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With InfraGard, the FBI gives confidential briefings to Minnesota’s business community
Several times a year, the FBI brings together top intelligence, cyber security and terrorism experts for the members of InfraGard in Minnesota, which is described as a “partnership between the FBI and private sector” with a focus on protecting critical infrastructure. ... Continue Reading
PRM litigation reveals DOJ records about Espionage Act, investigations of media
Records show that in early 2017, Department of Justice (DOJ) officials circulated a memo outlining proposed changes to the Espionage Act – a World War I-era statute that has been used to prosecute leaks of government information. ... Continue Reading
After obtaining a non-disclosure agreement, Google comes to Minnesota
New documents show that the broad outlines of an agreement with Google were being discussed while public officials in Sherburne County agreed to be under a non-disclosure agreement that they interpreted as preventing them from publicly speaking about the project. ... Continue Reading
Documents shed renewed light on Wisconsin’s Foxconn deal
Despite the outward excitement, state officials harbored early behind-the-scenes concerns about Foxconn, according to more than 4,600 documents reviewed by Public Record Media (PRM), a non-profit based in St. Paul. ... Continue Reading
After more than a year, Amazon bid released
The release of the 122-page bid for the Amazon HQ2 proposal came nearly a year after Saint Paul-based non-profit Public Record Media (PRM) sued to force disclosure of the document. ... Continue Reading
Mueller Report: Republican Peter Smith’s activities drew scrutiny
Two years after his body was found in a Rochester, Minnesota motel room, Republican operative Peter Smith emerged as a figure who drew the interest of Robert Mueller III as part of the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. ... Continue Reading