News from July 2021
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ISRAEL: Tier 2. The Government of Israel does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included investigating, prosecuting, and convicting complicit officials. The government repealed the “Deposit Law," thereby decreasing...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: LIBERIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Liberia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included opening a new shelter for child trafficking victims, initiating an investigation into a high-profile labor...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: PORTUGAL: Tier 2. The Government of Portugal does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included investigating more suspects and awarding restitution to victims. The government also updated its national referral ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: UNITED KINGDOM: Tier 1. The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
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, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SIERRA LEONE: Tier 2. The Government of Sierra Leone 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, considering the impact of the...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ROMANIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Romania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included investigating more trafficking cases; convicting more traffickers; and establishing a dedicated unit for ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: NAMIBIA: Tier 1. The Government of Namibia fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: INDONESIA: Tier 2. The Government of Indonesia 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, considering the impact of the COVID-19...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the Department’s largest cybersecurity hiring initiative in its history with the onboarding of nearly 300 cybersecurity professionals and the extension of an additional 500 tentative job offers. This hiring initiative, which exceeded its goal by almost 50 percent, is part of a 60-day Cybersecurity Workforce Sprint focused on building a more diverse cybersecurity workforce.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 1, 2021 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement today following the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) vote to strengthen its enforcement of the Made in USA standard: “Today, the Federal Trade Commission took important steps to enhance its ability to enforce ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Auto parts supplier Tupy agreed to restructure its acquisition of Teksid after the Department of Justice raised concerns that the merger would result in higher prices and reduced quality and timeliness of production for crucial components used in heavy-duty engines. As initially proposed, the deal would ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice today released the following statement from spokesman Anthony Coley following the Supreme Court’s decision in Brnovich, et al. v. Democratic National Committee, et al.: “The Attorney General has made clear, ‘the Department of Justice will never stop working to protect the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Today the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a notice of withdrawal of consent to a proposed settlement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The department has also filed to voluntarily dismiss its complaint without prejudice. The department determined that the settlement will ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: A New York construction executive was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 51 months in prison for evading taxes on more than $1.8 million in bribes he received from building subcontractors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: A federal jury in the District of Columbia convicted a Maryland woman today for preparing three false tax returns for District of Columbia residents that claimed more than $1.1 million in fraudulent refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued a memorandum imposing a moratorium on federal executions while a review of the Justice Department’s policies and procedures is pending.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve announced on Thursday it will soon release a new tool to help community banks implement the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standard. Known as the Scaled CECL Allowance for Losses Estimator or "SCALE," the spreadsheet-based tool draws on publicly available regulatory and industry data to aid community banks with assets of less than $1 billion in calculating their CECL allowances.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: First Vision Bank, Tullahoma, Tennessee Flood insurance violations; civil money penalty Consent Order, dated June 30, 2021 Enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send best wishes to the people and the Government of Rwanda on the occasion of your Independence Day and your Liberation Day.
