News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ryan Hamilton, 28, of Bath, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 20 years.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ARUBA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Aruba does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included providing anti-trafficking training for officials and continuing an awareness campaign. However, the government...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ETHIOPIA: Tier 2. The Government of Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia remained on Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: FIJI: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Fiji does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included initiating a similar number of investigations compared to the previous year, increasing the number of officers...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MACAU: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included training numerous police, customs, and...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MEXICO: Tier 2. The Government of Mexico does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making efforts to do so. The government demonstrated increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Mexico remained on Tier 2. These efforts included investigating...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MADAGASCAR: Tier 2. The Government of Madagascar does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Madagascar remained on Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: JAMAICA: Tier 2. The Government of Jamaica does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Jamaica remained on Tier 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that William Richard Hilliard, Jr., 51, a former resident of Cleveland County and Cherryville, N.C., currently residing in Gastonia, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for secretly recording nude videos of underage females aboard his yacht.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: GREENSBORO, NC - U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina today urged the public to be aware regarding fraudulent postings, cards, or flyers on the internet regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the use of face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which include the United States Department of Justice’s seal. An example of these cards appears below.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: THE GAMBIA: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: Tier 2. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda 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 Antigua...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Clement Robert Mercaldo, Jr., age 61, of Timonium, Maryland and Stepfen Gerard Gaither, age 29, of Randallstown, Maryland, for collection of credit by extortionate means and for interstate communications with intent to extort. The criminal complaint was returned on June 16, 2020, and was unsealed at their initial appearance yesterday.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MOZAMBIQUE: Tier 2. The Government of Mozambique 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 Mozambique remained on...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MACAU: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included training numerous police, customs, and...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Tier 3. The Government of Papua New Guinea does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Papua New Guinea remained on Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Clement Robert Mercaldo, Jr., age 61, of Timonium, Maryland and Stepfen Gerard Gaither, age 29, of Randallstown, Maryland, for collection of credit by extortionate means and for interstate communications with intent to extort. The criminal complaint was returned on June 16, 2020, and was unsealed at their initial appearance yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against a Honolulu woman, charging her with conspiracy to distribute heroin, and two counts of possessing heroin with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
