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  Archives:  May 2012

Biden Puts Penalties to Work for Delaware

Department of Justice | Date Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012

$10.6 million secured after 18-month investigation of widespread servicing fraud by nations largest mortgage banks Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden unveiled a plan Thursday to allocate the $10.6 million his office secured for Delaware following an 18-month investigation of widespread mortgage servicing fraud by five of the nation’s largest banks. Speaking at the Wilmington […]




Biden Urges Congress to Increase Federal Funding for Victims of Crime

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

51 Attorneys General propose raising spending cap on Crime Victims Fund   Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 50 states and territories urged Congress this week to increase support for victim services through a federal grant program that provide essential funding for state and local victim assistance programs.  In a […]




Senate Confirms Governor’s Education Secretary Nominee

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Governor Jack Markell’s nominee for Secretary of the Delaware Department of Education, Mark Murphy, was confirmed by the Delaware Senate.




Governor and Municipalities Sign Agreement to Reduce Municipal Electric Rates to Attract New Jobs

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Municipal electric rates in Delaware should start to go down by at least 10 percent under an agreement signed today. Gov. Jack Markell joined Patrick McCullar, President and CEO of the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (“DEMEC”), and the Mayors or town officials of Newark, New Castle, Middletown, Clayton, Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Seaford to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) that underscores their shared commitment toward making municipal energy rates more competitive in order to spur job creation, while preserving the core functions and services provided to residents and businesses in the municipal service territories.




Biden Urges Congress to Increase Federal Funding for Victims of Crime

Department of Justice | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

51 Attorneys General propose raising spending cap on Crime Victims Fund Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 50 states and territories urged Congress this week to increase support for victim services through a federal grant program that provide essential funding for state and local victim assistance programs.  In a joint […]






  Archives:  May 2012

Biden Puts Penalties to Work for Delaware

Department of Justice | Date Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012

$10.6 million secured after 18-month investigation of widespread servicing fraud by nations largest mortgage banks Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden unveiled a plan Thursday to allocate the $10.6 million his office secured for Delaware following an 18-month investigation of widespread mortgage servicing fraud by five of the nation’s largest banks. Speaking at the Wilmington […]




Biden Urges Congress to Increase Federal Funding for Victims of Crime

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

51 Attorneys General propose raising spending cap on Crime Victims Fund   Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 50 states and territories urged Congress this week to increase support for victim services through a federal grant program that provide essential funding for state and local victim assistance programs.  In a […]




Senate Confirms Governor’s Education Secretary Nominee

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Governor Jack Markell’s nominee for Secretary of the Delaware Department of Education, Mark Murphy, was confirmed by the Delaware Senate.




Governor and Municipalities Sign Agreement to Reduce Municipal Electric Rates to Attract New Jobs

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Municipal electric rates in Delaware should start to go down by at least 10 percent under an agreement signed today. Gov. Jack Markell joined Patrick McCullar, President and CEO of the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (“DEMEC”), and the Mayors or town officials of Newark, New Castle, Middletown, Clayton, Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Seaford to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) that underscores their shared commitment toward making municipal energy rates more competitive in order to spur job creation, while preserving the core functions and services provided to residents and businesses in the municipal service territories.




Biden Urges Congress to Increase Federal Funding for Victims of Crime

Department of Justice | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

51 Attorneys General propose raising spending cap on Crime Victims Fund Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 50 states and territories urged Congress this week to increase support for victim services through a federal grant program that provide essential funding for state and local victim assistance programs.  In a joint […]