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On today's Lawfare Daily, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Tyler McBrien, Quinta Jurecic, and Brandon Van Grack to discuss the charges against NYC Mayor Adams in connection with a foreign influence scheme involving Turkey and the larger pattern of which they are a part. lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfar…

There used to be a clothing line called “Van Grack.” And Dikembe Mutombo was its brand ambassador. Couldn't have picked a better spokesman and role model. foralltoenvy.com/products/vinta…

DOJ and Microsoft have partnered to seize 107 domain names that Russian intelligence operatives were using to spearphish and hack U.S. companies and current and former U.S. government employees. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice… blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/… noticeofpleadings.com/starblizzard/

On the latest episode of "The Regulators," Scott R. Anderson and I talk to the head of the enforcement bureau at the FCC, Loyaan Egal, about the FCC's expanding toolkit to protect telecommunications, the supply chain, and data. Lawfare

Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…

On the latest episode of "The Regulators," Scott R. Anderson and I talk w/ Devin DeBacker who oversees DOJ's new program regulating the transfer of and access to bulk data. The program establishes a data control regime in the United States, for the first time. Lawfare

A CIA official has been charged with leaking top-secret classified documents that revealed information last month about Israel’s plans for a military strike against Iran on.wsj.com/3Z2lTUc

If you're looking for a baseline of how serious this charge is, Jack Teixeira was just sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking classified military docs in group chats. But the intent here is different, so I'd expect DOJ to seek an even higher sentence.

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Former Member of Congress Charged with Acting as an Unregistered Agent of a Venezuelan National David Rivera Allegedly Received Over $5M for Efforts to Lobby Executive Branch Officials and Laundered Criminal Proceeds 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/former-…

DOJ just proposed the most significant changes to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in 30 years. Lots to unpack. Main change would significantly narrow the commercial exemptions; many global firms would need to reassess their FARA exposure. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…

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For anyone interested in a deep dive of DOJ's proposed changes to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), here's a comprehensive summary. As proposed, many global companies would need to reassess their FARA risk and exposure. Comments due March 3. mofo.com/resources/insi…

Amid the flood of regulations recently issued by the Biden admin, new restrictions on transactions involving or access to sensitive data may be the most far reaching. Most global firms w/ sensitive data are impacted. Goes live in April. Details below. mofo.com/resources/insi…

AG Garland made the right call on Volume 2.

Today’s Lawfare Daily is a new Regulators episode in which Scott R. Anderson and Brandon Van Grack spoke to Jennifer Gellie, Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, about new proposed regulations her office has issued for implementing the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

JUST IN: Justice's National Security Division is being overseen by Devin DeBacker, who heads the foreign-investment review section, but it is not a formal acting appointment.

He also oversees DOJ’s new sensitive bulk data program, which is scheduled to go live in April.

We’re hosting a webinar on DOJ’s new cross-border sensitive bulk data regulations that apply to most companies that handle genomic or personal health data, or conduct clinical trials. This new regime is bipartisan, and so is here to stay. Register at: veracast.com/webcasts/mofo/…