News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: CONTACT: Barbara Burns. PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Wanderson Dos Santos-Freitas, 35, a Brazilian citizen living in Toronto, Canada, who was convicted of alien smuggling, was sentenced to serve 21 months in prison...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today commended the declaration by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) that the Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) outbreak that has ravaged northeastern DRC since August 2018 has ended.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-A former official of the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) pled guilty today for participating in corruption schemes in which he accepted at least $75,000 in exchange for fraudulently erasing tax liability, inflicting more than $3 million in losses upon the District of Columbia.
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: VANUATU: Tier 2. The Government of Vanuatu does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government continued prosecution of the country’s first trafficking case and provided some victim support services. However, the government...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury for the Southern District of Illinois has returned an indictment charging.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE HAJATI, 41, of Cromwell, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for operating an auto loan fraud scheme while...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Delangel had three prior felony convictions when he was caught in possession of a loaded gun and drugs.
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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Ohio man has pled guilty to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Robert Lamar Bates-Porter, 33, of Columbus, Ohio, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: CZECH REPUBLIC: Tier 1. The Government of the Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic remained on Tier 1. These efforts included...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: HUNGARY: Tier 2. The Government of Hungary 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 Hungary was upgraded to Tier ...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SURINAME: Tier 2. The Government of Suriname 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 Suriname remained on Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: NIGERIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Nigeria does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included continuing efforts to train government officials and raise public awareness, collaborating with international...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: BULGARIA: Tier 2. The Government of Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria remained on Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SLOVAKIA: Tier 2. The Government of the Slovak Republic, or Slovakia, 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 Slovakia...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: KOSOVO: Tier 2. The Government of Kosovo 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 Kosovo remained on Tier 2. These ...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Tier 2. The Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) 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;...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kenneth Hoffman, age 57, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania,.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SWITZERLAND: Tier 1. The Government of Switzerland fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore Switzerland remained on Tier 1. These efforts included prosecuting and...
