Epstein Secrets

nd Google announced changes Monday to their operations in the city. Hong Kong Preparing New Restrictions On Internet Use. The New York Times (7/7, Mozur, 18.61M) reports that "as Hong Kong grapples with a draconian new security law, the tiny territory is emerging as the front line in a global fight b

e to curb controversial policing policies. The proposed spending bill for the 2021 fiscal year, which begins in October, would add $972.5 million to the Justice Department's coffers. Of those funds, $596.7 million would go toward police practice overhauls. The remaining funds would be used to boost the FBI's investigati

third letter "requesting documents about the Obama and Trump administration's overtures toward Ukraine." In a previous letter Wyden "claimed...that the State Department sent thousands of pages of documents to Republican chairmen for their investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter while i

to reduce violent gun crimes." DO3: Probe Of FBI's Handling Of Nassar Case Is Ongoing. The Orange County (CA) Register (7/7, Reid, 546K) reports, "The U.S. Department of Justice is continuing to investigate the Federal Bureau of Investigation's handling of sexual abuse allegations against former U.S. Olympic and USA Gymnast

to department's inspector general." According to the OCR, "Michael E. Horowitz, the inspector, in a letter to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) stated that the Justice Department Office of the Inspector General's 22-month investigation 'of the allegations concerning the FBI's handling of the Nassar investigation is ongoing, and we

n China.” Wall Street Journal. December 2, 2017. https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-ceo -to-attend-state-run-internet-conference-in-china-1512178941; Mozur, Paul. “China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts across the Globe.” New York Times. March 2, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03 /02/technolog

ter as agents of a foreign government is a partial solution.*’ And in late 2017, Russia’s RT registered as a foreign agent@@ while in September 2018, the US Justice Department reportedly also ordered CGTN and Xinhua to register as agents of a foreign power.*! When it comes to independent Chinese-language media, the US gov

rify which list an item is controlled on, and reduce government and industry uncertainty about whether particular items are subject to the control of the State Department or the Commerce Department; and are structurally aligned so that they potentially can be combined into a single list of controlled items.** Moreover

l Chinese retribution against family members still in China, they have not. 58 Interview with FCC official. 59 O’Keeffe, Kate and Aruna Viswanatha. “Justice Department Has Ordered Key Chinese State Media Firms to Register as Foreign Agents.” Wall Street Journal. September 18, 2018. https://www.wsj.com /articles/just

dez-as-head-of-international -corporate-affairs-300627805.html. 22 Author’s analysis of OpenSecrets data. 23 “Exhibit A to Registration Statement.” US Department of Justice. August 9, 2017. https://www.fara.gov /docs/6452-Exhibit-AB-20170809-1.pdf. 24 “Client Profile: Summary, 2017.” Open Secrets. Accessed March 9, 2018

ess In Popular Chinese Drone App. The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/07/23/us/politics/dji-drones-security-vulnerability.html> (7/23, Mozur, Barnes, Krolik, 18.61M) reports, "Cybersecurity researchers revealed on Thursday a newfound vulnerability in an app that controls the world's most

.htmltint=oft-Double%20Chain—Flex%20Feature—top-news- chain- 1-legend-thu-2p--1-yes-art—curated—curatedpage> (7/23, Sturm, 2.65M), meanwhile, details the Justice Department's Operation Legend under which federal agents are "surged" into select cities, including Chicago. A Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/n

scredit the investigation." Charles D. Tobin of Ballard Spahr LLP, counsel for BuzzFeed Inc. and Cable News Network "in their FOIA lawsuits against the US Department of Justice and the FBI, claimed the government redacted certain information from the memos." Democrats Denounce Packets On Biden Sent To Trump Allies By Ukrai

the decision to order the Chinese consulate in Houston to close. Ortagus said, "They have to close the consulate by 4:00 pm on Friday as ordered by the State Department. And I think it's important for your viewers to know the reason why we took this action of closing the Houston consulate. We uncovered through our

/25, Shahrigian, 2.51M) provide similar coverage. India Restricts Social Media Post Critical Of Pandemic Response. The New York Times (4/25, Singh, Mozur, 20.6M) reports the Indian government on Sunday "said it ordered Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to take down dozens of social media posts critical

erg, 2.16M) reports, "A Lansing chemist was convicted Thursday of conspiracy to steal trade secrets, economic espionage and wire fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice." The Free Press adds, "Xiaorong You, also known as Shannon You, was convicted after a 12-day trial of stealing trade secrets from Coca-Cola and Eas

old DO) About Nursing Home Outbreaks. The AP (4/23, Villeneuve) reports that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office "said it won't reveal what it told the U.S. Justice Department about COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes, partly because doing so would be an `invasion of personal privacy." The Justice Department last year "as

ks of the GOP apparatus. Gaetz went on to Congress in 2016 where he has continued to advocate for marijuana reforms; Beshears was appointed head of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2019; Pirozzolo became a medical marijuana entrepreneur and GOP fundraiser." Maxwell Pleads No

ving Towards "Cold War." Under the headline "Caught In 'Ideological Spiral,' U.S. And China Drift Toward Cold War" the New York Times (7/14, Myers, Mozur, 18.61M) reports that "in a matter of weeks, the Trump EFTA00150095 administration has imposed sanctions over punitive policies in Hong Kong and C

of his friend Roger Stone's criminal sentence is one of the most severe affronts to the rule of law during the Trump administration," but "a future Justice Department would be well within its rights to open a new investigation into Stone's activities." Stone's "behavior likely runs afoul of other federal laws," an

drug dilution scheme drew national headlines 19 years ago, is being released from prison seven years early." The Post adds, "In a letter last week, the U.S. Justice Department informed some of Courtney's victims and members of their families that Courtney will be moved to a halfway house this week and then to home confine

asn't on the tarmac to greet...Pence on Tuesday morning because he has tested positive for coronavirus, according to an email blast to employees of the state Department of Justice." Fox News (7/14, Phillips, 27.59M) notes on its website that Landry said in a statement, "Out of an overabundance of caution with the vice preside

diately to a request for comment about the press release." Axios (7/6, Ayesh, 521K), Washington Examiner (7/6, Brest, 448K) and New York Times (7/6, Mozur, 18.61M), among other news outlets, also cover the story. Meadows Says "A Number Of Executive Orders" Coming This Week. Politico (7/6, Oprysko, 4.

already put forth federal resources to make sure that we can restore law and order." Meadows added that Trump is "making sure that we have not only the Department of Justice but the Department of Homeland Security and others to make sure that our communities are safe. It is time that Joe Biden eventually condemns all of

Fitton writes on Breitbart (7/6, 673K) that his organization has filed a FOIA lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia "against the State Department over requests by [Obama Administration UN Ambassador Samantha) Power to unmask the identities of U.S. citizens whose names appear in intelligence re

in the past three months." Administration Reportedly Mulling Travel Ban On Chinese Communist Party Members. According to the New York Times (7/15, Mozur, Wong, 18.61M), the Administration is "considering a sweeping ban on travel to the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party and thei

3.68M) reports Trump has long "claimed that Flynn was the victim of rogue federal agents conducting a politically motivated investigation." A second Justice Department investigation "examining the origins of the Mueller probe is underway but has yielded no known indictments." Trump "said he is letting that investig

world 'should consider themselves on notice' that if they do business with Huawei, 'they are doing business with human-rights abusers:" Pompeo said the State Department would "impose visa restrictions on certain employees of Chinese technology companies like Huawei that provide material support to regimes engaging i

n countries to China's increasingly assertive polices." Researchers Find Security Weakness In Popular Chinese Drone App. The New York Times (7/23, Mozur, Barnes, Krolik, 18.61M) reports, "Cybersecurity researchers revealed on Thursday a newfound vulnerability in an app that controls the world's most

d Security and of Justice operating in Portland" for 14 days. DOJ Probing Use Of Force By Federal Agents In Portland. Reuters (7/23, Lynch) reports the Justice Department's inspector general on Thursday launched probes into alleged use of force by federal agents in Portland and the District of Columbia during recent pro

the decision to order the Chinese consulate in Houston to close. Ortagus said, "They have to close the consulate by 4:00 pm on Friday as ordered by the State Department. And I think it's important for your viewers to know the reason why we took this action of closing the Houston consulate. We uncovered through our p

dozen tweets defending its cotton industry and criticizing U.S. policies on Muslims since Sunday." EFTA00148307 The New York Times (3/29, Zhong, Mozur, 20.6M) reports that in September, when H&M "said...that it was ending its relationship with a Chinese supplier accused of using forced labor, a fe

the teenager from South Dakota." The Oregonian says "the FBI investigated the case as part of Project Safe Childhood, a national program started by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2006 to combat child sexual abuse and exploitation." Maine Woman Charged By FBI With Involvement In Massachusetts Drug Ring. EFTA00148292 The

n countries to China's increasingly assertive polices." Researchers Find Security Weakness In Popular Chinese Drone App. The New York Times (7/23, Mozur, Barnes, Krolik, 18.61M) reports, "Cybersecurity researchers revealed on Thursday a newfound vulnerability in an app that controls the world's most

d Security and of Justice operating in Portland" for 14 days. DOJ Probing Use Of Force By Federal Agents In Portland. Reuters (7/23, Lynch) reports the Justice Department's inspector general on Thursday launched probes into alleged use of force by federal agents in Portland and the District of Columbia during recent pro