News from June 2020
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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Hongtao Zhu, 43, Hui Lin, 36, and He Lin, 33, were each sentenced to 46 months in federal prison on Wednesday, by U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning, for trafficking in counterfeit DVDs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2019 Population Estimates by Demographic Characteristics.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MONTENEGRO: Tier 2. The Government of Montenegro 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 Montenegro 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...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: AUSTRIA: Tier 1. The Government of Austria fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore Austria remained on Tier 1. These efforts included prosecuting and convicting more ...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: LATVIA: Tier 2. The Government of Latvia 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 Latvia remained on Tier 2. These...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: EL SALVADOR: Tier 2. The Government of El Salvador 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 El Salvador remained...
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: TANZANIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Tanzania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated significant efforts during the reporting period by identifying and referring to care significantly...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus,...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: QATAR: Tier 2. The Government of Qatar 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 Qatar remained on Tier 2. These efforts...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Comic Books and Legal Documents Soaked in Drugs Were Smuggled into Rikers Island.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt has designated the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park as an official member of the African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN), formally recognizing the historical and national significance of the tragic Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and Dr. John Hope Franklin’s work to advance the African American civil rights movement.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: IRELAND: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Ireland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included increasing prosecutions and funding to NGOs for victim assistance. The government also increased the number...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Mustafa Ali Vaughn, of Canal Winchester, Ohio, was sentenced today to 63 months incarceration for drug distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Rongved conspired to distribute over two pounds of meth in the Lakes area.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Cyberspace Solarium Commissioner Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), Solarium co-chair Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) unveiled a comprehensive package of 26 bills that aim to streamline the deployment of broadband infrastructure. These bills, spearheaded...
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 ...
