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

adviser John Bolton writes in the Wall Street Journal (7/7, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) that the Administration's request that Canada extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to face criminal charges reflects the escalating economic conflict with China. Bolton argues that if Canada lets Meng return to China, it would onl

n" against the decision. The Washington Post (11/19, Marimow, 14.2M) reports that Chutkan's ruling is the latest in "a series of legal battles over the Justice Department's lethal-injection procedures announced by the Trump administration last year." The Post goes on to report that "in a separate case, a federal judge

Post (11/19, Mettler, 14.2M) reports, "Prince George's County is one of 10 jurisdictions across the country that will receive a $470,000 grant from the Department of Justice to reopen cold cases using forensic genetic genealogy - a new investigative technique that draws on privately curated DNA databases from popular gen

et foot in an Israeli settlement, land the Palestinians also claim in the West Bank." The AP (11/19, Krauss) reports that in a "major policy shift" the State Department "announced that products from the settlements can be labeled 'Made in Israel." To the AP, Pompeo's visit to the settlement and the State Department

Fled Country. Reuters (11/19, Berman) reports that Canada Border Services Agency Superintendent Sowmith Katragadda "told a court on Thursday" that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou "was a flight risk and had the resources to escape the country without reporting to authorities." Katragadda said Meng "has the resources to depart

Post (11/19, Mettler, 14.2M) reports, "Prince George's County is one of 10 jurisdictions across the country that will receive a $470,000 grant from the Department of Justice to reopen cold cases using forensic genetic genealogy - a new investigative technique that draws on privately curated DNA databases from popular gen

n" against the decision. The Washington Post (11/19, Marimow, 14.2M) reports that Chutkan's ruling is the latest in "a series of legal battles over the Justice Department's lethal-injection procedures announced by the Trump administration last year." The Post goes on to report that "in a separate case, a federal judge

et foot in an Israeli settlement, land the Palestinians also claim in the West Bank." The AP (11/19, Krauss) reports that in a "major policy shift" the State Department "announced that products from the settlements can be labeled 'Made in Israel." To the AP, EFTA00149194 Pompeo's visit to the settlement and the S

Fled Country. Reuters (11/19, Berman) reports that Canada Border Services Agency Superintendent Sowmith Katragadda "told a court on Thursday" that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou "was a flight risk and had the resources to escape the country without reporting to authorities." Katragadda said Meng "has the resources to depart

nversation was almost like two different ones. She mentioned a trip to Las Vegas and how she was helping a government agency such as the FBI, CIA or Justice Department, with a case, later telling Merchant she wanted to watch 'Roseanne' and that she would call him back." Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Sex

, 14.2M) reports, "Two Houston men are facing federal charges for trying to sell 50 million nonexistent N95 face masks to a foreign government, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday." Paschal Ngozi Eleanya, 46, and Arael Doolittle, EFTA00148744 55, "allegedly attempted to bilk the foreign government, which th

aker program to induce them to prescribe more of Purdue's opioids." The pleas "are part of a government settlement that was announced in October by the federal Department of Justice." The CBS Evening NewsVi (11/24, story 8, 0:25, Brennan, 3.87M) provided similar coverage in a brief broadcast. EFTA00148746 CYBER DIVISION Iow

ian Mounted Police (RCMP) Sergeant Janice Vander Graaf testified she "relayed a `strong suggestion' from her superior to an arresting officer" that Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou "be apprehended on the aircraft she arrived on, according to court testimony on Tuesday." The RMCP supervisor "said she believed it would be 'overs

ate Department To Prioritize Return Of US Contractor Taken In Afghanistan. The AP (12/7, Tucker) reports Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) "is calling on the State Department to prioritize the return of Mark Frerichs, an American contractor believed to have been taken by a Taliban-linked militant network in Afghanistan e

connections to the Somali government and pretended to officially represent the war-torn country's interests to enrich himself. His lawyers say that the Justice Department has it wrong and that Schulman was a trusted adviser and advocate of the Somali people." Schulman, 47, "made an initial appearance Monday before U.S

Was FBI's Point Of Contact During Huawei CFO Arrest. Reuters (12/7, Berman) reports, "A police officer stationed at Vancouver's airport on the day" Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou "was arrested two years ago testified on Monday he found himself to be in a 'very uncomfortable position' as the point of contact" for the FBI. Roya

ate Department To Prioritize Return Of US Contractor Taken In Afghanistan. The AP (12/7, Tucker) reports Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) "is calling on the State Department to prioritize the return of Mark Frerichs, an American contractor believed to have been taken by a Taliban-linked militant network in Afghanistan ea

as FBI's Point Of Contact During Huawei CFO Arrest. Reuters (12/7, Berman) reports, "A police officer stationed at Vancouver's airport on the day" Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou "was arrested two years ago testified on Monday he found himself to be in a `very uncomfortable position' as the point of contact" for the FBI. Roya