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committee funded by mega-donor Greg Lindberg, and specifically mentioned in Lindberg's federal bribery indictment, forfeited more than $475,000 to the U.S. Department of Justice shortly after the indictment was filed, new campaign finance records show." According to WRAL- TV, "N.C. Growth and Prosperity is a PAC that Lindber

panies." DO) Pressing States To Support T-Mobile/Sprint Merger. The Wall Street Journal (7/25, FitzGerald, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports the Justice Department is urging state officials to back a planned settlement that would allow T-Mobile and Sprint to combine by selling assets to Dish Network. The talks

hen the two spoke by phone on Wednesday, Pompeo assured Ghani that the US "remains committed to a conditions-based drawdown of troops, according to the State Department." Asked on Fox News Special Report (7/25, 1.53M) if he got any pushback after the President said he could wipe Afghanistan off the face of the Eart

and Border Protection Custody Act', possible consideration of 'H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act', and consideration of 'H.R. 3352 - Department of State Authorization Act of 201% as amended, 'H.R. 434 - Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act', 'H.R. 759 - Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Cou

ia attempted to infiltrate U.S. voting statements in 2016 but said they have taken steps since then to ensure election systems are better secured." Gizmodo (7/25, Cameron, 2.7M) reports that Wyden "renewed a call Thursday for Congress to immediately intervene and impose mandatory security standards on

igation into the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar/USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal." Garland "also said if confirmed he would also consult with the Justice Department's inspector general about the USA Gymnastics/Nassar investigation." The OCR adds, "Between August and October 2018, Office of Inspector General inves

range County JCA) Register (2/22, Reid, 594K) reports, "Garland told the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday that he supports releasing the results of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar/USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal." Garland "also said if confirmed he would also consu

House Foreign Affairs Committee "will mark up the revived Cyber Diplomacy Act." The legislation would create "a high-level Office of Cyber Issues at the State Department, headed by an official with the rank of ambassador." The House "approved the measure by voice vote in the last Congress, but the Senate never took

also exposed a module containing four privilege escalation exploits that were part of Equation Group's DanderSpritz post-exploitation framework." Gizmodo (2/22, 596K) reports that the "alleged hacker group behind `Jian,' APT 31, is known for specializing in intellectual property theft (the group also

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

ing downloading the app, and also asked whether the companies would consider further changes to protect data privacy." Additional coverage includes Gizmodo (7/14, Wodinsky, 2.7M) and the Financial Times (7/14, McGee, Murphy, Fedor, Subscription Publication, 1.34M). Rep. Langevin To Propose Cyber Direct

CIA had delivered bags of cash to his office for years, calling it 'nothing unusual.' ... According to the interviews, the CIA, the U.S. military, the State Department and other agencies used cash and lucrative contracts to win the allegiance of Afghan warlords in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Page

affer raised the issue with Biden. And other stories have said that staffers were intimidated to broach the issue with the then-vice president. -- The Justice Department's inspector general is set to release his report today concluding the FBI was justified in opening an investigation into the Trump campaign's relatio

e administration wants to expand the system of secure facilities where migrant families can be incarcerated for months or longer. In late November, Justice Department lawyers appealed a federal judge's decision that blocked the government's attempt to eliminate a 20-day time limit on most family detentions. ... F

at doesn't like Brexit." -- Reddit uncovered a Russian interference campaign in the U.K. Page 17771 EFTA00047282 ahead of Thursday's election. (Gizmodo) -- Personal animosity between Argentina's and Brazil's leaders is complicating the relationship between South America's largest economies. Marina

CIA had delivered bags of cash to his office for years, calling it 'nothing unusual.' ... According to the interviews, the CIA, the U.S. military, the State Department and other agencies used cash and lucrative contracts to win the allegiance of Afghan warlords in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. "In 2

staffer raised the issue with Biden. And other stories have said that staffers were intimidated to broach the issue with the then-vice president. — The Justice Department's inspector general is set to release his report today concluding the FBI was justified in opening an investigation into the Trump campaign's relatio

for the half of the country that doesn't like Brexit." Reddit uncovered a Russian interference campaign in the U.K. ahead of Thursday's election. (Gizmodo) -- Personal animosity between Argentina's and Brazil's leaders is complicating the relationship between South America's largest economies. Marina

9 07:54:13 +0000 ti_aw360 New York NEW YORK Thursday, April 4, 2019 Follow Law360 TOP NEWS DOJ Beats Gizmodo FOIA Suit Over Trump Wiretap Docs The U.S. Department of Justice acted within the law when it told Gizmodo Media Group LLC that the agency couldn't confirm or deny the existence of records related to alleged wire

From: New York Law360 <[email protected]> To: Subject: DOJ Beats Gizmodo FOIA Suit Over Trump Wiretap Docs Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 07:54:13 +0000 ti_aw360 New York NEW YORK Thursday, April 4, 2019 Follow Law360 TOP NE

rnment contacts while in official government business unless he developed personal relationships from such contacts." CNN says the email "bolsters" the Justice Department's explanation "for why Sessions didn't disclose contacts with the Russian ambassador in his application for a US security clearance." The Washington

ent of this office is an important part of our efforts to do so." Kaspersky Lab To Shut Down Washington-Area Headquarters. In continuing coverage, Gizmodo (12/9, McKay, 1.77M) reports that Kaspersky Lab "has elected to shut down its D.C.-area headquarters" due to its products being banned from US gover

noted that this cooperation was detailed by two former committee officials, emphasizing the committee's reluctance to share similar information with the Justice Department due to concerns it might need to be disclosed in ongoing criminal cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot. GOP Senators Slap Down Trump on Jan. 6

ted by the SEC." CNN (01/10, Egan, Goodkind), New York Times (01/10, Goldstein), Politico (01/10, Harty, Mueller, Goodman), The Hill (01/10, Klar), Gizmodo (01/10, Zeff), The Daily Beast (01/10, McDougall), CyberScoop (01/10, Groll), The Guardian (01/10, Montgomery), Benzinga (01/10, Cingari), and Law 3

it a crime to use a 'protected computer' without authorized access or in a manner that exceeds authorized access, but a report released last year by the Department of Justice's Cyber Task Force determined that the law `does not prohibit the act of hacking a voting machine in many common situations.' Georgia County Commissi

diately."' DNC officials "got burned by Russian hackers during the 2016 race and have since invested heavily in cybersecurity to prevent a repeat." Gizmodo (7/18, Brown, 2.7M) reports, "On Wednesday night, Schumer called upon the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 'look