounted to a retraction of 
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the tweets. ... `Obviously, when there's ever a reference to declassification of classified 
information those words spoken should be artfully spoken, so there's no ambiguity as to what 
the intent was and, obviously, that's not what occurred here,' Walton said during a brief 
telephone hearing on Freedom of Information Act lawsuits." Politico says BuzzFeed and CNN 
have "argued that Trump's Oct. 6 tweets constituted an unambiguous order to declassify the 
requested materials." 
The Washington Post (10/21, Hsu, 14.2M) reports, "In a teleconference hearing 
Wednesday," DO) trial lawyer Courtney D. Enlow "said the May 23, 2019, authorization was not 
an order but a delegation of discretionary authority" to AG Barr "as he conducted the review 
into Trump's claims that he was improperly spied on by Obama administration appointees." 
Enlow said, "It simply refers again to the fact that the attorney general, quote `may' declassify 
information - not that is directed to, not that he has to, not that he's ordered to." 
Documents: Clinton Operatives Engaged Officials With "Anti-Trump" Information 
After 2016 Election. 
The Washington Times (10/21, Scarborough, 492K) reports, "Hillary Clinton operatives 
continued to push false information against Donald Trump" to Deputy Attorney General Bruce 
Ohr, according to "Repeated Clinton-funded communications in 2016 and 2017." The "Hillary 
Clinton operatives" engaged Ohr on with theories such as a "supposed secret trip to Prague, a 
Trump campaign-Kremlin liaison team and a mysterious Moscow bank server." The FBI 
conducted 12 interviews "with Mr. Ohr, whose wife, Nellie, worked at Fusion [GPS]." That 
company's "co-founder Glenn R. Simpson handled his main researcher, Christopher Steele, the 
former British intelligence officer who in 2016 produced what Republicans say is a hoax 
dossier." According to the interview notes, "Steele was interested in working with the FBI and 
had additional information if the FBI was interested." 
Danchenko Says Allegations He Is A "Russian Agent" Are "Slander." 
The Hill (10/21, Castronuovo, 2.98M) reports that Igor Danchenko "said on Wednesday that he 
wants to clear his name, adding that the claim by Trump's allies that he is a `Russian agent' is 
`slander." Danchenko is a "Russia analyst who gathered intelligence on possible links between 
President Trump and Russia that was used in a controversial dossier." In the New York Times 
interview, "Danchenko said that after his identity was revealed in July, he began receiving 
threats and harassment, especially following Attorney General William Barr's declassification of 
the fact that Danchenko was the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation a decade 
ago." Also reporting is the Daily Caller (10/21, 716K). 
Pentagon Announces $23B Budget For Military Intelligence In FY20. 
The Hill (10/21, Kheel, 2.98M) reports, "The Pentagon's classified military intelligence budget 
received $23.1 billion for the recently ended fiscal year," DOD announced Wednesday. A 
statement read, "The department has determined that releasing this top line figure does not 
jeopardize any classified activities within the MIP." DOD added no other "MIP budget figures or 
program details will be released, as they remain classified for national security reasons." The 
Hill writes the "$23.1 billion for fiscal 2020 includes both base budget funding and a war fund 
known as the Overseas Contingency Operations account." The sum is the "highest amount for 
the military intelligence budget since fiscal 2010." Also reporting is Defense News (10/21, 
Mehta, 21K). 
US Agencies Coordinating Efforts To Thwart Russian Election Meddling. 
The Washington Post (10/21, Nakashima, Timberg, 14.2M) says "the U.S. government is 
mounting a major effort to prevent a repeat of 2016 - when federal agencies were slow to 
address Russia's attempts to manipulate the presidential election - and is taking a range of 
actions despite the disinterest of President Trump, who questions intelligence that the Kremlin 
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is intent on undermining American democracy." According to the Post, "Top security agencies 
are coordinating actions to thwart foreign hackers, prevent Russia-linked individuals from 
entering the United States and freeze any of their assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction. They are 
also passing intelligence to social media firms, and helping state and local election officials 
shore up their defenses." FBI, CISA, and ODNI have "briefed candidates, parties and the 
congressional intelligence committees on foreign threats to the election and their systems," and 
the "last briefings for the campaigns are expected this week." Meanwhile, "CyberCom and the 
NSA are undertaking broader and more sophisticated actions, including against the Russian 
military spy agency, the GRU, and a botnet run by Russian-speaking criminals, U.S. officials 
said." 
New Facebook Report Shows How Spammers, Stammers Are Profiting Off US Election. 
Reuters (10/21) writes that in a report about "'inauthentic behaviour' on its platform, Facebook 
said the Nov. 3 election had become a common lure to trick users into visiting online stores or 
websites laden with pay-per-view adverts." Fraudsters are "posting about U.S. politics and the 
upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences, maximise clicks and make money 
online." On Wednesday, Nathaniel Gleicher, head of head of cybersecurity policy for Facebook, 
said, "If you are a financially motivated actor who's trying to make money based on clicks, you 
are going to use whatever content is going to get you eyeballs." Gleicher added Facebook wants 
"people to be aware of the full range of deception that is happening out there." 
Senate Intelligence Committee Warns Of Threats To Election Systems. 
The Hill (10/21, Budryk, 2.98M) reports, "Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Marco Rubio 
(R-Fla.) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) warned in a joint statement Wednesday that 
foreign actors may seek to attack U.S. election infrastructure or create the impression they 
have." The Senators wrote, "Our adversaries abroad seek to sow chaos and undermine voters' 
belief in our democratic institutions, including the election systems and infrastructure that we 
rely on to record and properly report expressions of the voters' will." Rubio and Warner added, 
"They may seek to target those systems, or simply leave the impression that they have altered 
or manipulated those systems, in order to undermine their credibility and our confidence in 
them." 
Trump Signs Bill Making It A Federal Crime To Hack Voting Systems. 
The Hill (10/21, 2.98M) reports that on Tuesday, President Trump signed the Defending the 
Integrity of Voting Systems Act, which makes it a "federal crime to attempt to hack federal 
voting systems." The legislation was approved by the Senate last year and the House last 
month. The Act empowers DOJ "to pursue charges against anyone who attempts to hack a 
voting system under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, commonly used by the agency to 
pursue charges against malicious hackers." The original bill was the "result of a 2018 report 
compiled by the DOJ's Cyber Digital Task Force, which evaluated ways the federal government 
could improve its response to cyber threats." DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency Director Christopher Krebs said on Tuesday, "We remain confident that no foreign cyber 
actor can change your vote, and we still believe that it would be incredibly difficult for them to 
change the outcome of an election at the national level." 
Google Report Says Foreign Hackers Are Now Using Malware. 
Fox News (10/21, Crothers, 27.59M) reports, "Foreign hackers who have been trying to hack 
the Biden and Trump campaigns are now using fake McAfee and YouTube videos and Dropbox-
based malware, Google said in a report." The tech company also "outlined other Advanced 
Persistent Threats (APTs), a term usually reserved for nation-state actors." The report said, "As 
part of our wider tracking of APT31 activity, we've also seen them deploy targeted malware 
campaigns." Digital Shadows cyber threat intelligence analyst Austin Merritt told Fox News, "By 
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hosting malware on legitimate websites, threat actors can bypass automated defenses by 
abusing the many genuine websites that often won't be blocked for business reasons, thus 
offering a window of opportunity to evade early detection." 
FBI, Maryland US Attorney's Office Launch Voter Misinformation Initiative. 
WJZ-TV Baltimore (10/21, 74K) reports, "The Maryland US Attorney's office is teaming up with 
the FBI to fight against election misinformation." They have "launched a national voter 
misinformation initiative to find potential voter suppression schemes." Voters are urged to 
"check [their] sources and report misinformation on social media or to the FBI." 
Experts Fear China's Disinformation Ops Pose A Threat Past Election Day. 
NBC News (10/21, 6.14M) reports that security experts "fear that the Chinese government's 
disinformation operations pose a far more insidious menace to democracy that will continue 
well past Election Day." Meanwhile, "U.S. intelligence experts generally agree that Russia is 
better than any other country at spreading disinformation to undermine voter confidence 
leading up to the election." Scholars "say the Chinese are growing bolder and more brazen, 
often taking pages from what used to be seen as Russia's playbook in discrediting the United 
States." DNI Director Ratcliffe has "said dozens of lawmakers had been more broadly targeted 
by Chinese influence campaigns, a fact first reported by The Hill newspaper." An unnamed 
congressional official said, "The Chinese can't afford to see us in chaos, because we are their 
biggest market. They are trying to accelerate the relative decline of the United States and their 
ascension to primacy." 
Poll: Four-Fifths Of Americans Call Misinformation About Campaigns "Major Problem." 
The AP (10/21) reports, "A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion 
Research and USAFacts finds that" voters have a hard time "knowing whether there's any 
factual basis for the information they're getting from and about the candidates." The poll found 
"More than 8 in 10 rated the spread of misinformation about government a 'major problem." 
Some 35% of those polled "turn to the web to see if news about the contest is true," while 
"13% said they turn to cable news networks, 8% said national news networks and only 3% 
went with newspapers or online news sites, reflecting a broader loss of trust in news 
organizations." A former CIA officer and the current vice president of analysis at Alethea Group, 
Cindy Otis, said, "We are living today in the biggest period of false information in history." She 
added, "Americans are losing trust in what they read and see online." Meanwhile, the poll 
shows, at least 6 in 10 "say it's easy to find factual information about registering to vote and 
casting their ballot." 
Navalny Ally Says Kremlin Is Intimidating Him To Discourage Return To Russia. 
Reuters (10/21, Zverev, Nikolskaya) reports, "The Kremlin is trying to intimidate opposition 
politician Alexei Navalny to discourage him from returning to Russia to campaign once he 
recovers from his poisoning," according to Leonid Volkov, a member of his team. Since his 
poisoning, Russia has "accused Navalny of working with" the CIA, "prompting the pro-
government Federal News Agency to report that Navalny could be guilty of treason." Volkov 
said, "We see all kinds of intimidation by them: 'let's arrest his apartment ... let's open cases 
into state treason," adding it is "clear these are all just fakes designed to intimidate." 
House Independent Throws Support Behind Resolution Clearing Snowden, Assange. 
The Washington Times (10/21, Blake, 492K) reports that Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) on 
Wednesday supported "congressional resolutions calling for the U.S. government to abandon its 
cases against wanted leakers Edward 3. Snowden and Julian Assange." Amash announced "he 
signed on to become a co-sponsor of separate, similar resolutions urging the government to 
drop the charges facing the two secret-spillers." The resolutions were introduced by Rep. Tulsi 
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Gabbard (D-HI) "and had already gained slight bipartisan support before Mr. Amash...joined in." 
Snowden is "wanted in the U.S. to face charges related to admittedly leaking classified material 
to members of the media in 2013." Assange "was charged last year under the Espionage Act 
with crimes stemming from his longtime role as founder and publisher of the WikiLeaks anti-
secrecy website." 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 
Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges For Threatening Biden And Harris. 
The CBS Evening NewsVi (10/21, story 3, 1:45, O'Donnell, 4.55M) reported, "A Maryland man 
is facing three federal charges after threatening to kill Joe Biden and Kamala Harris." CBS' Jeff 
Pegues added, "Federal prosecutors say this is James Reed, captured on a door camera, leaving 
his threatening handwritten note at the Maryland home of a Biden supporter. The note says, 
`We're the ones with those scary guns. When we capture grandpa Biden, we will all severely 
beat him to the point of death and would execute both Biden and Kamala Harris on national 
television." 
The Baltimore Sun (10/21, Prudente, 1.33M) reports Reed "was arrested last week by 
Frederick Police and remains held without bail. After agents asked for his fingerprints and a 
handwriting sample, he confessed to writing the letter because he was upset at the political 
situation, they wrote in charging documents." The New York Times (10/21, Dewan, 18.61M) 
reports Reed "provided a palm print and handwriting sample and acknowledged having written 
the letter, according to the complaint. He is charged with the federal offense of threatening a 
major candidate, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, and two violations of 
state law: threatening mass violence and voter intimidation." USA Today (10/21, Peter, 
10.31M), the Wall Street Journal (10/21, Viswanatha, Subscription Publication, 7.57M), the New 
York Daily News (10/21, Goldiner, 2.52M), the New York Post (10/21, Moore, 4.57M), the 
Washington Times (10/21, Mordock, 492K), and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (10/21, 895K) 
also have brief reports on the arrest. 
Two South Carolina Men Charged With PPE Theft. 
The Charlotte (NC) Observer (10/21, Monk, 470K) reports from Charleston, South Carolina, 
"Two Charleston area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing a 
large stash of coronavirus Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from a major law enforcement 
training facility." According to the Observer, "The PPE included high quality respirator masks, 
other kinds of masks and goggles that help protect people from catching the highly contagious, 
sometimes fatal COVID-19 virus that has killed more than 220,000 Americans. The men, Frank 
Smail, Jr., 49, of Round O, and Mike Pellegrini, 58, of North Charleston, were charged in a 
multi-count federal indictment alleging conspiracy to steal the protective gear from the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston." Smail "was also charged with PPE theft, 
obstruction of justice, and lying to federal agents." 
Prosecutors Denounce False Claim That Missing New Jersey Girl Was Found Dead. 
The Cumberland County (NJ) News (10/21, Gray, 1.75M) reports, "Authorities say a post 
circulating on social media suggesting a child who vanished from a Bridgeton park more than a 
year ago has been found dead is false." Dulce Maria Alavez "was 5 years old when she 
disappeared from Bridgeton City Park on Sept. 16, 2019, and her whereabouts remain 
unknown. The fraudulent post is made to look like an official announcement from law 
enforcement." Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae "issued an announcement 
on Facebook Tuesday night saying the post - which includes her office's logo, a photo of Dulce 
and a message indicating a press conference will be held `when we know all the details' - is 
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phony. She included a screenshot of the post in her announcement with the words 'false 
information' written over the image." 
DO): 127 Suspected MS-13 Members Were Charged This Year. 
The AP (10/21, Balsamo) reports, "Federal prosecutors have charged 127 suspected members 
of the violent MS-13 street gang this year, and six face sentences of life in prison after being 
convicted in 2020, the Justice Department said Wednesday." The AP adds, "The statistics -
detailed in a report being released by the Justice Department Wednesday night - emphasize the 
priority the Trump administration has given to prosecuting members of MS-13 and the 
aggressive effort by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to try to dismantle the gang. 
MS-13, also known as Mara Salvatrucha, is considered one of the top transnational organized 
crime threats in the United States." According to the AP, "The Justice Department's statistics 
show that federal prosecutors brought cases against 749 defendants in MS-13 related cases 
since 2016. Six defendants convicted this year were sentenced to life in prison and 26 others 
received sentences of over five years in federal prison." 
Ten Suspected Gang Members Charged In Texas. 
KWKT-TV Waco, TX (10/21, Omani) reports from Temple, Texas, "Temple Police and the FBI 
announced new charges Wednesday against ten people in connection with Project Safe 
Neighborhoods." According to KWKT-TV, "Chief Shawn Reynolds, FBI Assistant Special Agent in 
Charge Jason Hudson, and several other law enforcement agents held a press conference 
Wednesday afternoon in Temple. In federal grand jury indictments unsealed" on Wednesday, 
"these members of Killas With Aggression Gang, or KWA, are accused of racketeering, federal 
drug trafficking, and other crimes." Officers and agents "arrested 3 people Wednesday and 
already had six others in custody. 'Todays indictment and the related complaint reveal a reign 
of terror perpetrated by a violent enterprise resulting in death and suffering on a frieghtening 
scale,' said U.S. Attorney Gregg Sofer." 
The Temple (M) Daily Telegram (10/21, Sanchez, 48K) reports, "The indictment alleges 
that five suspects conspired to commit five murders — including three in Temple and one each 
in Belton and Hearne; violent assault; drug trafficking; extortion; and armed robberies. It also 
charges that six men brandished a firearm during a robbery and another two men fired a gun 
during a violent crime. Additionally, the indictment states three suspects conspired to distribute 
more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. 'The city of Temple and Central Texas area is a safer 
place with these violent offenders off the streets,' Temple Police Chief Shawn Reynolds said." 
Georgia Man Sentenced For Bank Robbery. 
WJBF-TV Augusta, GA (10/21, Ceneviva, 23K) reports from Augusta, Georgia, "28-year-old 
Ronnie Dean Brown `Man' of Augusta has been sentenced to 252 months in federal prison after 
pleading guilty to robbing two banks in Augusta." Brown "is charged with one count of 
Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence and Possession of a Firearm by a 
Convicted Felon. He will serve five years of supervised release." Brown "was armed with an AR-
15-styke rifle December 30, 2017 when he threatened a bank teller at Fifth Third Bank on the 
2700 block of Peach Orchard Rd. Chris Hacker, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta said, 
'Carrying weapons into peaceful places of business and terrorizing hard-working citizens is 
something the FBI and our law enforcement partners will make every effort to prosecute and 
punish. More than 20 years in prison should be a teaching moment for Brown, and some sense 
of comfort for the victims he terrorized." 
Michigan Man Charged With Sex Trafficking. 
The Detroit News (10/21, 825K) reports Dallas Ephraim Jordan-King has "been bound over to 
Oakland County Circuit Court on charges related to alleged prostituting and sex trafficking of 
college-age women." He "was arraigned in August following a joint investigation involving the 
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Auburn Hills Police Department and the FBI's Oakland County Gang and Violent Crime Task 
Force." 
The Detroit Free Press (10/21, Pepple, 1.52M) reports that Jordan-King, 23, "was bound 
over to Oakland County Circuit Court after a preliminary hearing Tuesday in 52-3 District Court 
in Auburn Hills, according to the state Attorney General's Office, which is prosecuting the case. 
Jordan-King's arrest, which includes a gun charge, came after a joint investigation by 10 police 
agencies, with key partners being detectives from Auburn Hills — the location of Oakland 
University, as well as an Oakland Community College campus." The Free Press adds, "The 
alleged sex-trafficking was so widespread that uncovering it involved the FBI, State Police, 
Oakland County Sheriff's Office and officers from numerous local police departments, including 
Bloomfield Township, Ferndale, Madison Heights, Novi, Southfield and Troy." 
Law Enforcement Operation Nets Heroin, Firearms In Massachusetts. 
WRGB-TV Albany, NY (10/21, 69K) reports from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, "A multi-agency law 
enforcement team has seized thousands of bags of heroin, several firearms, and thousands of 
dollars in cash." According to WRGB-TV, "At about 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Berkshire County Law 
Enforcement Task Force, State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney's 
Office, Berkshire County Sheriff's Office and the Pittsfield Police Department executed multiple 
search warrants in Pittsfield, after observing several suspects arriving at a hotel on West 
Housatonic Street. Task force members also executed search warrants, in coordination with the 
Hampden County State Police Detective Unit, with two residences in Springfield. In total, police 
seized approximately 13,500 bags of heroin, three firearms and approximately $8,000 in cash." 
Police "arrested 24-year-old Raekwan Jackson, of Springfield, 25-year-old Ka'refi Hillery, of 
Woonsocket, R.I., 27-year-old Shawn Sanders of Dorchester, and 23-year-old Bertram Oram of 
Springfield during the Tuesday night operation." 
Maryland Corrections Officers Charged With Smuggling Contraband Into Jail. 
The Baltimore Sun (10/21, Fenton, 1.33M) reports Chesapeake Detention Facility Corrections 
Officers Andre Davis, Darren Parker, and Talaia Youngblood "have been indicted by a federal 
grand jury after an investigation revealed ongoing smuggling of drugs, cellphones and other 
contraband." The investigation "was initiated by the corrections systems' internal investigations 
unit, and carried out in collaboration with federal authorities." 
WJZ-TV Baltimore (10/21, 74K) reports from Baltimore, "Nine people, including three 
correctional officers, have been indicted in an alleged racketeering conspiracy at the 
Chesapeake Detention Facility in downtown Baltimore." According to WJZ-TV, "The accused 
include three correctional officers, four inmates and two 'outside facilitators,' according to an 
announcement from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. 'The indictment 
alleges a troubling amount of corruption,' U.S. Attorney Robert Hur said during a news 
conference Wednesday afternoon." The group "allegedly smuggled contraband, including drugs, 
tobacco and cell phones, into the jail beginning at least as far back as 2016. The group was 
indicted last week and the indictment was unsealed Wednesday, according to the 
announcement. `Their criminal activities did not change much while they were inside the 
building,' said Jennifer Boone with the FBI's Baltimore field office." 
US Charges 11 In Washington Marijuana Trafficking Operation. 
The Mercer Island (WA) Reporter (10/21, Hunter, 13K) reports, "Eleven defendants were 
indicted in three separate indictments for their parts in manufacturing, distributing and profiting 
from the production and distribution of illegal marijuana across the country and in the Puget 
Sound region, including six South County cities." The Reporter adds, "Some of the defendants 
were arrested Wednesday, Oct. 21 in coordinated searches of 27 locations in the Puget Sound 
region and additional searches in New York. Many of the locations in Washington were illegal 
grow houses, and others were businesses that allegedly served as front companies. Those 
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arrested before noon Wednesday will make their appearance this afternoon in U.S. District 
Court in Seattle, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release. Search teams, led by 
investigators and agents from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the IRS Criminal 
Investigation, executed search warrants at locations in Skyway, Renton, Kent, Lake Tapps, 
Maple Valley, Federal Way, Covington, SeaTac and Snohomish." 
Florida Woman Who Managed Tennessee Pill Mill Operation Sentenced To 33 Years. 
The Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel (10/21, Satterfield, 307K) reports, "A federal judge on 
Wednesday sentenced a 56-year-old Miami grandmother who managed East Tennessee's largest 
pill mill operation to more than 33 years in prison for racketeering and related charges. With 
her in charge, a Florida group dubbed 'Italians' prospered in East Tennessee, netting $21 million 
in profits in four years, putting more than 12 million prescription painkillers into the hands of 
addicts and leaving a trail of dead patients, court records show." US District Judge Tom Varlan 
"ordered Sylvia Hofstetter imprisoned for 400 months after a jury earlier this year convicted her 
in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization, or RICO, conspiracy involving pain clinics 
in Lenoir City and Knoxville and a slew of related money laundering and drug distribution 
charges." 
Connecticut Man Charged With Solicitation Of Minor. 
The New London (CT) Day (10/21, 109K) reports U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut 
John Durham "announced a New Haven federal grand jury's indictment of Norwich man William 
Meier for allegedly soliciting sex with a minor." He is "charged with one count of the use of the 
internet to attempt to persuade a minor to engage in sexual activity and one count of 
attempted transfer of obscene materials to a minor." The FBI investigated the case. 
The Norwich  (CT) Bulletin (10/21, 42K) reports he "pleaded not guilty to the charges." 
FBI Raids Florida Pharmacy. 
WJAX-TV Jacksonville, FL (10/21, Husker, 44K) reports that the FBI Jacksonville Field Office 
"has confirmed they were serving a search warrant for Cure Pharmacy on Merrill Road 
Wednesday morning." 
WJXT-TV Jacksonville, FL (10/21, Ready, 298K) reports that agents "spent several hours 
inside Cure Pharmacy on Merrill Road and could be seen wheeling boxes out of the business, 
which is in a shopping center with several other businesses." 
Tennessee Man Arrested For Attempted Murder. 
The Columbia (TN) Daily Herald (10/21, 15K) reports that the Columbia Police Department 
announced Wednesday the arrest of Quortez Deshawn Duncan, who "was charged with 
attempted first degree murder, weapons offenses and violation of probation." He "was named 
the sole suspect in an armed altercation that authorities say involved Duncan and a 27-year-old 
man at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2019." 
Rhode Island Man Arrested For Child Pornography. 
The Warwick (RI) Post (10/21) reports Owen Batista "was ordered held until a hearing on Friday 
during an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence on child pornography charges." 
The FBI "alleges that Batista, 26, posted links on a social media platform where members 
allegedly distribute videos and images of child pornography," and they "allege that Batista 
directed members of the platform to online digital storage folders that, a forensic review by FBI 
agents determined, contained 738 files." 
Florida Man Accused Of Serial Bank Robbery. 
WFOR-TV Miami (10/21) reports that the FBI "confirmed Wednesday the arrest of a South 
Florida attorney as being a suspected South Florida serial bank robber." The agency "says Aaron 
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Honaker, 41, of Miami, is suspected in at least five robberies or attempted robberies of South 
Florida banks." He "was arrested Tuesday evening without incident in Coral Gables by the Coral 
Gables police as he was attempting to enter a bank." 
Continuing Coverage: New Jersey Man Sentenced For Child Molestation, Child 
Pornography. 
The Shore News Network (NJ) (10/21) reports former Michigan teacher James Verne Russell 
"was sentenced to serve 720 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons for sexual exploitation of 
two minors." U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff "stated the offense 'is about as serious as it gets' 
because of the extended length of time and 'circumstances in which you took advantage of 
children." 
Massachusetts Man Arrested On Charges Of Bank Robbery. 
The Brockton (MA) Enterprise (10/21, 52K) reports Louis Anthony Mays "has been arrested on 
armed robbery charges in connection with a bank robbery earlier this month." The FBI Bank 
Robbery Task Force supported the investigation, which "learned Mays allegedly had a gun and 
demanded money from the teller." 
New Jersey State Police Arrest Man For Solicitation Of Minor. 
Daily Voice (10/21, 98K) reports that New Jersey State Police arrested Derrick V. Ross after he 
"paid a couple for sex with a 14-year-old girl who was trafficked at an Atlantic City casino 
hotel." The victim was rescued by police after undercover officers arranged a meet. 
Washington State Man Sentenced For Domestic Violence. 
The Spokane (WA) Spokesman-Review (10/21, 183K) reports Stephen Seymour "was 
sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison and three more under supervision" after he 
"pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to an intimate partner in Indian 
Country in July." The FBI investigated the case. 
Alaska Man Sentenced For Federal Firearms Violations. 
The Anchorage (AK) Daily News (10/21, 287K) reports Michael Graves "was required to learn 
about the Holocaust and read about overcoming extremist beliefs as part of his sentence in 
federal court for illegally owning a machine gun and silencers." He "was sentenced Wednesday 
to 18 months in prison, time that he has already served since his arrest," and he must "read 
specific books and took classes during his incarceration that were aimed at moving him away 
from extremist viewpoints." 
Oklahoma Pair Arrested On Sex Trafficking Charges. 
KFOR-TV Oklahoma City (10/21, 216K) reports Stacia Guinn and Brandon Carter "have been 
booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center in recent weeks after a sex trafficking bust 
in Oklahoma City." Court records say that the pair "are both accused of sex trafficking two 
teenagers, one age 15 and the other age 16." The investigation began after the victims' 
pictures "were found on an ad placed on a well-known prostitution website." 
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS 
DOJ Announces $8.3B Purdue Settlement Over Opioids Distribution. 
On ABC World News TonightVi (10/21, story 5, 2:10, Muir, 6.08M), Adrienne Bankert reported, 
"It's being hailed by the federal government as a major victory against a company, whose drug, 
Oxycontin, is part of the public health crisis of opioid addiction that has led to the deaths of 
hundreds of thousands of Americans. Purdue Pharma pleading guilty to felony charges of 
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defrauding federal health agencies and violating federal kickback laws for inducing doctors to 
prescribe those powerful opioids." The company has agreed "to pay $8.3 billion in penalties," 
though "multiple states are still suing." Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (D) said, 
"No one's going to jail, no one's going to prison, and worse yet, they've set up a situation 
where Purdue's going to be able to continue on." The deal "has to be approved by a judge, but 
the Department of Justice says that money will go to redressing past wrongs as well as new 
programs for treatment and care for those struggling through opioid addiction." 
The CBS Evening NewsVi (10/21, story 9, 0:20, O'Donnell, 4.55M) reported, "The 
company that makes Oxycontin has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges related to how it 
marketed the drug. Purdue Pharma will pay $8 billion to resolve claims. Some of that money 
will go towards treating opioid addiction. Purdue still faces criminal probes in several states." 
Kate Snow of NBC Nightly NewsVi (10/21, story 6, 1:40, Holt, 5.81M) reported the 
settlement is "the most dramatic effort yet by the federal government to hold a drug maker 
accountable for the more than 450,000 American deaths from opioid addiction," but "critics say 
with Purdue in bankruptcy, it is unlikely the company will ever really pay $8 billion." Healey 
said, "It was clear the Department of Justice wanted to make a deal and make an 
announcement before the election, and they ended up making a lousy deal. It doesn't bring 
justice, it doesn't bring accountability." 
The New York Times (10/21, Al, Hoffman, Benner, 18.61M) reports that on Wednesday, 
the Justice Department announced that Purdue Pharma "has agreed to plead guilty to criminal 
charges and face penalties of roughly $8.3 billion for its role in the opioids epidemic." According 
to the Times, "The settlement could pave the way for a resolution of thousands of lawsuits 
brought against the company for its role in a public health crisis that has killed more than 
450,000 Americans since 1999." The Times says Purdue's "owners, members of the wealthy 
Sackler family, have agreed to pay $225 million in civil penalties," but "prosecutors said the 
agreement did not preclude the filing of criminal charges against Purdue executives or 
individual Sacklers." 
The AP (10/21, Balsamo, Mulvihill) reports that Purdue Pharma is "the company behind 
the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an opioid 
epidemic." As does the Times, the AP reports that that "the deal does not release any of the 
company's executives or owners....from criminal liability." The AP says "a criminal investigation 
is ongoing." Nevertheless, according to the AP, "some state attorneys general said the 
agreement fails to hold the Sacklers accountable." 
Reuters (10/21, Spector) reports, "Soon after a Purdue Pharma LP affiliate pleaded guilty 
to misbranding its addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin in 2007, the company's Sackler family 
owners fretted about possible threats to their wealth" in emails disclosed by US prosecutors on 
Wednesday. The company "transferred more than $10 billion, including roughly $4 billion in 
cash to Sackler-controlled entities" between 2008 and 2009, though "family members on 
Wednesday said the transfers were proper and that documents scheduled to be released in the 
future would support that claim." Reuters says that nonetheless, "in settlement papers, 
prosecutors called some of the money movements 'fraudulent transfers." 
USA Today (10/21, 10.31M) reports that "the settlement is the highest-profile display yet 
of the federal government seeking to hold a major drugmaker responsible for an opioid 
addiction and overdose crisis linked to more than 470,000 deaths in the country since 2000." 
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen "said that if the resolution wins court approval it `will 
redress past wrongs, and will also provide extraordinary new resources for treatment and care 
of those affected by opioids addiction." However, the agreement was met with "immediate 
resistance from lawmakers and some state officials who believe it did not go far enough to 
address the swath of human destruction caused by the epidemic." 
The Washington Post (10/21, Kornfield, Rowland, Bernstein, Barrett, 14.2M) also reports 
that "state authorities and families who have lost loved ones to their products said the Justice 
Department's terms go easy on the Sacklers." The Post goes on to say, "While numerous other 
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lawsuits and court fights over opioids will continue, the Purdue Pharma settlement highlights 
how, for more than two decades, the widespread problem of overprescribing, diverting, and 
abusing pain pills raged across America while drug manufacturers, distributors, pharmacists, 
and doctors profited from the problem and largely deflected responsibility."' 
CNN (10/21, Isidore, 83.16M) reports on its website that the dissolved company's assets 
"will be used to create a new `public benefit company' controlled by a trust or similar entity 
designed for the benefit of the American public. The Justice Department said it will function 
entirely in the public interest rather than to maximize profits. Its future earnings will go to 
paying the fines and penalties, which in turn will be used to combat the opioid crisis." 
Politico (10/21, Luthi, 4.29M) reports that "the resolution with the Trump administration 
also includes a mandate to dissolve Purdue, with the Sacklers relinquishing all ownership and 
control. The company's assets, pending the approval of a bankruptcy court, will be redirected to 
a government-owned 'public benefit company' that will still produce OxyContin and opioid 
addiction treatment." Reuters (10/21, Spector) reports, "Sackler family members, in a 
statement, said when they were on the board, 'we adopted rigorous policies requiring Purdue to 
be in full compliance with the law,' adding that they relied on management assertions the 
company acted lawfully." The Wall Street Journal (10/21, Al, Randazzo, Subscription 
Publication, 7.57M) also reports. 
Attorney Denies Former Houston Official Was Involved In Kickback Scheme. 
The Houston Chronicle (10/21, Carpenter, 730K) reports, "The $90,000 in cash seized by 
federal agents from former Houston ISD chief operating officer Brian Busby's house earlier this 
year came from gambling winnings, rental income and money used to care for his ailing mother, 
his lawyers said this week." The Chronicle adds, "In their first public comments since agents 
raided Busby's home and district headquarters, lawyers for the former administrator denied 
allegations that the cash was the product of a kickback scheme involving an HISD contractor. 
Federal prosecutors leveled the accusations last month in a civil forfeiture proceeding, but they 
have not filed criminal charges or released extensive details about the case. Lawyer Dick 
DeGuerin, who is representing Busby, said his client has the necessary receipts to prove the 
cash was obtained legally. Federal officials are trying to keep the money agents took from a 
safe in Busby's home while executing a search warrant in late February." 
Former Blue Bell President Charged With Wire Fraud Tied To Listeria Outbreak In 
2015. 
The AP (10/21) reports, "The former president of Blue Bell Creameries has been charged with 
wire fraud for allegedly trying to cover up a 2015 listeria outbreak linked to the company's ice 
cream that killed three people in Kansas and sickened several others, federal prosecutors 
announced Wednesday." A grand jury "returned a seven-count indictment Tuesday charging 
Paul Kruse with six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 
according to a Justice Department statement." According to the AP, "prosecutors allege that 
Kruse schemed to deceive Blue Bell customers by directing employees to remove potentially 
contaminated products from store freezers without alerting grocers and consumers as to why." 
CNN (10/21, Goodwin, 83.16M) reports, "Kruse instructed employees to tell customers 
who asked about the removed items that there was an 'unspecified issue with a manufacturing 
machine,' the indictment alleges." The company "did not issue an immediate recall of the 
products nor did the company inform customers about the listeria contamination, according to 
the indictment." FDA Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs Judy McMeekin said, "US 
consumers rely on food producers and suppliers to ensure the safety of the nation's food 
supply. The charges announced today show that if an individual violates food safety rules or 
conceals relevant information, we will seek to hold them accountable." 
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Former Pennsylvania Court Clerk Sentenced For Mail Fraud, Misappropriation Of 
Funds. 
WBRE-TV Wilkes-Barre, PA (10/21) reports, "The former Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts was 
sentenced for mail fraud and falsification of records." US Attorney David Freed "says that 
Steven Lukach, 70, of Nesquehoning was sentenced on Tuesday. Lukach served as the Clerk of 
Courts for Schuylkill County for 27 years. During the years of 2013-2014, county auditors 
conducted an in-depth examination and found misappropriation of funds by Lukach." The FBI 
"conducted an investigation during the county audit, and Lukach interfered with the audit by 
stealing mail that was sent to banks, forged records and sent the fake bank records to the 
controller's office, according to Freed's office. According to Freed, Lukach interfered to cover up 
that he was taking funds from multiple accounts for his own personal expenses. He used funds 
for meals, car payments and other personal expenses. The attorney's office says Lukach 
misappropriated $40,000 worth of funds." 
CYBER DIVISION 
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking Tulsa, Oklahoma Mayor. 
The AP (10/21) reports from Tulsa, Oklahoma, "A Virginia man who sent dozens of harassing 
emails and phone messages to Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and his family in a failed attempt to 
stop President Donald Trump's campaign rally in June pleaded guilty Wednesday to 
cyberstalking." The AP adds, "Appearing via video from his home state, Adam Maxwell Donn, of 
Norfolk, admitted during a federal court hearing in Tulsa that he sent Bynum and his wife 44 
emails and left them 14 phone messages in June, some of which referenced the couple's 
children and their home address, U.S. Attorney Trent Shores said in a news release. Donn, 41, 
faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced in January." 
NSA Issues Advisory Warning Of Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks. 
MeriTalk (10/21) reports that the NSA "has issued a cybersecurity advisory aimed at defense 
and intelligence community contractors warning of Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors 
exploiting publicly- known network vulnerabilities." The advisory "provides Common 
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) known to be recently leveraged, or scanned-for, by 
Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors to enable successful hacking operations against a 
multitude of victim networks," the NSA said. The advisory added, "The same process for 
planning the exploitation of a computer network by any sophisticated cyber actor is used by 
Chinese state-sponsored hackers." 
Defense Systems (10/21, 93K) reports that the CVEs "cover a variety of systems, 
including email and application servers as well as domain controllers, but the common thread is 
that they involve tools that manage connections between networks and the open internet." Most 
of them "were identified in the last two years, but a few date back longer than that, and 
patches and other mitigation strategies already exist that address all of them." The NSA is now 
"identifying Chinese state-sponsored groups as actively leveraging these weaknesses to target 
information networks belonging to the defense industrial base," DOD, and "other national 
security systems." 
Also reporting are ExecutiveGov (10/21), Gov Info Security (10/21), and Computer 
Weekly (10/21). 
US-China Tensions Expected To Escalate Over Chip Manufacturing. 
Bloomberg (10/21, Crawford, Wu, Murphy, 4.73M) reports that "chips for everything from 
artificial intelligence and data centers to autonomous cars and smartphones [have] become an 
issue of national security." Tensions over the chips are "injecting government into business 
decisions over where to manufacture chips and to whom to sell them," and could "kick into 
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