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

different banks" in Colorado. The suspect is known as the "Double Dipper Bandit." Rhode Island Man Charged With Drug Trafficking. The Providence (RI) Journal (7/7, 259K) reports Franklin Carlos Soto, who "was deported to the Dominican Republic in 2015 after illegally entering the country two years earlier

the Capitol insurrection. The AP says that "even though Hueper looks strikingly similar to the thief," the raid could be based on mistake identity. "The Justice Department's massive prosecution" of participants in the attack "has not been without its problems. ... And as Republicans are increasingly seeking to minimize

will extend a task force and grant program to help tribes report missing people and the other will create a EFTA00135922 review commission under the state Department of Justice to recommend policy changes." FBI's Closing Of 2004 Child Murder Case Contrasted With Local Detectives' Unsuccessful Investigation. ABC News (5/5,

tem" - an issue that "acquired new urgency after Ukraine's government last month ousted the head of the country's national energy company in a move" the State Department has "condemned." The AE (5/5) reports that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will accompany Blinken on the trip. Acco

the missing woman's remains have still not been found." Co-Conspirator Testifies In Former Massachusetts Mayor's Corruption Trial. The Providence (RI) Journal (5/5, 376K) reports on the "corruption and fraud trial against" former Fall River, Massachusetts, Mayor Jasiel Correia II Tuesday, "with a focus on

the Capitol insurrection. The AP says that "even though Hueper looks strikingly similar to the thief," the raid could be based on mistake identity. "The Justice Department's massive prosecution" of participants in the attack "has not been without its problems. ... And as Republicans are increasingly seeking to minimize t

tana. Two bills will extend a task force and grant program to help tribes report missing people and the other will create a review commission under the state Department of Justice to recommend policy changes." EFTA00149811 FBI's Closing Of 2004 Child Murder Case Contrasted With Local Detectives' Unsuccessful Investigation.

tem" - an issue that "acquired new urgency after Ukraine's government last month ousted the head of the country's national energy company in a move" the State Department has "condemned." The AP (5/5) reports that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will accompany Blinken on the trip. Accor

the missing woman's remains have still not been found." Co-Conspirator Testifies In Former Massachusetts Mayor's Corruption Trial. The Providence (RI) Journal (5/5, 376K) reports on the "corruption and fraud trial against" former Fall River, Massachusetts, Mayor Jasiel Correia II Tuesday, "with a focus on

omplaint released by the Justice Department on Monday. He was arrested Sunday." According to the AP, "The case against Cheng is part of a pattern of Justice Department prosecutions against researchers at American universities who are accused of concealing their professional relationships with Chinese universities.

arrested last year in a child exploitation sting in Clarke County received multiyear prison sentences last week, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice. After the most recent sentencings, four of the men arrested in the sting, dubbed "Operation End Game," have received multiyear prison stints." Jos

) Boston (8/24, Goulston). CYBER DIVISION Indian Citizen Pleads Guilty In Rhode Island To Tech Support Phone Scam. EFTA01658441 The Providence (RI) Journal (8/24, Staff, 259K) reports, "A citizen of India appearing Monday before a U.S. District Court judge admitted to participating in a 'Tech Support' t

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

rd-degree promoting prostitution and resisting arrest in that case." Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Guns, Fentanyl. The Providence (RI) Journal (7/8, 259K) reports, "A Providence man on Monday pleaded guilty to trafficking fentanyl and firearms, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Aaron

particularly notable given" his predecessors under former President Trump, Rex Tillerson "was confirmed 55 to 43," and Mike Pompeo "took the helm of the State Department on a vote of 57 to 42." USA Today notes Senate Minority Leader McConnell was among the Republicans to vote for Blinken, whereas Sen. Rand Paul (R-K

ports that on Tuesday, President Biden "rolled out an additional slate of executive actions to address racial equity." Politico says Biden "directed the Department of Justice to not renew contracts with private prison operators and signed a presidential memorandum acknowledging the role the federal government has played i

TIA) to convene stakeholders, industry leaders, lawmakers and others to identify the means of reform to the pivotal internet law." The Providence (RI) Journal (1/26, Gregg, Anderson, 376K) says that although the hearing "tested...Raimondo's knowledge and, at times, forced her to defend her much-touted Rho

hots." Judge's Action On Barr Memo Spotlights Secretive Dal Office. The Hill (5/6, Neidig, Beitsch, 5.69M) reports a "small but powerful section of the Department of Justice (DO]) is under renewed scrutiny after a federal judge tore into former Attorney General William Barr and ordered the DO) to release a memo that let

also covers this story. FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS Pay-For-Play Marijuana Trial Of Former Massachusetts Mayor Continues. The Providence (RI) Journal (5/6, 376K) reports jurors in the trial of former Fall River, Massachusetts, Mayor Jasiel Correia II on Wednesday heard how Correia "demanded a brib

to extort money and distribute controlled substances, the indictment said." The Washington Examiner (11/23, Smith, 448K) reports, "A statement from the Justice Department said the case was being investigated by the FBI as well as local authorities. Per court documents, all 15 men will appear before U.S. District Judge

lent pretenses, representations or promises from two elder victims." US Charges Nine With Stealing, Selling Boats, Other Vehicles. The Providence (RI) Journal (11/23, Perry, 259K) reports, "Nine people have been indicted in schemes to steal and sell nearly $700,000 worth of sport boats, excavators, persona