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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

tion and Forestry Subcommittee hybrid hearing on `Challenges and Successes of Conservation Programs in 2020' * Held via Cisco Webex and in Rm 1300, Longworth House Office Building; 10:00 AM * House Foreign Affairs Committee hybrid markup hearing — Hybrid markup hearing on legislation including `H.R. 6986, Protecting Human Rig

RES Act Fraud. Honolulu Civil Beat (HI) (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 th

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 Capabilit

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 Suprem

tion and Forestry Subcommittee hybrid hearing on 'Challenges and Successes of Conservation Programs in 2020' * Held via Cisco Webex and in Rm 1300, Longworth House Office Building; 10:00 AM EFTA00135750 • }louse Foreign Affairs Committee hybrid markup hearing - Hybrid markup hearing on legislation including 'H.R. 6986, Prot

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

ic Rep. Earl Blumenauer holds 'pen and pad' briefing following Ways and Means Congressional delegation trip to Mexico last week Location: Rm 1100, Longworth House Office Building, 9 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC; 11:30 AM • House of Representatives breaks for Labor Day / summer District Work Period Cabinet Officers:

f the very few people to receive clemency from Trump, with most being political allies who appealed directly to the White House instead of following Justice Department protocol." However, the Post adds Stone also "stands out as the first whose conviction grew from an investigation that also examined the president's

el Flynn Case. EFTA00150698 The Washington Examiner (7/10, Chaitin, 448K) reported an appeals court "stayed a decision ordering a judge to accept the Justice Department's motion to dismiss its criminal case against retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn." The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit "issued an order on Friday

id he would testify on July 20" only if the panel proceeds with "hearings for Trump administration nominees for the ambassadors to Ukraine and Peru, the State Department legal adviser, an undersecretary and an assistant secretary." Bloomberg describes the letter as "an unusual challenge to congressional oversight, p

sta-area men were among ten defendants indicted in federal court on drug and gun charges." According to the Chronicle, "The indictments are part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Guardian, an initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Most of the indictments targeted previously convicted fel

on 'FY 2021 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill' and 'FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill' Location: Rm 1100, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC; 1:00 PM • House Natural Resources subcommittee legislative hearing - National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee legisl

"Unwavering" Commitment To Seeking Justice For The Families' Of US Citizens Killed By ISIS. The Washington Examiner (7/27, Dunleavy, 448K) reports the State Department "said it has an 'unwavering' commitment to bringing Islamic State fighters who killed US citizens to justice." The agency sent this message "as the

and Other Territories, held via Cisco Webex; 10:00 AM • AG Barr testifies to House Judiciary Committee on Do) oversight - Hearing on 'Oversight of the Department of Justice', with testimony from Attorney General William Barr * Committee follows guidelines including maintaining six-foot social distance spacing as much as

. The president told reporters last week that other potential sites in nearby Maryland and Virginia were not preferable because `you have to be near the Justice Department' and 'there's nothing better than the site," but Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) "and other Democrats have accused Trump of trying to keep the bureau's he

om U.S. Park Police Acting Chief Gregory Monahan; and District of Columbia National Guard Major Adam DeMarco * Held via Cisco Webex and in Rm 1324, Longworth House Office Building; 10:00 AM • House Commerce subcommittee remote hearing on reforming the nation's drinking water standards - Environment and Climate Change Subc

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

inancial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill', and the Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations Location: Rm 1100, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC; 9:00 AM • House Infrastructure Committee markup hearing - Markup hearing on 'H.R. XX, The Water Resources Development Act of 2020'

equiring people who try to influence American policy or opinion at the direction of foreign governments or entities to disclose their activities to the Justice Department, people familiar with the case said. The inquiry had proceeded far enough last month that Mr. Barrack, who played an influential role in the campai

onfronting career professionals and political appointees in the Department's history,' wrote Chang, who had no diplomatic experience before joining the State Department. ...Chang, in her rebuttal document, argued that her 'background was fully investigated by the FBI and State Department's Diplomatic Security. No q

a protest and not as surrender,' closing by saying that stepping down was 'the only acceptable moral and ethical option for me at this time.' ... 'The Department of State is experiencing what I and many believe is the worst and most profound moral crisis confronting career professionals and political appointees in th

his transcript either. Jennifer Williams and Alexander Vindman arrive on Tuesday morning to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) HAPPENING TODAY: -- Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, European affairs director at the National Security Council, and

"Unwavering" Commitment To Seeking 'Justice For The Families' Of US Citizens Killed By ISIS. The Washington Examiner (7/27, Dunleavy, 448K) reports the State Department "said it has an 'unwavering' commitment to bringing Islamic State fighters who killed US citizens to justice." EFTA01658078 The agency sent this

and Other Territories, held via Cisco Webex; 10:00 AM • AG Barr testifies to House Judiciary Committee on Do) oversight - Hearing on 'Oversight of the Department of Justice', with testimony from Attorney General William Barr * Committee follows guidelines including maintaining six-foot social distance spacing as much as

. The president told reporters last week that other potential sites in nearby Maryland and Virginia were not preferable because 'you have to be near the Justice Department' and 'there's nothing better than the site," but Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) "and other Democrats have accused Trump of trying to keep the bureau's he

om U.S. Park Police Acting Chief Gregory Monahan; and District of Columbia National Guard Major Adam DeMarco * Held via Cisco Webex and in Rm 1324, Longworth House Office Building; 10:00 AM • House Commerce subcommittee remote hearing on reforming the nation's drinking water standards - Environment and Climate Change Subc

g challenges to the federal government's lethal injection protocol. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late Monday refused the Justice Department's request to stay the injunction. The Justice Department had appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court." The AP (7/13, Balsamo) reports that on Monday

American manufacturers," but he "could not achieve one of the industry's main goals: overturning a ban on sales to private foreign buyers enacted by the State Department to protect American troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere." The Times adds, "Then Mr. Williams joined the Trump administration." The Times adds, "As

ies Appropriations Bill', and 'FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill' Location: Rm 1100, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC; 10:00 AM • House Homeland Security subcommittees joint virtual hearing on pandemic supply preparedness and response - Emergency Pr

- or undercut - some of the most damning witness testimony about Trump's conduct. Sondland turned over communications from his personal devices to the State Department, but State won't share them with investigators. — Holmes also testified that aides to Energy Secretary Rick Perry were "very aggressive in terms of

his transcript either. Jennifer Williams and Alexander Vindman arrive on Tuesday morning to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) EFTA00046973 HAPPENING TODAY: -- Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, European affairs director at the National Security