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Illegal Activity

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Date

2020-07-10

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Summary

This document is a Department of Justice news digest from July 10, 2020, summarizing key events and legal developments. It covers a wide range of topics including COVID-19, Supreme Court decisions, criminal law, civil rights, and national security, providing a snapshot of the day's legal and political landscape.

Metadata

Subject: Morning Digest
Sender: DOJ Digests
Recipients: Rendon DOJ Alert Desk
Document ID: —
Date: 2020-07-10

Illegal Activity

Severity: concerning
Description: This document contains multiple reports of alleged illegal activities, including fraud, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, bribery, illegal gun possession, child pornography, election fraud, antitrust violations, tax evasion, and money laundering. These activities are reported in news articles and legal filings.
Categories: FraudDrug TraffickingSex TraffickingBriberyIllegal Gun PossessionChild PornographyElection FraudAntitrust ViolationsTax EvasionMoney Laundering
Content Type: news_report

Evidence:

Wire fraud charges alleged to stem from COVID-19 check scams
Alleged $34M Pharma Kickback Scheme
OSU researcher with ties to Chinese Talent Plan charged with grant fraud
Romanian Programmer Cops To Role In $722M Crypto Fraud
A Mail Carrier Took People's Absentee Ballot Requests And Switched Their Party To Republican
Fashion Mogul Wants 52 Women Cut From Sex Trafficking Suit
Putnam County man accused of sex trafficking of children
Feds say St. Louis man admitted leading major drug ring
Suspect in shooting at El Paso Walmart faces new charges related to death of hospitalized victim
La Crosse man facing federal drug, gun charges
Highwood butcher Dominic Poeta accused of illegal sports gambling, filing false federal tax return

Relationships 11

Entity 1	Relationship	Entity 2	Description
Donald Trump	legal	Cy Vance	New York prosecutor Cy Vance can see Trump's tax returns saying the president cannot block the release of his financial records.
Michael Cohen	employment	Donald Trump	Michael Cohen, President Trump's onetime lawyer and fixer, was taken back into custody on Thursday for failing to follow the rules of his home confinement.
William Barr	political	Donald Trump	Attorney General William Barr offered a forceful defense of the Justice Department's independence on Wednesday amid criticism that its work has been leveraged as a political tool for President Donald Trump.
William Barr	employment	DOJ	Attorney General William Barr visits Arkansas, discusses criminal justice
ICE	legal	Immigrant families	The US government told a federal judge late Thursday that immigrant families should not be released from custody more than a week after children were ordered released from ICE detention centers across the country, setting up scenarios in which they could be separated.
University of Minnesota	legal	federal government	University of Minnesota joins schools challenging federal government's visa restrictions
Chief Justice John Roberts	legal	Supreme Court	Chief Justice John Roberts has had a momentous term in which he played perhaps the most influential role of any chief justice in close to a century.
Harvey Weinstein	legal	Victims	Attorneys for Harvey Weinstein's bankrupt former studio outlined a tentative $46.8 million agreement Thursday to settle victim and bankruptcy creditor claims against the convicted sexual predator in Delaware bankruptcy court and New York federal court.
Dominic Poeta	ownership	Highwood meat and Italian food market	The owner of a Highwood meat and Italian food market is facing federal charges of illegal sports bookmaking and filing a false federal income tax return
Michael Cohen	employment	Donald Trump	President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen has been taken into custody for violating terms of his early release from prison
Ghislaine Maxwell	personal	Jeffrey Epstein	Ghislaine Maxwell, the recently arrested confidant of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was given paper clothes upon checking into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, over fears that she might take her own life

Notable Quotes 3

Where independence is most important and, in fact, essential is in the administration of criminal justice -- the decisions to charge people or not charge people," Barr said in an exclusive interview with ABC News.

With any crisis, comes criminals looking for the opportunity to cash in for their own benefit. The coronavirus health crisis has not been immune from their fraudulent schemes" said Minkler.

Nearly 100 percent of all methamphetamine that arrives here in Oklahoma is smuggled across our southwest border from Mexico," said John Scott of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Red Flags 7

Allegations of sex trafficking and rape against Peter J. Nygard.
Alleged $34M Pharma Kickback Scheme.
OSU researcher with ties to Chinese Talent Plan charged with grant fraud.
A Mail Carrier Took People's Absentee Ballot Requests And Switched Their Party To Republican.
Putnam County man accused of sex trafficking of children.
Feds say St. Louis man admitted leading major drug ring.
Ghislaine Maxwell given paper clothes at correctional center to avoid suicide attempt: Sources.

Financial Information

Amounts:60,565800133,0001.3 million6.9 million695,0005-4$5,000$65K$678,000$1.1 million$25 fine$500 fine$20 million$34 million$722 million$4.4 million$100 million$3.8 million$22K$21.6 million$250,000$550,000$46.8 million$1 million400 grams

Transactions:

Wire fraud charges alleged to stem from COVID-19 check scams
Kickbacks to marketers in the form of referral fees
Illegal sports bookmaking and filing a false federal income tax return
Attempting to smuggle $20 million of marijuana from Canada to the United States
Acreage Subsidiary To Pay $250K Fine To Mass. Pot Board
Weinstein Co. Floats $47M Ch. 11 Deal For Victims, Creditors
Kik's Alleged $100 Million ICO Draws N.Y. Judge's Scrutiny

Media & Journalist References

NYT
WaPo
WSJ
ABC
CBS
NBC
LAT
KAIT-ABC
KARK
KTHV-CBS
Bloomberg
KMGH-ABC
KSHB-NBC
Salon
WTVD-ABC
Law360
Princeton Daily Clarion
WVTF-NPR
Las Vegas Review-Journal
KOTV-CBS
Dothan Eagle
WTVY-CBS/MyNetworkTV
KRQE-CBS/Fox
Patch
WOI-ABC
KRDO-AM
WWBT-NBC
WITI-Fox
KHQA-CBS/ABC
KTTV-Fox
Politico
BuzzFeed
KFOX-Fox
CNN
Financial Times
New York Daily News
New York Post
VOA
USA Today
WDVM
KIII-ABC
KGTV-ABC
The Citizens' Voice
The Hour
NJ.com
WRGB-CBS
KPTV-Fox
WMTV-NBC
WDSU-NBC
Daily Voice
WJXT- CW
Louis Post-Dispatch
WBBJ-ABC/CBS
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Freight Waves
KHOU-CBS
WKBT-CBS
Chicago Tribune
CNN
Law360
NPR
WTHI-CBS
ABC
WJMN-CBS
Marijuana Moment
KBIA-NPR
WDAF-Fox
Cincinnati Enquirer
Boston Herald
UPI

Public Knowledge

Context: This document is a news digest, so the information is likely already public and considered newsworthy.
Media Worthy: Yes
Likely Public: True

Legal Compliance

Wire fraud charges alleged to stem from COVID-19 check scams
Unfair policing of African Americans
Sex trafficking and rape allegations against Peter J. Nygard
Alleged $34M Pharma Kickback Scheme
OSU researcher with ties to Chinese Talent Plan charged with grant fraud
Romanian Programmer Cops To Role In $722M Crypto Fraud
A Mail Carrier Took People's Absentee Ballot Requests And Switched Their Party To Republican
Fashion Mogul Wants 52 Women Cut From Sex Trafficking Suit
Putnam County man accused of sex trafficking of children
Feds say St. Louis man admitted leading major drug ring
Charges dropped against trucker in $20M marijuana bust at US-Canada border
Suspect in shooting at El Paso Walmart faces new charges related to death of hospitalized victim
La Crosse man facing federal drug, gun charges
Don't Trim Ripple Suit, Investors Urge Calif. Judge
Champion Petfoods Wins Toss Of False Ad Suit
9th Circ. Kicks Costco PAGA Seating Suit Back To State Court
Ex-Wawa Workers Ink $22M Deal To End ERISA Class Action
Insurer Needn't Cover Trucking Co. In Human Trafficking Suit
JPMorgan Gets III. Futures Spoofing Suits Shipped To NY
Liberty Mutual Workers Fight Bid To Nix Suit Over 401(k) Plan
Acreage Subsidiary To Pay $250K Fine To Mass. Pot Board
Migrant Workers Say They Were Fired Over Housing Protests
Mass. Pot Board Fines Cos. $550K Over Pesticide Violations
Weinstein Co. Floats $47M Ch. 11 Deal For Victims, Creditors
Pomerantz Nabs Lead Role In Cannabis Stock-Drop Suit
Kik's Alleged $100 Million ICO Draws N.Y. Judge's Scrutiny
Sephora, Retail Equation Misused Customer Data, Lawsuit Alleges
U.S. Civil Rights Groups Protest 'Out-Of-Touch' Justice Department Police Commission
Four former Jackson County guards sentenced in 2015 beating that exposed jail problems
Civil rights settlement agreement promises to transform foster care system
3 Firms Fight To Lead Class In Juul-Altria Antitrust Suits
Judge OKs Poultry Co., Buyers' $3M Deal In Price-Fix Suit
California investigating Google for potential antitrust violations
DOJ Backs Solar Energy Customers In Rate Row At 9th Circ.
Facebook Dodges App Makers' Antitrust Suit, For Now
DOJ Blasts Chinese Cos.' Immunity Arguments In CRT Appeal
Ohio Mineral Owners Say Exxon, Cos. Drilled Too Deep For Oil
EPA proposes tighter emissions standards for industrial boilers after court order
Highwood butcher Dominic Poeta accused of illegal sports gambling, filing false federal tax return
Federal Government Will Resume Executions
Michael Cohen taken into custody for violating terms of his early release from prison
In Reversal, DOJ Opposes Roger Stone's Prison Delay Bid
Ghislaine Maxwell given paper clothes at correctional center to avoid suicide attempt: Sources
Department of Justice appoints MI's first missing, murdered Indigenous persons coordinator
HHS Urges DC Circ. To Nix Tribe's $1.1M Funding Award
Kansas City Lawmakers Vote To Remove All Local Penalties For Marijuana Possession
7th Circ. Says Ind. Smokable Hemp Ban Injunction Too Broad
Under a challenge of constitutionality, the future of Casey's Law is cloaked and uncertain
Trump poised to run out political clock on emoluments suits
Congress Presses Military Leaders on Suspected Russian Bounties
The plot thickens on Attorney General William Barr's removal of a prosecutor who probed Trump

Raw Analysis JSON click to expand

Themes

Political connections/influenceFinancial transactions/money flowLegal matters/litigationCriminal LawCivil RightsAntitrustEnvironmentTaxCriminal Justice/CorrectionsNative American AffairsMarijuana LegalizationOpioid CrisisAdministrationCongressNational SecurityImmigration & Border SecurityCOVID-19

People 112

David Muir Norah O'Donnell Lester Holt Cy Vance Donald Trump Michael Cohen Breonna Taylor Kenneth Walker George Floyd Joe Biden Jimcy McGirt Helen Clark Ellen Johnson Sirleaf William Barr Asa Hutchinson Tom Cotton Leslie Rutledge Chris Strohm Pierre Thomas Lucien Bruggeman Jack Date Alexander Mallin Luke Barr Craig Clough Josh J. Minkler Rose Ann Azzarello Andrea Renee Pytlinski Mallory Noe-Payne Rio Lacanlale Bonnie Campo John Scott Michele W. Forehan Allen Strickland Jeffrey Hastings Zachary Aedo Suzanne Morphew Kelli Johnson Robert Fuller Betsy Woodruff Swan Russell Travers Yevgeniy Nikulin Hamed Aleaziz Adolfo Flores Erika Esquivel Lauren Berg Joan Gabel Bradford Betz Daniella Silva Nina Totenberg Alaina Lancaster Dara Kam Scott Detrow Ayesha Rascoe Carrie Johnson Katie Rhee Richard Gaines Ivan Puga Moreno Trorice Crawford Eric Mark Laquanna Bacote Tara O'Neill Jenna Defelice Kevin Shea Mario Galli III Eric Soto Mitch Bryan Schoonover Isaiah Holt Jay Rodney Ferdig Jeremy Schenck Scott C. Blader Warren G Treme Peter J. Nygard Jerry DeMarco Yitzachok "Barry" Kurtzer Lee Besen Edward Alan Hardin Robert Patrick Guy R. Goolsby Byron Tau Emmet Sullivan Shannon Pettigrew Shaddi Abusaid Latasha Bishop Nate Tabak Jeremiah McCarthy Prajbot Nagra Lisa Carter Patrick Wood Crusius Deb Brazil Joshua Kletzke Michael Phillls Rachel Frazin Rosemary Soobal Dominic Poeta Mark Morales Paul LeBlanc Jeffrey Levine Khorri Atkinson Mark Osborne Brianna MacLean Tom Angell Quinton Lucas Terry DeMio Sarah Haselhorst Rick Sobey Josh Gerstein Charlie Savage Eric Schmitt Aaron Blake Geoffrey Berman Ghislaine Maxwell Jeffrey Epstein

Organizations 126

Department of JusticeABCCBSNBCUNSupreme CourtNYTWaPoWSJLATKAIT-ABCKARKKTHV-CBSBloombergFBIKMGH-ABCKSHB-NBCSalonWTVD-ABCLaw360Syrian DocU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityPrinceton Daily ClarionWVTF-NPRICELas Vegas Review-JournalKOTV-CBSDEADothan EagleWTVY-CBS/MyNetworkTVKRQE-CBS/FoxBank of the WestPatchWOI-ABCFacebook Data CenterKRDO-AMWWBT-NBCATFWITI-FoxMPDKHQA-CBS/ABCHannibal Police DepartmentKTTV-FoxPoliticoLinkedlnDropboxBuzzFeedKFOX-FoxU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionCNNFinancial TimesNew York Daily NewsNew York PostVOAUSA TodayWDVMKIII-ABCKGTV-ABCThe Citizens' VoiceThe HourNJ.comWRGB-CBSKPTV-FoxWMTV-NBCWDSU-NBCDaily VoiceWJXT- CWLouis Post-DispatchWBBJ-ABC/CBSAtlanta Journal-ConstitutionFreight WavesKHOU-CBSWKBT-CBSCFPBChampion PetfoodsCostcoEx-Wawa WorkersLandmark American Insurance Co.JPMorgan ChaseJones DayLiberty MutualAcreage HoldingsMassachusetts' Cannabis Control Commission4Front VenturesWeinstein Co.WalgreensPomerantz LLPiAnthus Capital Holdings Inc.Kik Interactive Inc.SECWilliams-Sonoma Inc.Sephora USA Inc.The Retail Equation Inc.ReutersPresidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of JusticeKansas City StarJackson CountyWIBW-CBSKansas AppleseedHausfeldBerman TabaccoJoseph Saveri Law FirmJuulAltriaAmick Farms LLCDOJEPAChicago TribuneCNNLaw360NPRWTHI-CBSABCWJMN-CBSHHSMarijuana MomentKansas CityKBIA-NPRWDAF-Fox7th Circ.Cincinnati EnquirerBoston HeraldUPIState of MarylandWashington, D.C.C.I.A.

Locations 103

WashingtonNew ZealandLiberiaNew YorkCaliforniaFloridaTexasOklahomaArkansasLittle RockDenverKansas CityDurhamSyriaD.C.PrincetonFarmvilleVirginiaLas VegasNye CountyPahrumpTulsaDothanAlbuquerqueSalemManchesterBostonAltoonaDes MoinesColorado SpringsChaffee CountyRichmondMilwaukeeHannibalLos AngelesEl SalvadorHoustonSan SalvadorBangorGreen BayEau ClaireRoanokeBinghamtonHarrisburgHuntingtonBrownsvilleFalfurriasBerkeley CountyWest VirginiaPhiladelphiaCorpus ChristiMexicoSan DiegoWilkes-BarreNorwalkNew HavenOcean CountyToms RiverNew JerseyQueensNew York CityAlbany CountyColonieGuilderlandWatervlietBucks CountyPortlandMadisonDane CountyRomaniaWhitesvilleOhioColumbusMetairieCanadaRocklandMonseyScrantonPomona ParkSt. LouisSpanish LakeTexasFloridaJacksonBenton CountyClarke CountyChattanoogaBuffaloEl PasoLa CrosseIllinoisWisconsinArizonaAtlantaIndianaTerre HauteBrooklynEscanabaMichiganMissouriNorthern KentuckyMassachusettsU.S.

Financial Entities 4

First NBC bankJPMorgan ChaseRipple Labs Inc.First NBC

Text Analysis

Tone: Informative
Purpose: To provide a daily news digest from the Department of Justice.
Significance: This document provides a snapshot of the legal and political landscape on a specific day, highlighting key events and issues being addressed by the Department of Justice and other government entities.

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