Mary and Charles Vinson sentenced to over 150 years in serial child abuse case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 29, 2024
A Kent County couple will effectively spend their lives in prison for the serial abuse and torture of their children, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today. “These children went through hell,” said Attorney General Jennings. “Now they never have to worry about their abusers again. Even when these cases are strong, they are not easy. […]
AG Jennings Announces Appeal Of Superior Court Voting Ruling, Vows Support For Constitutional Amendment
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Department of Justice will move to appeal a Superior Court judge’s ruling curtailing voting rights, and will support legislative efforts to pass constitutional amendments expanding and enshrining voting rights.
DOJ secures felony conviction in first of several cases related to abuses of the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024
The Delaware Department of Justice secured a felony conviction in the first of several pending cases stemming from an ongoing investigation by the Delaware Division of Revenue and the Department of Justice into fraud related to the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program. That program provided Delaware residents with a one-time $300.00 check and was intended […]
Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois lead multistate coalition supporting PA gun safety law
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The coalition urged the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing […]
DOJ secures lengthy sentence for Wilmington man in fatal shooting incident
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
On January 5, Timothy Thomas, 34, of Newark was sentenced to 25 years in prison for convictions of Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. Thomas previously submitted a guilty plea in October following an investigation into the shooting of Andre Hickson, 40, on July 6, 2020. “When you commit […]
