News from June 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing examining how the government can protect federal employees while continuing operations and providing vital resources to the public.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: RUSSIA: Tier 3. The Government of Russia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Russia remained on Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps to address trafficking, including...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SAUDI ARABIA: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SUDAN: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Sudan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. Authorities prosecuted more suspected traffickers and launched programs to raise awareness for the first time in two years. The government...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: GUINEA-BISSAU: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Guinea-Bissau does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included continuing to identify child forced begging victims, cooperating with Moroccan authorities...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jonathan Jacome, age 30, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 23, 2020, to 169 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for money laundering conspiracy.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War:
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ARGENTINA: Tier 1. The Government of Argentina fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore Argentina remained on Tier 1. These efforts included passing a new law to mandate...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: UZBEKISTAN: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Uzbekistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included steps to address the use of forced adult labor during the annual cotton harvest through increasing...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: FINLAND: Tier 1. The Government of Finland fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore Finland remained on Tier 1. These efforts include prosecuting more traffickers...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: INDONESIA: Tier 2. The Government of Indonesia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Indonesia remained on Tier...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SUDAN: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Sudan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. Authorities prosecuted more suspected traffickers and launched programs to raise awareness for the first time in two years. The government...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SWEDEN: Tier 1. The Government of Sweden fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore Sweden remained on Tier 1. These efforts included investigating more trafficking ...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ESWATINI: Tier 2. The Government of Eswatini does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Eswatini remained on Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: POLAND: Tier 2. The Government of Poland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Poland remained on Tier 2. These ...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: BOLIVIA: Tier 2. The Government of Bolivia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Bolivia was upgraded to Tier...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced a Fresno man today to one year and one day in prison for credit card fraud and possession of stolen mail, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SIERRA LEONE: Tier 2. The Government of Sierra Leone does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Sierra Leone was upgraded...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: GABON: Tier 2. The Government of Gabon does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Gabon was upgraded to Tier 2. The...
