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

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among other news outlets, report Wheeler's comments. USA Today (7/18, Pineda, Shannon, 10.31M) reports that in addition to state officials, "local U.S. Justice Department authorities have questioned the tactics as well." U.S. Attorney Billy Williams in Portland said Friday he had asked the DHS inspector general "to in

9, Ayesh, 521K) reports the "chairs of the House Oversight, Judiciary and Homeland Security committees on Sunday called on the inspectors general of the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security to open an investigation into the Trump administration's use of federal agents against protesters in Portland." Rur

lty to embezzling $3.1 million in school funds that she spent on her personal use, including Disney cruises and theme park admissions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice." Janis Bucknor, 52, "who formerly ran the for-profit Community Preparatory Academy, pleaded guilty to criminal theft and tax fraud in an agreement

rtment Declares El-Beblawi Immune From Torture Lawsuit Filed By US Citizen Once Imprisoned In Egypt. The Washington Post (7/17, Hsu, 14.2M) reports the State Department has declared that former Egyptian Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, who now serves on the executive board of the International Monetary Fund

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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

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.htmltint=oft-Double%20Chain—Flex%20Feature—top-news- chain- 1-legend-thu-2p--1-yes-art—curated—curatedpage> (7/23, Sturm, 2.65M), meanwhile, details the Justice Department's Operation Legend under which federal agents are "surged" into select cities, including Chicago. A Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/n

scredit the investigation." Charles D. Tobin of Ballard Spahr LLP, counsel for BuzzFeed Inc. and Cable News Network "in their FOIA lawsuits against the US Department of Justice and the FBI, claimed the government redacted certain information from the memos." Democrats Denounce Packets On Biden Sent To Trump Allies By Ukrai

the decision to order the Chinese consulate in Houston to close. Ortagus said, "They have to close the consulate by 4:00 pm on Friday as ordered by the State Department. And I think it's important for your viewers to know the reason why we took this action of closing the Houston consulate. We uncovered through our

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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

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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

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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

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d Security and of Justice operating in Portland" for 14 days. DOJ Probing Use Of Force By Federal Agents In Portland. Reuters (7/23, Lynch) reports the Justice Department's inspector general on Thursday launched probes into alleged use of force by federal agents in Portland and the District of Columbia during recent pro

the decision to order the Chinese consulate in Houston to close. Ortagus said, "They have to close the consulate by 4:00 pm on Friday as ordered by the State Department. And I think it's important for your viewers to know the reason why we took this action of closing the Houston consulate. We uncovered through our p

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d Security and of Justice operating in Portland" for 14 days. DOJ Probing Use Of Force By Federal Agents In Portland. Reuters (7/23, Lynch) reports the Justice Department's inspector general on Thursday launched probes into alleged use of force by federal agents in Portland and the District of Columbia during recent pro

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