News from June 2020
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: BOTSWANA: Tier 2. The Government of Botswana 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 Botswana remained on Tier 2.
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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Willis T. Brown, 31, formerly a Staff Sergeant for the United States Air Force, was sentenced today in federal court for possessing child pornography. United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Brown to 54 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Brown will begin a 7-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: BURKINA FASO: Tier 2. The Government of Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso remained...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A federal grand jury has returned a 33-count indictment charging three individuals, including a doctor and an advanced practice nurse, with defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $6 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically...
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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - An East Central Illinois woman made her initial appearance in federal court today after she was charged by criminal complaint for alleged possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Angela Faith Brown, 41, last known address Mansfield, Ill., was arrested on June 23, 2020, in Ashmore, Ill, a rural Coles County community.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) responded to the Trump Administration’s filing of a brief in support of California v. Texas, a lawsuit that seeks to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: BRUNEI: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Brunei does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included passing the 2019 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Order, which separated the crimes of migrant smuggling and human...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) new report on opportunities to improve the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: AUSTRALIA: Tier 1. The Government of Australia fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore Australia remained on Tier 1. These efforts included increasing investigations...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: CHINA: Tier 3. The Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore the PRC remained on Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A High Point, North Carolina woman pleaded guilty today to her role in an international drug-trafficking organization.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) new report on opportunities to improve the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: CHAD: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Chad does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included convicting one trafficker for the first time under its recent 2018 law and adopting a formal Road Map to implement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: “Compound King" and Wife Sentenced in $21 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme; Fugitive Sought.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: PAKISTAN: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Pakistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included convicting traffickers for the first time under the government’s comprehensive human trafficking law...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MALDIVES: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Maldives does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included convicting two individuals for trafficking-related offenses, convening the National Anti-Trafficking...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monsey, New York, man who was previously convicted of assaulting a woman on a flight from Israel to Newark Liberty International Airport was sentenced today to additional prison time for violating the terms of his supervised release by sexually abusing a minor, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: BURMA: Tier 3. The Government of Burma does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Burma remained on Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government increased investigations and prosecutions of...
