Epstein Secrets

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

yee Review Sparks Fears Of Staff Purge. CNBC (7/7, Schwartz, 3.62M) reports on its website that President Trump's "pick to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media," Michael Pack, "could be on the brink of making another staffing purge." Pack "has instructed his team to start requesting and reviewing copies of

ontractor-arrested-for- cares-act-fraudk (10/1) reports, "A politically connected defense contractor in Hawaii was arrested and charged Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly bilking the federal government out of $12.8 million in coronavirus relief aid meant to help small businesses." Martin Kao, 47, "is the

minal cases stemming from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision." According to the AP, "During a visit to the Cherokee Nation headquarters, Barr said the U.S. Department of Justice plans to fund two federal prosecutor positions in the northern and eastern U.S. districts of Oklahoma to handle the increased caseloads." The Supre

nd the Baltic states with participation of instructors from the CIA and the Pentagon as well as U.S. non-governmental organizations affiliated with the Department of State." Naryshkin said the US is "using the dirtiest methods for rocking the boat in Belarus," accusing the State Department of exploiting "extremist elem

nizations affiliated with the Department of State." Naryshkin said the US is "using the dirtiest methods for rocking the boat in Belarus," accusing the State Department of exploiting "extremist elements in protests." US, Allied Intelligence: North Korea Used Easing Of Tensions To Build, Safeguard Nuclear Capabilitie

30/whistleblowers-allege-misconduct-agency-for-global- media-423758> (9/30, Lippman, 4.29M) reports that "six senior officials at the U.S. Agency for Global Media have filed a whistleblower complaint with the State Department's inspector general and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, alleging that they were

and former ambassador to the Vatican." The Times adds "gay rights groups have expressed fears it will narrow the government's support for advocacy." The State Department "has already taken subtle steps to distance itself from gay and transgender issues." The Times also reports that Pompeo "said that human rights advo

s at Urbana-Champaign," and "the jury is now in the penalty phase of the trial. `This was not an ordinary crime,' James Nelson, a prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice's capital case division, told the jury. `It was cold, cruel and calculated.' Christensen's attorneys "have asked the jury to spare his life, saying he

ith its own violent fringe." US Agency For Global Media Facing New Scandals. The New York Times (7/8, Williamson, 18.61M) reports the US Agency for Global Media, "already struggling to clean house after a series of scandals last year at flagship operations like Voice of America and TV Marti, is now being ro

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

Needed To Counter Foreign Disinformation. In an interview with the Washington Times (7/6, Gertz, 492K), Michael Pack, CEO of the new US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), "said more assertive news reporting, especially to China, is needed to counter foreign disinformation and to promote American ideals." Pack

l ambitions." State Department Rejects IC Report On Appointees' Handling Of "Workplace Violence" Claims. Politico (8/4, Toosi, 4.29M) reports that the State Department "sharply criticized and largely rejected" an inspector general's investigation which found "'substantial evidence' two Trump administration politic

orks, including those responsible for managing elections." ODNI Offers Recommendations To Address Lax Vetting Of Foreign Employees At US Agency For Global Media. EFTA00160714 The Washington TiMPi (8/4, Gertz, 492K) reports that, according to officials and internal documents from the US Agency for Global M