News from July 2021
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: TURKEY: Tier 2. The Government of Turkey 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 DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Landlord knowingly rented apartment to his father-in-law using subsidies paid for by HUD’s HCVP program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with trafficking a loaded submachine gun and dealing cocaine in the city.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: NIGERIA: Tier 2. The Government of Nigeria 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 State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Tier 2. The Government of Solomon Islands 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...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ZAMBIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Zambia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included increasing investigations and prosecutions of trafficking crimes; convening the national coordinating committee...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: EGYPT: Tier 2. The Government of Egypt 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, even considering the impact of the COVID-19...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sabrina Raylene Toilolo, 26, of Corning, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for her participation in a refund‑fraud scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: BARBADOS: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Barbados does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included investigating two trafficking cases, approving and funding a new national action plan, digitizing aspects...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: COMOROS: Tier 3. The Government of Comoros does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Comoros remained on Tier 3.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office proposes to hold a summer online sale of public land and is seeking public comments. The BLM is proposing the sale in compliance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) and would include 11 parcels of public land totaling 74.375 acres in the Las Vegas Valley. A Notice of Realty Action published today in the Federal Register opened a 45-day comment period which will close on August 16.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: POLAND: Tier 2. The Government of Poland 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: RWANDA: Tier 2. The Government of Rwanda 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 Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Join a Park Ranger for a Summit Level hike from the head of Inclined Plane 6 to near where the Summit Hotel was in Summitville, near the head of Inclined Plane 5. The hike will take palce on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at 2:00 PM. The Summit Level was the highest point that the Allegheny Portage Railroad crossed...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: LUXEMBOURG: Tier 1. The Government of Luxembourg 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: GUATEMALA: Tier 2. The Government of Guatemala 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 DOL Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As people nationwide plan to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds fireworks/pyrotechnics industry employers to protect their workers from hazards in the processes of manufacturing, storing, transporting, displaying and selling fireworks for use at public events.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
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, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: MAURITANIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 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, including hereditary slaveholders, and allocating...
