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FBI Chief Reinforces Lab Leak Theory Of COVID-19 Origins !

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FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that the bureau believes Covid-19 most likely originated in a Chinese government-controlled lab. “The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident,” he said.

First Public Conformation 

It is the first public confirmation of the FBI’s classified judgment of how the pandemic virus emerged. Many scientists point out there is no evidence that it...

https://mfame.guru/fbi-chief-reinforces-lab-leak-theory-of-covid-19-origins/

Navy, Coast Guard Wrap Chinese Spy Balloon Recovery off South Carolina

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.– Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from a high-altitude balloon for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Feb. 10, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Navy and Coast Guard have finished collecting the remnants of a Chinese high altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina, U.S. Northern Command announced Friday.

“Recovery operations concluded Feb. 16 off the coast of South Carolina,...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/17/navy-coast-guard-wrap-chinese-spy-balloon-recovery-off-south-carolina

Feds charge former Slync CEO in $67 million fraud scheme

Former Slync CEO Chris Kirchner was charged with fraud Tuesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice filed criminal complaints alleging he lied to investors and misappropriated over $28 million from the FreightTech company he helped launch in 2017 to fund his lavish lifestyle.

Kirchner, 35, of Westlake, Texas, was arrested at his home early Tuesday after FBI agents raided the home. He made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hal R. Ray Jr....

USS Carter Hall Heading Back to Virginia as Rough Seas Anticipated in Chinese Spy Balloon Search

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 conduct pre-dive checks during recovery efforts of a high-altitude balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 7, 2023. US Navy Photo

The amphibious warship that has served as the nerve center for the recovery of the remains of a Chinese spy balloon is headed back to port to drop off what divers have recovered, a defense official confirmed to USNI News.

On Thursday, USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) was bound for its homeport at Joint Expeditionary Base...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/09/uss-carter-hall-heading-back-to-virginia-as-rough-seas-anticipated-in-chinese-spy-balloon-search

Navy Contracted Salvage Ship Underway to Collect Chinese Spy Balloon Remains

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023. US Navy Photo

A contracted offshore supply vessel left Virginia bound for the crash site of the Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, USNI News has learned.

HOS Rosebud departed from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Wednesday afternoon, according to ship spotters. Defense officials confirmed to USNI...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/08/navy-contracted-salvage-ship-underway-to-collect-chinese-spy-balloon-remains

Navy Underwater Robots, Divers Searching for Remains of Chinese Spy Balloon; Salvage Ship Set to Deploy from Little Creek for Recovery

USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS-60) in 2016. US Navy Photo

A U.S. amphibious warship, explosive and ordnance divers and underwater robots are off the coast of South Carolina surveying about a square mile off the Atlantic Ocean for the remains of a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter shot down on Saturday, defense officials told reporters on Monday.

USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS-60) and an unidentified tug are off the coast of...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/06/navy-underwater-robots-divers-searching-for-remains-of-chinese-spy-balloon-salvage-ship-set-to-deploy-from-little-creek-for-recovery

3 Navy Warships, FBI Now Hunting for Wreckage of Chinese Spy Balloon off South Carolina

Video stills of the Chinese Spy Balloon after it was hit with an AIM-9X anti-air missile fired from a F-22 Raptor on Feb. 4, 2023.

A trio of Navy warships, service divers and the FBI are on the hunt for the wreckage of a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon that was shot down on Saturday by an Air Force F-22 Raptor off the coast of South Carolina, Defense Department officials told reporters Saturday.

“The balloon, which was being used by the PRC in an attempt to surveil strategic sites in the...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/04/3-navy-warships-fbi-now-hunting-for-wreckage-of-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina

Complex FBI enquiry names Monaco resident

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Complex FBI enquiry names Monaco resident
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against 16 defendants, located in the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Monaco…

Charles Leclerc has 300k watch stolen from wrist
Charles Leclerc became the victim of theft when his custom-made Richard Mille watch was stolen in the Tuscan region of Viareggio in Italy on Monday, April 18…

Indiana Governor...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/20/complex-fbi-enquiry-names-monaco-resident/

Ransomware gang blamed for Colonial Pipeline attack expresses regret

Storage tanks from the Colonial Pipeline system

The FBI said on Monday that the DarkSide ransomware gang was responsible for the cyberattack that led to the shutdown of Colonial Pipeline.

The FBI shed any new light on its investigation into the attack, saying in a statement, “We continue to work with the company and our government partners on the investigation.”

It came after the hacking group itself issued a statement suggesting that the cybercriminals may be feeling a tinge of regret over the massive disruption to the U.S. gas and diesel...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ransomware-gang-blamed-for-colonial-pipeline-attack-expresses-regret

2 long-haul truckers charged in kidnapping-for-ransom scheme

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Two long-haul truck drivers accused of kidnapping women and attempting to force them into prostitution or demanding ransom for their return may have additional victims the FBI is seeking to identify.

Owner-operator Brian T. Summerson, 25, of Dillion, South Carolina, was arrested in January and charged with battery, false imprisonment and tampering with a witness. Owner-operator Pierre Washington, 35, of Chicago, was arrested in March on kidnapping charges. It’s unclear how many alleged victims...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2-long-haul-truckers-charged-in-kidnapping-for-ransom-scheme

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