Rewards for Justice Offers Up to $10 Million for Information on Foreign Interference in US Elections – HS Today – HSToday

TheU.S. Department of States Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a rewardof up to $10 million for information on foreign interference in U.S. elections.

The reward offer seeks information leading to the identification or location of any foreign person, including a foreign entity, who knowingly engaged or is engaging in foreign election interference, as well as information leading to the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of an act of foreign election interference.

Foreign election interference includes certain conduct by a foreign person that violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law, or that is performed by any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of, or in coordination with, a foreign government or criminal enterprise. This conduct includes covert, fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful acts or attempted acts, or knowing use of information acquired by theft, undertaken with the specific intent to influence voters, undermine public confidence in election processes or institutions, or influence, undermine confidence in, or alter the result or reported result of a general or primary federal, states, or local election or caucus. Such conduct could include vote tampering and database intrusions; certain influence, disinformation, and bot farm campaigns; or malicious cyber activities.

This reward offer reflects additional authorities to provide rewards for information on foreign interference in domestic elections provided by the William M. Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

More information aboutthis reward offeris located on the Rewards for Justice website atwww.rewardsforjustice.net.We encourage anyone with information onforeign interference in U.S. elections to contact the Rewards for Justice office via its Tor-based tips-reporting channel at: he5dybnt7sr6cm32xt77pazmtm65flqy6irivtflruqfc5ep7eiodiad.onion (Tor browser required).

The Rewards for JusticeProgramisan effective law enforcement tool and isadministered by the U.S. Department of States Diplomatic SecurityService.Since its inception in 1984, the program has paid in excess of $250million to more than125people across the globe who provided information thathelped prevent terrorism, bring terrorist leaders to justice, and resolve threats to U.S. national security.Follow us on Twitter athttps://twitter.com/RFJ_USA.

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