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  Category: Civil Division


Governor Carney and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Recognize September as Literacy Month in Delaware

Civil Division | Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | Department of State | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Literacy Month is intended to recognize the extensive efforts of literacy partners to promote reading as an essential skill and a lifelong pleasure.




AG Denn Joins Coalition In Fight Against EPA’s “Unlawful” Proposed Replacement For Clean Power Plan

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn, along with a group of 26 states, counties, and cities, has formally objected on behalf of Delaware to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reverse the country’s Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan, put in place by the EPA under President Obama, is the first nationwide limit on climate […]




Delaware Department of Justice Files To Shut Down Newark Massage Parlor As Criminal Nuisance

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 7, 2017

A complaint filed by Attorney General Matt Denn’s office asks the state Superior Court to declare a Newark property housing the Rose Spa massage parlor a criminal nuisance because of prostitution occurring there, and asks for potential closure of the business. As stated in the complaint, the defendants, Stella Family Enterprises, LLC, the owners of […]




Department of Justice Seeks Civil Penalties From Operators of Middletown Pawn Shop for Racketeering

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2017

In a complaint filed September 1, 2017 in Superior Court, Department of Justice attorneys alleged that a Middletown pawn shop engaged in selling stolen goods constituted a criminal enterprise under the state’s racketeering statute and should pay penalties of up to $6.5 million. The action stems from the illegal practices of the Gold Fever Pawn […]




Department of Justice Complaint Leads Court to Declare Newark Motel A Criminal Nuisance Property

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2017

Operators of Rodeway Inn must address criminal activity or potentially lose property The operators of a Newark motel that had more than 900 calls for police service since 2013 have agreed that it is a criminal nuisance property after action by Attorney General Matt Denn’s office, and have agreed to a plan to reduce criminal […]







  Category: Civil Division

Governor Carney and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Recognize September as Literacy Month in Delaware

Civil Division | Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | Department of State | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Literacy Month is intended to recognize the extensive efforts of literacy partners to promote reading as an essential skill and a lifelong pleasure.




AG Denn Joins Coalition In Fight Against EPA’s “Unlawful” Proposed Replacement For Clean Power Plan

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn, along with a group of 26 states, counties, and cities, has formally objected on behalf of Delaware to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reverse the country’s Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan, put in place by the EPA under President Obama, is the first nationwide limit on climate […]




Delaware Department of Justice Files To Shut Down Newark Massage Parlor As Criminal Nuisance

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 7, 2017

A complaint filed by Attorney General Matt Denn’s office asks the state Superior Court to declare a Newark property housing the Rose Spa massage parlor a criminal nuisance because of prostitution occurring there, and asks for potential closure of the business. As stated in the complaint, the defendants, Stella Family Enterprises, LLC, the owners of […]




Department of Justice Seeks Civil Penalties From Operators of Middletown Pawn Shop for Racketeering

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2017

In a complaint filed September 1, 2017 in Superior Court, Department of Justice attorneys alleged that a Middletown pawn shop engaged in selling stolen goods constituted a criminal enterprise under the state’s racketeering statute and should pay penalties of up to $6.5 million. The action stems from the illegal practices of the Gold Fever Pawn […]




Department of Justice Complaint Leads Court to Declare Newark Motel A Criminal Nuisance Property

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2017

Operators of Rodeway Inn must address criminal activity or potentially lose property The operators of a Newark motel that had more than 900 calls for police service since 2013 have agreed that it is a criminal nuisance property after action by Attorney General Matt Denn’s office, and have agreed to a plan to reduce criminal […]