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  Archives:  March 2017

$1.45 Million to Delaware for Environmental Purpose from VW Emissions Investigation

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

Delaware will receive $1.45 million for environmental projects as a result of an additional settlement between 10 states and Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi over the company’s use of “defeat devices” on the emissions controls of diesel vehicles. The settlement filed Thursday is in addition to a federal and multi-state settlement last year that obtained payments […]



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 20-26

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between March 20-26 made 1,083 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 58 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 32 citations.



State of Delaware Fiscal Year 2016 Uniform Guidance Single Audit Reporting Package

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner has released the State of Delaware Fiscal Year 2016 Uniform Guidance Single Audit Reporting Packagewhich includes the State’s basic financial statements, Single Audit report, and the status of prior year findings. To view the report visit www.auditor.delaware.gov. This audit was performed by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP under the direction of the Office […]



Defendants Going To Prison For Murder, Gun, Assault, Rape Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

Jamie Baker, a 47-year-old Smyrna woman, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of her husband, James D. Baker II, in 2013. Deputy Attorneys General Jason Cohee and Nicole Hartman secured the plea in Superior Court. Baker pled guilty to Murder Second Degree in February, admitting then that she had used a […]



Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.





  Archives:  March 2017

$1.45 Million to Delaware for Environmental Purpose from VW Emissions Investigation

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

Delaware will receive $1.45 million for environmental projects as a result of an additional settlement between 10 states and Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi over the company’s use of “defeat devices” on the emissions controls of diesel vehicles. The settlement filed Thursday is in addition to a federal and multi-state settlement last year that obtained payments […]



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 20-26

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between March 20-26 made 1,083 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 58 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 32 citations.



State of Delaware Fiscal Year 2016 Uniform Guidance Single Audit Reporting Package

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner has released the State of Delaware Fiscal Year 2016 Uniform Guidance Single Audit Reporting Packagewhich includes the State’s basic financial statements, Single Audit report, and the status of prior year findings. To view the report visit www.auditor.delaware.gov. This audit was performed by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP under the direction of the Office […]



Defendants Going To Prison For Murder, Gun, Assault, Rape Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

Jamie Baker, a 47-year-old Smyrna woman, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of her husband, James D. Baker II, in 2013. Deputy Attorneys General Jason Cohee and Nicole Hartman secured the plea in Superior Court. Baker pled guilty to Murder Second Degree in February, admitting then that she had used a […]



Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.