News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Donteh Mone Devoe, 41, of Anchorage, has been federally charged with two counts of production of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor. Devoe was arrested in February 2020, and was ordered detained pending trial.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Vicksburg, MS - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Vicksburg National Military Park is increasing recreational access by opening the park tour road to vehicles. The National Park Service (NPS) is working...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ICELAND: Tier 2. The Government of Iceland 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 Iceland remained on Tier 2. These...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The National Park Service (NPS) has issued permits to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) to perform wildfire prevention activities in 12 California national park units through a new public-private partnership that focuses on protecting park resources and streamlining communication between the NPS and utilities.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: DENMARK: Tier 2. The Government of Denmark 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 Denmark remained on Tier 2. These...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: CROATIA: Tier 2. The Government of Croatia 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 Croatia remained on Tier 2. These ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Dermot Shea, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, and Peter C. Fitzhugh, ...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MONGOLIA: Tier 2. The Government of Mongolia 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 Mongolia remained on Tier 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - With a new indictment issued by a federal grand jury this week, a man and woman from Orange County now both face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the slaying last year of a man whose body was found floating in the Pacific Ocean with gunshot and blunt force trauma wounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Patrick Comeaux, 30, of Lafayette, Louisiana, pled guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol B. Whitehurst, to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: THE GAMBIA: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: LESOTHO: Tier 3. The Government of Lesotho does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Lesotho was downgraded to Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps to address trafficking...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: BELGIUM: Tier 1. The Government of Belgium fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore Belgium remained on Tier 1. These efforts included investigating, prosecuting...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SOUTH SUDAN: Tier 3. The Government of the Republic of South Sudan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore South Sudan remained on Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: PANAMA: Tier 2. The Government of Panama 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 Panama remained on Tier 2. These...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MALTA: Tier 2. The Government of Malta 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 Malta remained on Tier 2. These efforts ...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ISRAEL: Tier 1. The Government of Israel fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore Israel remained on Tier 1. These efforts included convicting more traffickers and...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: PHILIPPINES: Tier 1. The Government of the Philippines fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore the Philippines remained on Tier 1. These efforts included improving...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MAURITANIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Mauritania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, but is making significant efforts to do so. The government made key achievements during the reporting period; therefore Mauritania was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: KOREA, REPUBLIC OF: Tier 1. The Government of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore South Korea remained on Tier 1. These efforts...
