Insider Threats – Imminent Danger Hidden in Plain Sight

In preparation for the Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021, heightened security in the immediate aftermath of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 transformed a historically festive ceremony marked by celebration into an existential threat to the peaceful transition of power.

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Risk Mitigation and Due Diligence: Intellectual Property

In 2015, a group of Chinese men incorporated a company, covertly on behalf of a Chinese manufacturer in Houston. Their aim was to steal trade secrets from a company that created foam material with commercial and military applications. They did so by offering high paying roles to employees of the foam manufacturer, a global engineering firm with a Houston subsidiary.

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Follow the Clues - Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Probe

There is an ongoing political speculation about the appropriate scope of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s investigation, particularly when recent indictments did not implicate anyone in Trump’s administration on conspiracy with Russia to interfere in the presidential election. Political pundits, vocal critics, and everyday Americans sometimes lack the knowledge of the nuts and bolts of how federal investigations work.

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