News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to violating federal narcotics and firearms laws Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: GUINEA-BISSAU: Tier 3. The Government of Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau was...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Tier 2 WATCH LIST.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of California prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: “Trafficking in persons," “human trafficking," and “modern slavery" are umbrella terms-often used interchangeably-to refer to a crime whereby traffickers exploit and profit at the expense of adults or children by compelling them to perform labor or engage in commercial sex. When a person younger than 18 is used to perform a commercial sex act, it is a crime regardless of whether there is any force, fraud, or coercion.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: HONDURAS: Tier 2. The Government of Honduras 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: ICELAND: Tier 2. The Government of Iceland 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: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Burundi as you celebrate 59 years of independence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge John Steele has sentenced Casey David Crowther (35, Fort Myers) to three years and one month in federal prison for two counts of bank fraud, two counts of making a false statement to a lending institution, and two counts of money laundering. The court...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SENEGAL: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Senegal does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included implementing the third phase of its program to remove vulnerable children, including trafficking victims...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
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 demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Detrick Lee Foston, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was arrested today after being indicted by a federal grand jury on firearms charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: MALAYSIA: Tier 3. The Government of Malaysia 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 on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Malaysia was downgraded to Tier 3.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
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, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA) and Senators Tina Smith (D-MN.) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities, Tribal health programs and urban Indian health organizations address mental and behavioral health needs in their communities.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ALBANIA: Tier 2. The Government of Albania 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: 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, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: AUDREY STRAUSS, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging ROBERT JEFFREY JOHNSON, a/k/a...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: MR PRICE: Thanks very much, and thanks very much for joining us, everyone. We wanted to take a moment to offer a bit of context on what you saw from Secretary Blinken earlier today. As you saw, we transmitted to Congress and released publicly our Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors List.
