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Three officials linked to several hospitality companies in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the United States have been charged with several offences in relation to a scam which led to dozen of foreign workers, including Jamaicans, being lied to about their pay and work conditions.
Raja Younas, Syed Naqvi and Jessica Voight, who all work for tourism and hospitality-related companies in Myrtle Beach, are accused of lying to get non-immigrants to the US for work.
The trio have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and visa fraud, according to the US Attorney s Office for the District of South Carolina in a news release on Thursday.
25 May 2021 - 16:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): The US has once again announced a reward up to five million American dollars for information concerning the kidnapping of Cydney Mizell who went missing in Afghanistan in 2008.
The US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, through its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the reward last week. The RFJ reward offer is for information leading to the location, recovery, and return of Ms. Mizell.
Mizell was reported to have been abducted along with her driver, Muhammad Hadi, by unidentified gunmen in southern province of Kandahar on January 26, 2008.
Mizell and Hadi were likely killed by their captors in 2008. Mizell is believed to have been buried in Kandahar or the surrounding area. At the time of her disappearance, Mizell, who worked for an American development organization, taught English at Kandahar University and embroidery at a school for girls.
(Last Updated On: May 19, 2021)
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said on Tuesday that the US troops withdrawal process is continuing “at pace with nothing more than minor harassing attacks that have had no impact.”
Addressing a press briefing, Kirby said the US hopes this remains the case going forward but that they are “not going to take anything just on hope and face value.
We have to assume, and we have to plan for the potential that it could be resisted and could be opposed by the Taliban. So we’re continuing to take all precautions, make sure that General [Scott] Miller [the commander of the Resolute Support Mission] has all the options at his disposal to be able to do this safely.”
(Last Updated On: May 19, 2021)
The US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, through its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have offered a reward of up to $5 million for information concerning the kidnapping of Cydney Mizell, a humanitarian aid worker who went missing in Afghanistan in 2008.
This RFJ reward offer is for information leading to the location, recovery and return of Mizell.
On January 26, 2008, Mizell was abducted along with her driver, Muhammad Hadi, by unidentified gunmen in Kandahar.
Mizell and her driver were likely killed by their captors in 2008, US officials have said adding they believe Mizell is buried in Kandahar or the surrounding area.
(Last Updated On: February 6, 2021)
Marking the one year anniversary of the kidnapping of American national Mark Frerichs, the US ambassador to Kabul Ross Wilson called on Afghans who might know of his whereabouts to contact the embassy.
In a statement issued by the embassy, Wilson said he was calling on Afghans “who might have information about the disappearance of Mr Frerichs to immediately step forward.”
Frerichs was kidnapped in early February 2020. At the time he had been living in Kabul.
According to the statement, the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, through its Rewards for Justice office, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location, recovery and return of Frerichs.