FBI
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC PARTN ER SHI P
NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2013
James B. Comey, 7th Director of the FBI
Article courtesy of www.fbi.gov/news/news.blog/
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
FBI DIRECTOR
1
JAMES B. COMEY
MESSAGE FROM SC
BLADEL
2
FAREWELL FORMER
2
DIRECTOR MUELLER
CI AWARENESS
3
RED DART
ONCIX NATIONAL CI
AWARD WINNERS
3
BETRAYED AWARDS
2013
4
IGUARDIAN
5
JOINT VENTURE
6
COMBATING
INTELLECTUA L
PROPERTY THEFT
7
PIRATED SOFTWARE
8
FBI BROCHURES
9
NATIONAL CI AND
9
James B.
Comey was
sworn in as
Director of the FBI during a
ceremony at the US
Department of Justice (DOJ).
Comey becomes the seventh
FBI Director in the Bureau‘s
modern era. Attorney General
Eric Holder administered the
oath of office.
―I know Jim brings an
impeccable sense of judgment,
a commitment to innovative
methods and tools, and a
lifetime of experience to this
new role—which is critical to
the protection of our nation
and its citizens,‖ said Attorney
General Holder. ―As a
seasoned prosecutor, a proven
leader, and a faithful advocate
for the American people—and
for the rule of law—I am
confident that Jim Comey will
continue to uphold the
standards of excellence and
integrity that the FBI‘s
outgoing Director, Bob
Mueller, helped to establish.‖
President Barack Obama
nominated Comey in June for
the FBI‘s top job, and the
Senate confirmed his
nomination in July. Comey
succeeds Robert S. Mueller,
III, who served as FBI
Director for 12 years.
SECURITY AWARDS
A Yonkers, New York, native,
James Comey gained standing
as a champion of the law
early in his career. After
graduating from the
University of Chicago Law
School, Comey returned to
New York to join the US
Attorney‘s Office for the
Southern District of New
York as a junior attorney.
There, he gained credibility
by taking on numerous
crimes, most notably
organized crime, and served
as the lead prosecutor in the
case of United States v. John
Gambino, et al.
Afterward, Comey became an
assistant US attorney in the
Eastern District of Virginia,
where he prosecuted the highprofile case that followed the
1996 terrorist attack on the
US military‘s Khobar Towers
in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
Comey returned to New York
to become the U.S. attorney
for the Southern District of
New York. At the end of
2003, he was tapped to be the
deputy attorney general at
DOJ under then-US Attorney
General John Ashcroft and
moved to the Washington,
DC, area.
Comey left DOJ in 2005 to
serve as general counsel and
senior vice president at
defense contractor Lockheed
Martin. Five years later, he
joined Bridgewater
Associates, a Connecticutbased investment fund, as
its general counsel.
In early 2013, Comey
became a Lecturer in Law,
a senior research scholar,
and Hertog Fellow in
National Security Law at
Columbia Law School.
―Jim‘s experience,
judgment, and strong sense
of duty will benefit the
Bureau and the country as a
whole,‖ said former
Director Robert S. Mueller.
―He is excited about the
prospect of leading an
agency of individuals who
are united by a fierce desire
to do something good for
their country.‖
―I have had the opportunity
to work with Jim at the
Department of Justice,‖
said former Director
Mueller. ―He is a man of
honesty, dedication, and
integrity. These core values
make him the right person
for this job.‖
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A MESSAGE FROM SECTION CHIEF LOUIS BLADEL, COUNTER ESPIONAGE SECTION
The Counterintelligence
Strategic Partnership
Unit has been busy of
late with the production
of our next threat
awareness video as a
follow-up to Betrayed
and Game of Pawns.
This newest video will
also be based on a true
story of the attempted
illicit acquisition of US
trade secrets by
individuals from China. The story will highlight some of the
common tactics and techniques used by foreign companies to
acquire what they, and their country, need to compete in a
global market. The target audience for this video will be any
business who has something of value it wants to protect that
gives it a competitive advantage of foreign competitors.
Filming has already started, and the release is on schedule
for the end of this year.
the FBI to promote the creation of more FBI intelligence
products that can be released to a larger audience. This will
allow our Strategic Partnership Coordinators in the field to
provide you much timelier threat information than in the past.
Also, the unit has partnered with the US Department of
Commerce (DOC) and the FBI‘s Intellectual Property Rights
(IPR) Center in supporting STOPfakes.gov ―Road Shows.‖
Going forward, when DOC schedules a road show in your area,
an FBI agent will be on hand to provide a Trade Secrets and
Economic Espionage presentation. This partnership will further
promote a unified message to the private sector on the necessity
to implement proper trade secrets protections at their businesses.
More information on economic espionage, the IPR Center, and
the STOPfakes Road Shows can be found at the following
locations:
IPR Center: www.iprcenter.gov
STOPfakes: www.stopfakes.gov/business-tools/stopfakes-roadshows
FBI Economic Espionage: www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/
conterintelligence/economic-espionage
We are also working with our analytical components within
FORMER FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. MUELLER STEPS DOWN
Director Robert S. Mueller stepped down
on September 4 after serving 12 years—
his original 10-year term plus a two-year
extension proposed by the White House
and approved by Congress in 2011. “I
want to take this opportunity to thank the
men and women of the FBI,” Mueller said.
“Through their hard work, their
dedication, and their adaptability, the FBI
is better able to predict and prevent
terrorism and crime.”
―I want to commend the president for the choice of Jim
Comey as the next director of the FBI,‖ said Director
Mueller. ―I have had the opportunity to work with Jim for a
number of years at the Department of Justice, and I have
found him to be a man of honesty, dedication, and integrity.
His experience, his judgment, and his strong sense of duty
will benefit not only the Bureau, but the country as a whole.‖
Director Mueller was the 10th Director in the FBI‘s 105-year
history—the 6th since the J. Edgar Hoover era. When it began in
1908, the Bureau‘s leader was called ―Chief.‖ Since 1919, the
organization‘s top administrator has been called ―Director.‖
The FBI Director has reported directly to the Attorney General
since the 1920s, and, by law, is appointed by the president and
confirmed by the Senate. In 1976, in reaction to
the extraordinary 48-year term of Director
Hoover, Congress passed a law limiting the FBI
Director to a single term of no longer than 10
years.
www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/june/presidentnominates-new-fbi-director
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Counterintelligence Awareness
Teaching Industry How to Protect Trade Secrets and National Security
The FBI vigilantly investigates
cases of industrial espionage and
theft of intellectual property, but the
Bureau also places great emphasis
on preventing such crimes by
educating industry on ways to keep
trade secrets safe. One such
innovative program in North
Carolina‘s Research Triangle is a
collaborative effort with other
Federal partners called Research and
Development Defense Alliance of
the Research Triangle (RED
DART). RED DART seeks to
mitigate the threat by raising
counterintelligence awareness.
Through briefings to cleared defense
contractors and others in technology
-rich North Carolina, RED DART
makes executives and employees
aware of how counterintelligence
works and how they can spot
suspicious activity both inside and
outside their companies.
―Everybody wants to emulate U.S.
technology,‖ said Brent Underwood,
a special agent with the Naval
Criminal Investigative Service who
helped create RED DART. ―If
countries can shortcut 10 or 20
years‘ worth of research and
development (R&D) by stealing our
technology, that puts them at an
obvious advantage.‖
Despite the occasional high-profile case
where a spy accesses highly classified
documents, the majority of stolen
technology is unclassified, said FBI
Special Agent Lou Velasco, who manages
the program out of FBI Charlotte. ―With
the right amount of information,‖ he
explained, ―state actors can reverseengineer our products or build them from
scratch.‖
When that happens, our adversaries can
be more competitive on the battlefield as
well as in the global marketplace. ―A big
part of our program is putting information
out there about the threat, so that people
understand just how serious it is,‖
Velasco said. ―When a company‘s trade
secrets are compromised, it can threaten
national security, but it can also hurt that
company‘s bottom line and its ability to
keep people employed.‖
The threat from inside a company may be
employees secretly sent by foreign
countries to steal secrets. RED DART
briefings help employees spot suspicious
behavior, such as a staffer working odd
hours, asking inappropriate questions, or
making frequent trips overseas.
Externally, foreign agents may pose as
potential investors or customers to gain
access to technical information that could
compromise a company‘s trade secrets.
And weak online security is always an
invitation to hackers.
Griff Kundahl, executive director of the
Center of Innovation for
Nanobiotechnology in North Carolina, a
state-funded organization that fosters
new technology in the region, has
worked closely with the RED DART
program to help educate the center‘s
members.
―Our core constituents are early-stage
companies,‖ Kundahl said. ―They
developed a product that might treat
cancer, for example. They are trying to
raise money and get their product to
market. They don‘t have much time or
the resources to consider security risks.
If RED DART can get them to
understand these risks, it helps
everybody. When they realize that all
their efforts could be for naught if their
technology is stolen or compromised, it
can be eye-opening for them.‖
―Our challenge is to show how real the
threat is,‖ Velasco said. ―We arm people
with tools, so that they can make
appropriate business decisions.‖
Michelle Brody, a special agent with the
Defense Security Service and a founding
member of RED DART, added, ―When
RED DART helps a company protect
itself a little better, it not only helps
them, it helps our national security.‖
www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/
november/teaching-industry-how-to-protect
-trade-secrets-and-national-security/
Winner at the 2013 Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive (ONCIX)
National Counterintelligence and Security Awards for Industrial Security Team
For meritorious service and exceptional performance of duty in the field of Industrial
Security. The RED DART Team displayed exemplary professionalism, skill,
resourcefulness, and interagency collaboration to provide full spectrum
Counterintelligence Services to the Defense Research, Development and Acquisition
community. The RED DART Team‘s distinctive accomplishments and initiatives have
contributed greatly to the security of highly sensitive defense information and reflect
great credit upon the individual team members, the participating agencies, and were in
keeping with the highest traditions of the US Department of Defense.
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Betrayed Awards—2013
Article provided by: Insider Threat Investigations Unit
2013 CINE MASTERS SERIES AWARD
The Council on International Nontheatrical Events (CINE) Masters Series Award is presented to the top telecast series and the
best CINE Golden Eagle Award-winning production in each CINE Competition division from the previous calendar year, as
selected by CINE‘s Board of Directors. These 2013 CINE Masters Series Award recipients represent the nine best CINE
Golden Eagle Award-winning productions from across the country in 2012.
Betrayed was honored with this award in the "Professional Non-Telecast Non-Fiction‖ Division.
Betrayed engages intelligence professionals at an emotional level and encourages change in counterintelligence practices.
The award was presented at CINE‘s Annual Award Gala in June 2013 in Washington, DC.
EMMY AWARD
The Emmy® Award is the premier television production award presented in various sectors of the television industry,
including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows, and sports programming. The awards are presented in
various area-specific ceremonies held annually throughout the year, honoring excellence in television programming.
More than 550 broadcasters from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of
Columbia gathered on June 15, 2013, for The 55th National Capital
Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards held in Baltimore, Maryland. Awards for
excellence were presented in 93 categories.
Betrayed was eligible for an Emmy due to the continuous showing of Betrayed
since June 2012 on The Pentagon Channel (TPC). The TPC, which is free in
the public domain and accessible 24/7 to all US cable and satellite providers,
can be viewed in most Central and Western European countries, Africa, the
Americas, and most of Asia via satellite and globally via the Internet. The
TPC programs reach the 2.6 million members of the US Armed Forces and an
estimated 8 million viewers annually around the globe.
Betrayed was nominated for three Emmys in the editor and director categories
as follows: Director-Post Production, Editor-Program (Non-News) and
Photography-Program (Non-News).
Betrayed won the Emmy Award for excellence in Photography.
If you are interested in a showing of Betrayed or Game of Pawns, please
contact your local Strategic Partnership Coordinator (SPC) or send a request to
email address: strategic_partnerships@ic.fbi.gov.
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iGuardian Industry-Focused Platform Launched
Article courtesy of Special Agent Susan Wright, Strategic Partnership Coordinator, FBI Richmond
In an effort to enhance the FBI‗s ability to mitigate and prevent serious
cyber threats, the FBI has launched a secure portal allowing industry
partners to quickly and safely report actual and attempted cyber intrusion
incidents.
Called iGuardian, the information portal is similar to eGuardian, a
sensitive, but unclassified, platform for our law enforcement partners to
provide potential terrorism-related threats and suspicious terrorism-related
activity reports.
While eGuardian is available for law enforcement users through Law
Enforcement Online, iGuardian was developed specifically for trusted
industry partners within critical infrastructure sectors
(telecommunications, defense, banking and finance, and energy) and is
available over the InfraGard network.
InfraGard is our public-private coalition of more than 55,000 vetted
industry partners and already uses a secure portal to share information and
receive alerts from Federal agencies and each other. iGuardian will provide an additional method through which the FBI can
receive information.
Industry is being asked to submit specific information on computer intrusions of any kind, including malware infections, Web site
defacements, and denial of service attacks. Access to the iGuardian system currently requires an InfraGard membership. A
telephone help desk has been set up to assist companies with the iGuardian application and submission process, and a frequentlyasked questions page has been posted for members on the InfraGard website.
iGuardian will greatly speed up the process of submitting intrusion information to the FBI—it
just takes a few minutes to fill out and submit the iGuardian form. Within minutes of
submitting the form, agents and analysts will be able to quickly triage the submissions, notify
previously unknown intrusion victims, and assign leads as appropriate to field offices for
further investigation. The information in iGuardian will also give us a big-picture look at the
threat from terrorists, nation-states, and criminal groups conducting complex cyber network
operations against the United States.
Later this year, partners will be able to submit actual malware to the FBI for quick analysis.
Future iGuardian enhancements will include the ability of our industry partners to submit
incidents and tips on threats and hazards affecting their companies, like intellectual property
rights issues, theft of trade secrets, and potential terrorism-related matters.
To find the InfraGard chapter closest to you, please visit https://www.infragard.org or send an
email to strategic_partnerships@ic.fbi.gov.
iGuardian:
a new, secure method to
report cyber intrusions
and submit malware for
analysis and feedback
through the InfraGard
Network.
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JOINT VENTURE—AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOSE
Article courtesy of FBIHQ Eurasia Analysis Unit
Dmitry Medvedev,
former President of the
Russian Federation,
renovate its
military
technology,
with US businesses the threats and
tactics of foreign adversaries, as well as
the laws and resources that exist to
pushed for
modernization of the
Russian economy and
Russian society by
decreasing dependency
on oil revenue and
creating a more
diversified economy
based on hightechnology and innovation. Under
equipment, and
arsenal by
2020.
protect individuals and organizations.
The FBI will continue to collaborate
with the private sector in an effort to
better understand and mitigate
intelligence threats. A better
understanding of the threat is leading
away from merely reacting to threats
toward proactively protecting national
interests. The collaborative partnership
established with the private sector is a
Medvedev‘s presidency, the
Government of Russia showed its
commitment to transforming its
economy by creating several
technical institutions and funding
innovative concepts. The results of
that effort knocked on the door of
Silicon Valley, and other parts of
the United States, when new,
Russian state-sponsored innovation
companies and venture capital firms
set up shop on the East and West
coasts of the United States.
Under the same push for economic
and societal modernization, the
Russian Government desires to
reorganize its entire military under
―State Armament Plan 20112020.‖ The Russian government
has already tripled its defense
budget to the equivalent of $700
billion US dollars, and is determined
to rebuild its aging military
infrastructure. Under the Plan,
Russia intends to completely
As a result of
Russia‘s
modernization
initiative,
governmentfunded entities are increasing their
footprint in the United States by seeking
joint ventures with US companies and
academic institutions that possess
sensitive R&D facilities, dual-use
(commercial and military) technologies,
sensitive proprietary information, and
classified technologies. Start-up
companies that are in need for
additional financial investment are
particularly vulnerable since some of
these joint ventures could compromise
these companies‘ intellectual property
and sensitive technology ―know-how‖
while saving the Russian Government
millions of R&D dollars.
It is important to remain vigilant and
cognizant of the potential losses and
compromises when signing off on a
joint venture deal with Russian statesponsored companies. The offer may
seem lucrative at first, but it could also
mean the permanent loss of intellectual
property rights and manipulation of dual
-use technologies.
The FBI makes it a priority to share
key component in the FBI‘s strategy of
staying ahead of national security threats
through predictive, proactive, and
preventive engagement.
For any questions or concerns regarding
joint ventures and technology
development with Russian firms, please
contact your nearest FBI field office and
speak with the CI Strategic Partnership
Coordinator. The FBIHQ point of
contact for this matter is embedded with
the Counterproliferation Center (CPC-3).
Thank you for your cooperation and
vigilance.
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The Justice Department is Determined to Protect Our Economy by Combating Intellectual Property Theft
Excerpts from a speech delivered by Attorney General Eric Holder on June 21, 2013
American companies are among the most innovative in the
the seizure of 3.7 million doses of potentially life-threatening
world. They‘re responsible for important technological
substandard, spurious, falsely-labeled, falsified, or counterfeit
advances that benefit consumers, create jobs and support our
medicines. In January 2012 – in collaboration with law
economy. But today, this prosperity inevitably attracts global
enforcement leaders in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Germany,
rivals – including individuals, companies and even countries
the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands –
that are eager to use illicit means to tilt the playing field to their
we arrested five individuals for allegedly engaging in massive
advantage.
worldwide online piracy, executing more than 15 search
warrants and seizing approximately $50 million in assets in the
Fortunately, the women and men of the US Department of
United States and abroad.
Justice, which holds primary responsibility for the enforcement
of intellectual property rights – including laws prohibiting the
Thanks to the creation of the Department‘s Task Force on
theft of trade secrets, the trafficking of counterfeit goods and
Intellectual Property, we‘ve ensured that this work will
services, and the pirating copyrighted music, movies, books
continue to be a top priority. As a result of the hard work of
and software – are working to prevent, combat, and punish
members of the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property
these serious crimes. Thanks to the release of a new 2013 Joint
Network, we‘ve established a promising institutional
Strategic Plan (JSP) on Intellectual Property Enforcement, the
framework for standing vigilant against these crimes long into
Department and its partners stand poised to take these critical
the future.
efforts to a new level.
Last year, the Department launched a new network of Federal
This document identifies 26 specific actions to protect
prosecutors with special training in computer crimes and
intellectual property, increase enforcement against
national security to support law enforcement agencies in the
counterfeiting networks, and encourage multi-national
investigation of, among other things, economic espionage and
cooperation to protect rights holders. It will provide invaluable
trade secret theft. And our Office of Justice Programs has
guidance to US agencies and private sector leaders who are
partnered with the National Crime Prevention Council to enlist
striving to protect intellectual property rights. And it will
the help of members of the public in this fight – by
enable us to capitalize on the momentum that‘s been
spearheading a wide-ranging public education campaign to
established; to bolster the international enforcement of rights;
educate millions of Americans on the prevalence and dangers
to secure our supply chain and prevent illegal products from
of intellectual property theft.
entering the country; and to step up our domestic enforcement
activities, so we can focus on investigations and prosecutions
We can all be proud of these, and many other, significant
that protect America‘s businesses, disrupt piracy and
achievements in our fight against a wide range of intellectual
counterfeiting operations, and safeguard the health and safety
property crimes. And I‘m confident that the new Joint
of our citizens.
Strategic Plan will enable us to continue this important work –
and to ensure that our nation can remain at the forefront of
These efforts have resulted in numerous high-profile
successes. A multi-agency initiative resulted in 79 arrests and
technology, innovation, and job creation.
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PIRATED SOFTWARE MAY CONTAIN MALWARE
You decide to order some
software from an unknown
online seller. The price is so
low you just can‘t pass it up.
What could go wrong?
Plenty. Whether you‘re
downloading it or buying a
physical disc, the odds are
good that the product is
pirated and laced with
malicious software, or
malware.
Today, the National
Intellectual Property Rights
Coordination Center—of
which the FBI is a key
partner—is warning the
American people about the
real possibility that illegally
copied software, including
counterfeit products made to
look authentic, could
contain malware.
Our collective experience
has shown this to be true,
both through the complaints
we‘ve received and through
our investigations. It‘s also
been validated by industry
studies, which show that an
increasing amount of
software installed on
computers around the
world—including in the
United States—is pirated,
and that this software often
contains malware.
As in our above scenario,
pirated software can be
obtained from unknown
sellers and even from peerto-peer networks. The
physical discs can be
purchased from online
auction sites, less-thanreputable websites, and
sometimes from street
vendors and kiosks. Pirated
software can also be found pre
-installed on computers
overseas, which are ordered by
consumers online and then
shipped into the United States.
Who’s behind this crime?
Criminals, hackers, and hacker
groups, and even organized
crime rings.
And the risks to unsuspecting
consumers? For starters, the
inferior and infected software
may not work properly. Your
operating system may slow
down and fail to receive
critical security updates.
But the greater danger comes
from potential exposure to
criminal activity—like identity
theft and financial fraud—after
malware takes hold of your
system.
Some very real dangers:
Once installed on a
computer, malware can record
your keystrokes (capturing
sensitive usernames and
passwords) and steal your
personally identifiable
information (including Social
Security numbers and
birthdates), sending it straight
back to criminals and hackers.
It can also corrupt the data on
your computer and even turn
on your webcam and/or
microphone.
Malware can spread to
other computers through
removable media like thumb
drives and through e-mails you
send to your family, friends,
and professional contacts. It
can be spread through shared
connections to a home,
business, or even government
network. Criminals can also use
infected computers to launch
attacks against other computers
or against websites via denial of
service attacks.
To guard against malware
and other threats, read our tips
on how to protect your
computer. If you think you may
have purchased pirated software
(see sidebar on how to spot it),
or if you have information
about sellers of pirated
software, submit a tip to the
IPR Center or the Internet
Crime Complaint Center.
And know this: Pirated
software is just one of the many
threats that the IPR Center and
the FBI are combating every
year. The theft of U.S.
intellectual property—the
creative genius of the American
people as expressed through
everything from proprietary
products and trade secrets to
movies and music—takes a
terrible toll on the nation. It
poses significant (and
sometimes life-threatening)
risks to ordinary consumers,
robs businesses of billions of
dollars, and takes away jobs
and tax revenue.
Learn more by visiting the IPR
Center website and the FBI‘s
Intellectual Property Theft Web
page.
http://www.fbi.gov/news/
stories/2013/august/piratedsoftware-may-contain-malware/
Software Buying Tips for
Consumers
- When buying a
computer, always ask for a
genuine, pre-installed
operating system, and then
check out the software
package to make sure it
looks authentic.
- Purchase all software
from an authorized
retailer. If you‘re not sure
which retailers are
authorized, visit the
company Web site of the
product you‘re interested
in.
- Check out the company‘s
Web site to become
familiar with the
packaging of the software
you want to buy.
- Be especially careful
when downloading
software from the Internet,
an increasingly popular
source of pirated software.
Purchase from reputable
Web sites.
We are on the web
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attempts by foreign adversaries to victimize US interests.
Each of the FBI‘s 56 field offices
has a Counterintelligence Strategic Partnership Coordinator
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information, assistance, or training, contact your local FBI office‘s SPC.
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Winner for the 2013 National Counterintelligence and Security Awards
for Education and Training: Game of Pawns
The Game of Pawns DVD is a dramatic account of the Glenn Duffie Shriver investigation. Shriver, an American college student
studying overseas in China, was targeted, recruited, and paid by the PRC Intelligence Services (PRCIS) to penetrate the US
Intelligence Community (USIC) on behalf of the PRC Government.
The Shriver case study shown in Game of Pawns demonstrates the ongoing, organized effort by the PRCIS to infiltrate the US
Government to commit espionage. Importantly, the Shriver investigation reveals a relatively new technique employed by the
PRCIS in targeting American students for applicant-seeding operations against the USIC.
Current FBI investigations indicate the PRCIS continues to actively target American students overseas in China for USIC-focused
applicant seeding operations. The Shriver case study represents one among many such operations.
If you are interested in a showing of Betrayed or Game of Pawns, please contact your local SPC or send a request to email
address: strategic_partnerships@ic.fbi.gov.