Epstein Secrets

dversaries. Continued Reporting: Ex-Engineer Admits Guilt in L.A. Espionage Drama Hoodline (07/22, Martinez) reported that Chenguang Gong, a former Southern California engineer, has pleaded guilty to stealing top-secret missile tracking technology from a Los Angeles-area development company. According to the artic

his willingness to sue could have a chilling effect on media coverage of his administration. The article highlighted that in 2019, Deputy Director Bongino sued online news outlet The Daily Beast for defamation over a story about his departure from the National Rifle Association's online video channel.

channel. The case was dismissed the next year. U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez in Miami sided with the Daily Beast in finding that Deputy Director Bongino did not comply with the provision, but said the basis of his decision was that Bongino's case lacked merit. The Cut (07/22, Gonzalez-Ramirez) and S

2022 incidents—including the mass shooting at Club Q, a Colorado Springs club serving the LGBTQ+ community, and a shooting at a Taiwanese church in Southern California—met the FBI's criteria based on motives like racial, ethnic, or political hatred, though neither incident was officially charged as domestic terrori

tor Bongino wants the FBI to refocus back to its roots as the premiere law enforcement and investigative arm of the federal government. In the past, Bongino has sharply criticized the agency for focusing on so-called domestic terrorism, including targeting Jan. 6 protesters and pro-life activists. "These

FBI. Continued Reporting: Dan Bongino Named Deputy Director of the FBI NPR (03/03, Dreisbach, McMillan) reported that on his show, Deputy Director Bongino has previously embraced conspiracy theories about supposed complicity of the FBI in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack; called for investigating and imprison

f ICE agents — and are warning neighborhoods about impending raids, federal sources said. As ICE ramps up deportation efforts of illegal migrants in Southern California, flyers with photos of agents' faces have appeared with claims that they "racially terrorize" local communities, agency sources said. The Department

pt" and has been a sharp critic of the agency, particularly after the search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. The article explained that Deputy Director Bongino's selection has drawn strong partisan reactions. The Associated Press (02/25, Swenson) added that before Trump nominated Director Patel, Deputy Dire

paign • Top GOP Senators Call On DOJ to Investigate Potential Criminal FBI Leaks to Media • Jim Jordan Confident Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino Will Give Answers on FBI 'Soon' • Prosecutors Conclude Army Veteran's Capitol Riot Pardon Also Covers a Separate Weapons Case • DOJ's No. 2 Targets

can Mafia Across SoCal Patch (07/24, Houck) reported that the FBI announced the arrest of 5 people associated with the Mexican Mafia prison gang in Southern California. The arrests were part of a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI's San Diego Field Office, which also resulted in the seizure of guns, drugs, a

r, we will find you and hold you accountable. The FBI will never tolerate violence against those who serve and protect this country. Deputy Director Bongino also pasted on X: You may remember Elpidio Reyna, a subject who allegedly threw rocks at federal officers during immigration operations in Californi

crackdown coincided with similar ICE operations in Boston and Houston and came on the same day the U.S. Supreme Court allowed immigration raids in Southern California without "reasonable suspicion" of legal status. An ICE press release noted that the FBI assisted in the operation. FBI Offers $10K Reward in Unsolv

aid community tips remain one of law enforcement's most valuable tools in fighting crime. The article highlighted that, according to Deputy Director Bongino, Operation Summer Heat has resulted in over 6,000 arrests nationwide since its inception in June. "All 55 fields of office are participating in it,

vernment's Benefit KCAL (CBS-2) (07/21, Rodriguez) reported that Chenguang Gong, a former engineer, pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from a Southern California company. According to the article, He admitted to transferring over 3,600 files, including blueprints for missile tracking systems, to his personal

ened an investigation into the matter, which was previously inconclusive due to lack of evidence. Hunter Biden's denial comes after Deputy Director Bongino announced in May that the FBI would reopen or pursue several cases of "potential public interest" that "garnered public interest; including the foun

VF) as promised in an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in February. The article noted that the move comes after a bombing outside a Southern California fertility clinic and amid renewed attention to IVF as a major political talking point during the 2024 U.S. presidential race. CNN (05/20, Wolfe, Gal

the Metropolitan Detention Center, who's been in segregated housing, you know a suicide when you see one, and that's what that was." Deputy Director Bongino backed up Director Patel during a joint interview with Maria Bartiromo. "He killed himself," he said. "I have seen the whole file. He killed himsel