From: To: Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 10:26:28 +0000 c Importan e: Normal Mobile version and searchable archives available at fbi.bulletinintelligence.com. ; t4FBI News Briefing • TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 6:30 AM EDT TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADING THE NEWS • US Charges Six Russian Intelligence Officers With Launching Cyberattacks. COUNTER-TERRORISM • Maryland Man Linked To "Boogaloo" Movement Faces Gun Charge. • Encrypted Apps May Conceal Full Evidence Of Whitmer Kidnapping Plot. • Administration Imposes Sanctions On Businessman Moving Al Qaeda Money Internationally. • Trump Says US Will Remove Sudan From Terrorism List If It Compensates Victims. • French Authorities Crack Down On Islamists In Wake Of Teacher's Decapitation. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE • While Ratcliffe Says There Is No Evidence Hunter Biden Emails Are Part Of "Disinformation Campaign," FBI Still Investigating. • States, Voting Districts Work With Law Enforcement To Secure Elections. • State Department Officials Self-Isolating After Meeting With COVID-Positive Lebanese Spymaster. • NNSA: Helicopter Flew Over DC Mapping Natural Nuclear Radiation. • Congressman: US Must Sanction Russian Sovereign Debt To Protect Elections. • EU Struggles To Defend Against Russian Disinformation Campaigns. • Syrian Paper: US Officials Have Made Four Secret Trips To Damascus. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS • Two US Park Police Officers Surrender To Face Manslaughter Charges. • FBI Investigating Murder In Missouri. • West Virginia Man Sentenced Over Child Pornography. • Texas Man Charged With Bribery. • FBI Investigating Disappearance Of Michigan Minor. • Kansas Man Arrested Following Death Threats. • Smuggling Ring Arrested In New York. • Georgia Pair Sentenced For Drug Distribution. • Louisiana Men Indicted On Gun, Drug Trafficking Charges. • FBI Concludes Gang Probe In