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axe (1/5, story 3, 7:55, CO Donnell 4 85M} reported that “the FSi and FAA are foking § into @ breach of the air ir trafic contro’ system tonight after someone broadcast a threat to aitack the US Capitol over the ratio frequencies used by pilots.” CBS’ Jeff Pegues added that 4 “chiiing threat obtained exckisively by CBS News was heard by multiple air traffic convollers Monday afferncon in New Yorx.” Unidentified Speaker: “We are flying a plane into is # Capital Wednesday. Soleimnani will be avenged.” CBS cited “sources” who said “the Pentagon and other agencies were briefed today about the digitized voice recording and believe it was designed tc suggest hifling the Capitol on the same Gay Congress is set to court the siectoral college resuits.” On ts website, { Ws g g is credible, itis being investigated as a breach of aviation fequancies.” C85 adds, “The FEL is not commenting out said it takes ‘all threats oF violence to public safety seriously.” “ 5 ae °. 69M) repos, The message ¢ was rece! ived on * an. 3, the frst anniversary of the U.S.’ FBI Warns Of COVID-19 Related Fraud Schemes. USA Tesay (4/5, Phillips, 12.7M@) reports, “For the past year, federal law enforcement agencies have received tens of thousar nds of commaints of faud fed to the coronavirus pandemic.” FSi Financial Crimes Section Chief Steven Merri said, “We've been concerned about fraud schemes regarding the vaccine as soon as the vaccine went from an idea to reality .. The one thing that we've learned throughout this pandemic is that when there's money to be made, criminais will figure out now fo do it” He added, “We want to make sure that the pubiic understands that the information they should be getting about the vaccine should act 5s coming from an advertisement or unsolicited information; it should be coming from an official government website.” Warned against “medical providers asking patents to undergo unnecessary tests and procedures, bad actors seeking persona! information from unsuspecting victims in orger to fraudulently bil Medicare, fraudsiers asking peopie fo pay out of pocket to obiain vaccines, and marketing representati ves offering wack ‘asale shipments of vaccines in exchange for fees.” 4/5, Bellon) reports, “Scams include emai is promising entry io supposedly secref ists for early vaccine access and cobocallers impersonating government agencies.” Message boards on the dark web offer purported COVID- 1 vaccines for sale. o ia (4/5, Forward, 982%) reparts indicators of fraud include “advertisements for paying for early access fo the vaccine or requests for natients to pay out of pocket fo get the vaccine or fo enter persona! medicai information,” offers for additional medical iestrg or procedures when obtaining a vaccine, “as well es markeiers offering to sell or ship doses of a yacone, domestcaily or infernationaiy, in exchange for payment of a deposit or fee.” FBI Says It Was Unaware Agent Was Interrogating Legislative Staffer About Conversation On Legisiation. The & = (145, Boucher, 2. 76M} reports that in a sieiement, the FB! saic that while it interrogated Michigan state Sen. Rosemary Bayer’s chief of staff Katie Reiter about a conversation Sayer and her staff had about discussing draft legisiation on tear gas, it was unaware of “Reifer’s job before coming to rer home to question her.” While “Bayer suggested the FBI may have eavesdroppec on the call,” Special Agent Mara Schneider, a spoxeswoman for the FBI in Detroit. wrote in an amail that the agency “received a complaint from a concerned citizen who overheard comments about the use of tear gas during fhe upcoming election.” She added, “At no time prior to that interview did the cifizen or the FS! know the reported comments were made in the context of proposed legislation.” Officials, Law Enforcement Prepare For Possible Violence As Trump Supports Flock To DC For Protests. The AP (4/5, Khalil, Saisamo} reports hundreds of supporiers of President Trump gather in Washington, DC, “to cheer his baseless cla ms of election fraud a day before a congressional vote to affirm Joe Biden's victory.” Local officials and law enforcement have been “bracing for potential violent sfreet clashes” and many businesses dcarded up their windows in case the protest devolves “into the unrest seen in May and June when dozens of businesses were vandalized.” Both the National Guare and federal agents “were on standby, in case they were quickxiy needed in the city this week.” Meanwhile, Trump axpressed support on Twitter for the protesters and “president was expected to personaily address his supporters in Washington on Wednesday during a rally on the Ciligse.” The X& i (1/5, 20.6} reports, “Local authorilies have enhanced security and warned residents in and around the city fo steer ciear of potentially violent aghaiors.” The Times says that protestors’ “vit io! had already begun on a rainy Tuesday,” and, “after dark, groups of men wearing body armor and helmets began showing up,” some armed. 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