code name

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By last July, the Justice Department had created a team of prosecutors — working under the code name Project Coconut — to sort through the various communications seized from Mr. Eastman, Mr. Clark and another former Justice Department lawyer, Ken Klukowski, for any that were potentially protected by attorney-client or executive privilege, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From New York Times

Operation Branchform, the code name for inquiry into the Scottish National Party’s finances, began in 2021 and was reported to have followed complaints about the handling of about 600,000 pounds, or about $750,000, in donations raised to campaign for a second vote on Scottish independence.

From New York Times

Kaczynski’s Unabomber moniker came from an FBI code name combining the “un” of universities and the “a” of airlines, his initial targets.

From Los Angeles Times

The suspect, identified only by his code name Husam, was apprehended in the Syrian city of Azaz, a Turkish-controlled area in northwestern Syria.

From Los Angeles Times

The Ukrainian military, said one commander, who asked to be identified by his code name, White Rex, “wished us good luck” but did not cross into Russia.

From New York Times