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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

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS Former Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Guilty In Corruption Probe. EFTA00150756 The AP (7/7) reports, "Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge for lying to the FBI about receiving gifts and money from a businessman, i

rial errors, such as typos and date inaccuracies." USA Today (7/30, Phillips, 10.31M) reports, "A statement issued Thursday came a few months after the Justice Department's internal watchdog said in a memo that it found errors and lack of documentation in nearly all 29 surveillance applications it is reviewing as part o

of their inquiry into the Russia investigation, sending letters asking for information from the Justice Department, the FBI, the CIA, the ODNI, and the State Department." Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the chairman of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governme

ainst the four defendants, who have all pleaded not guilty, was "investigated as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force program of the US Department of Justice through a cooperative effort of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Tri-County Drug Task Force, Mid-Iowa D

E SCANDALS • Ohio Lawmakers Vote To Remove House Speaker Householder After Indictment. • Tennessee Lawmaker Charged With Theft Of Federal Funds. • Los Angeles City Councilman Charged In Corruption Probe. • Texas Man Sentenced For Wire Fraud In New Hampshire. CYBER DIVISION EFTA00150162 • Chinese Hackers Rep

etter to DOJ and the FBI "seeks records of correspondence between Danchenko, the purported dossier source, and David Laufman, who served as chief of the Justice Department's counterintelligence and export control section until 2018." Federal Judge Blocks Anti-Trump Group From Filing Amicus Opposing Stone's Commutation.

gainst the four defendants, who have all pleaded not guilty, was "investigated as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force program of the US Department of Justice through a cooperative effort of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Tri-County Drug Task Force, Mid-Iowa Dr

of their inquiry into the Russia investigation, sending letters asking for information from the Justice Department, the FBI, the CIA, the ODNI, and the State Department." Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the chairman of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governme

e Scandals • Ohio Lawmakers Vote To Remove House Speaker Householder After Indictment. • Tennessee Lawmaker Charged With Theft Of Federal Funds. • Los Angeles City Councilman Charged In Corruption Probe. • Texas Man Sentenced For Wire Fraud In New Hampshire. Cyber Division • Chinese Hackers Reportedly Targete

rial errors, such as typos and date inaccuracies." USA Today (7/30, Phillips, 10.31M) reports, "A statement issued Thursday came a few months after the Justice Department's internal watchdog said in a memo that it found errors and lack of documentation in nearly all 29 surveillance applications it is reviewing as part o

of their inquiry into the Russia investigation, sending letters asking for information from the Justice Department, the FBI, the CIA, the ODNI, and the State Department." Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the chairman of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governme

ainst the four defendants, who have all pleaded not guilty, was "investigated as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force program of the US Department of Justice through a cooperative effort of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Tri-County Drug Task Force, Mid-Iowa D

E SCANDALS • Ohio Lawmakers Vote To Remove House Speaker Householder After Indictment. • Tennessee Lawmaker Charged With Theft Of Federal Funds. • Los Angeles City Councilman Charged In Corruption Probe. • Texas Man Sentenced For Wire Fraud In New Hampshire. CYBER DIVISION • Chinese Hackers Reportedly Targete

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

ram." Mother Of Los Angeles Councilman Is Implicated In Corruption Probe. The Los Angeles Times (7/13, 4.64M) reports, "The corruption case against Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar is spangled with influential City Hall figures - wealthy real estate developers, well-connected lobbyists and a campaign fun

just his prison sentence or also the two-year period of supervised release that was part of his sentence." Axios (7/13, Axios, 521K) reports that the Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney released the clemency order the President signed for Stone. According to the order, "the commutation voids all element

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 a

re.'' Mother Of Los Angeles Councilman Is Implicated In Corruption Probe. The Los Angeles Times (7/13, 4.64M) reports, "The corruption case against Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar is spangled with influential City Hall figures — wealthy real estate developers, well-connected lobbyists and a campaign fund

essor, Dr. James Patrick Lewis, of Fairview, has been sentenced to three months in prison for fraud involving West Virginia University, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Lewis was also fined $9,363 for the cost of the incarceration and ordered to pay $20,189 in restitution to WVU, which is paid in full. [Continue R

nmate's Beating at Alabama Prison," Neil Vigdor, July 30, 2020, 9:00 PM Four men who worked as corrections officers in Alabama have been charged by the Justice Department with crimes including civil rights violations and obstruction of justice in the beating of an inmate in 2018, according to a newly-unsealed indictme

f conspiracy to illegally possess firearms and was sentenced to 48 months in prison. [Continue Reading] See also: WHSV-ABC (Harrisonburg VA) CBS: "Los Angeles City councilman faces 34-count indictment in corruption probe," Unattributed, July 30, 2020, 10:27 PM A federal grand jury on Thursday returned a 34-cou

l Scandal. The Big Picture • Headlines From Today's Front Pages. Washington's Schedule • Today's Events In Washington. Leading the News FBI And Justice Department Say FISA Errors Did Not Influence Court's Decisions. The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.corn/news/2020/aug/3/fisa-errors-did-not-influenc

eles Times <https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-03/jose-huizar-los-angeles-city- councilman-plea-corruption-case> (8/3, 4.64M) reports, "Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar pleaded not guilty on Monday to bribery, money laundering and an array of other charges, his first public response to the al

I News Briefing TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 6:30 AM EDT TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADING THE NEWS • FBI And Justice Department Say FISA Errors Did Not Influence Court's Decisions. PROTESTS • US Charges Oregon Man With Bombing Federal Courthouse. • FBI Probing Fire Outside Loui

." FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Not Guilty In Corruption Probe. The Los Angeles Times (8/3, 4.64M) reports, "Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar pleaded not guilty on Monday to bribery, money laundering and an array of other charges, his first public response to the al

by a Justice Department watchdog concluded that the errors did not influence how the court ruled." In a filing with the FISA court unsealed Monday, the Justice Department and FBI "admitted to minor errors in the applications to spy on US citizens and foreign agents suspected of wrongdoing." They "say the mistakes did

." FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Not Guilty In Corruption Probe. The Los Angeles Times (8/3, 4.64M) reports, "Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar pleaded not guilty on Monday to bribery, money laundering and an array of other charges, his first public response to the al