Month: July 2021

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FBI Media Alert: FBI Reviews Agent-Involved Shooting

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)

The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting that occurred in a parking lot in the 2000 block of Wyoming Boulevard NE in Albuquerque at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

A team of FBI special agents and task force officers were executing federal search warrants and making an arrest at the time in a violent crime case.

A male subject was shot and is deceased. His identity will not be released at this time.

An FBI agent was wounded but is expected to recover.

In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under investigation by the FBI’s Inspection Division.

The review process is thorough and objective and is conducted as expeditiously as possible.

Because this is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time.

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FBI Statement in Response to Inspector General Report

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)

The FBI has provided the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General report titled “Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Handling of Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Former USA Gymnastics Physician Lawrence Gerard Nassar.”

As the Inspector General made clear in today’s report, this should not have happened. The FBI will never lose sight of the harm that Nassar’s abuse caused. The actions and inactions of certain FBI employees described in the report are inexcusable and a discredit to this organization. The FBI has taken affirmative steps to ensure and has confirmed that those responsible for the misconduct and breach of trust no longer work FBI matters.

Prior to today, the FBI initiated improvements to make sure that serious allegations, such as these, are promptly shared with our law enforcement partners and within the FBI. As a continuation of these efforts, the FBI is fully committed to implementing all of the recommendations made by the Inspector General.

We will take all necessary steps to ensure that the failures of the employees outlined in the report do not happen again.

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Thomas J. Sobocinski Named as Special Agent in Charge of the Baltimore Field Office

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)

Director Christopher Wray has named Thomas J. Sobocinski as special agent in charge of the Baltimore Field Office. Mr. Sobocinski most recently served as deputy assistant director of the International Operations Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington.

Mr. Sobocinski joined the FBI as a special agent in 1998 and reported to the Fayetteville Resident Agency of the Charlotte Field Office in North Carolina, where he worked violent crime. His focus shifted to counterterrorism cases after the 9/11 attacks. In 2005, he was promoted to supervisory special agent and assigned to the Counterterrorism Division at Headquarters to work in the International Terrorism Operations Section.

In 2007, Mr. Sobocinski was appointed the FBI’s senior liaison to the Department of Homeland Security. He transferred to the Washington Field Office as a counterterrorism supervisory special agent in 2008.

Mr. Sobocinski embarked on a the first of a series of foreign assignments in 2009, when he was appointed assistant legal attaché in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was promoted to legal attaché in Cairo, Egypt, in 2011, then moved to London in 2013 to serve as the deputy legal attaché.

In 2016, Mr. Sobocinski was appointed as the assistant special agent in charge of the Intelligence Branch at the Washington Field Office and was promoted to section chief in the Counterterrorism Division at Headquarters in 2018.

In 2019, he was appointed the deputy assistant director of the International Operations Division.

Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Sobocinski was a police officer and special agent with the U.S. Secret Service. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology and political science from the Purdue University and a master’s degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland and Defense Security.

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NYPD and FBI New York Fight Asian Hate with New Joint Public Awareness Campaign

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)

July 14, 2021

PSA pledges NYPD and FBI commitment to Asian New Yorkers: “We will help you”

Today, the NYPD and our FBI New York partners announced a joint public service announcement (PSA) to encourage the reporting of anti-Asian hate crimes and to stand in solidarity with the Asian community. The NYPD and FBI encourage all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, to report any bias or hate crime incident – and it will be vigorously investigated.

The PSA’s are spoken in English, Korean, Tagalog, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese. They will be posted on the NYPD and FBI social media channels and disseminated across New York City communities. Leadership from the NYPD and FBI, as well as detectives and agents and former acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon Kim, participated in these videos to increase awareness of anti-Asian hate crimes and encourage New Yorkers from communities across the city to report any crime.

The NYPD and FBI need the help of all New Yorkers to bring justice to those that are victimized and so that the NYPD and FBI can hold perpetrators to account. Year-to-date as of July 11, 2021, as compared to last year, anti-Asian hate crimes have increased by 395% (104 v. 21).

“NYPD detectives work around the clock to prevent anti-Asian hate crimes from occurring, and vigorously investigate them if they do,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. “We need all New Yorkers to help to stop these hateful acts. We must continue to work together, with our federal partners and community members, to ensure safe communities for everyone. This public awareness campaign is another way we can reach New Yorkers and stop hate.”

“We each have a role to play to reverse the trends we’ve seen in New York City and beyond—let’s set the example,” said FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. “Pay attention to what’s going on around you and do what’s right. You may be surprised how big of a role you can play in keeping our communities safe.”

Below please find the videos released today as part of this public awareness campaign.

VIDEOS

PSA videos:

Asian Hate Crimes PSA

Asian Hate Crimes Video

Korean video 1: Asian Hate Video Korean (English Subtitles)

Korean video 2: Asian Hate Crime Korean Short Version (English Subtitles)

Tagalog video 1: Asian Hate Tagalog Video (Tagalog Subtitles)

Tagalog video 2: Asian Hate Crime Tagalog (English Subtitles)

Cantonese video 1: Asian Hate Crime Cantonese (English Subtitles)

Cantonese video 2: Asian Hate Crime Cantonese Short Version (English Subtitles)

Vietnamese video 1: Vietnamese Asian Hate Short Version (English Subtitles)

Vietnamese video 2: Vietnamese Asian Hate (English Subtitles)

Mandarin video 1: Asian Hate Crime Mandarin (English Subtitles)

Mandarin video 2: Asian Hate Crime Mandarin (English Subtitles) PSA 1

Mandarin video 3: Asian Hate Crime Mandarin (English Subtitles) PSA 2

Mandarin video 4: Asian Hate Crime Mandarin (English Subtitles) PSA 3

Mandarin video 5: Asian Hate Crime Mandarin (English Subtitles) PSA 4

Mandarin video 6: Asian Hate Crime Mandarin (English Subtitles) PSA 5

Police Commissioner Shea video 1: Police Commissioner Asian Hate Crimes

Police Commissioner Shea video 2: Police Commissioner Asian Hate Crimes PSA

Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) Sweeney video 1: ADIC Sweeney video PSA

ADIC Sweeney video 2: ADIC Sweeney Hate Crime

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Security News in Brief: Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Transaction between Global Industrial and Agricultural Equipment Component Manufacturers

Source: United States Department of Justice 2

The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Danfoss A/S (Danfoss) and Eaton Corporation Plc (Eaton) to divest assets from both Danfoss’s and Eaton’s orbital motor and hydraulic steering unit manufacturing businesses in order to proceed with their proposed asset purchase agreement. Without these divestitures, the transaction would substantially lessen competition in the design, manufacture, and sale of orbital motors and hydraulic steering units used in agricultural, industrial and construction equipment in the United States.