Bloomberg: The probe was shut down soon after a Commerce Department investigator contacted other federal officials early this year to share his conclusions “thus far” and try to coordinate ongoing investigative work, according to records seen by Bloomberg News and the people.
…“There is no limit to the type of WhatsApp message that can be viewed by Meta,” wrote the agent with the Office of Export Enforcement inside the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security.
“The misconduct of Meta and its officers, including current and former high-level executives, involve civil and criminal violations that span several federal jurisdictions,” he said later in the Jan. 16 message…