Wilmington Man Indicted For Solid Gold Jewelers Robbery And Assault
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 21, 2022
Defendant faces decades in prison Department of Justice prosecutors indicted a man Monday for robbing and brutally assaulting the owner of a Wilmington jewelry store in September 2022. Calvin Ushery, Jr., 39, is charged with multiple felonies — including Assault 1st Degree — for the attack, which was caught on video. In the video, Ushery pistol-whips the victim […]
DOJ Secures Guilty Verdicts In Madison Sparrow Murder Case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2022
Defendant’s murder conviction follows co-conspirator’s guilty plea The Department of Justice secured convictions on all counts, including 1st Degree Murder, against a Newark defendant charged with the killing of 17-year-old Madison Sparrow, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday. Sparrow was first reported missing on October 2, 2020; a subsequent investigation by Delaware State Police and […]
Investor Protection Unit Grills “Pig Butchering” Scammers
Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Order freezes accounts containing fraudulently-obtained crypto The Delaware Department of Justice’s Investor Protection Unit has issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist against 23 entities and individuals involved in a cryptocurrency scam known as the “pig butchering scam,” Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday. A twist on the typical romance scam, victims of pig […]
DOJ Secures 646 Charges Against Husband, Wife for Serial Child Abuse and Torture
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
A Kent County couple has been indicted on 646 charges, including more than 80 felonies, for abusing their two children. Over a period of 20 months, Mary Vinson, 45, and Charles Vinson, 36, are alleged to have abused their children, including making them stand for long periods of time; withholding food; force feeding them; and […]
Two Wilmington Gang Members Sentenced for Murders, Gun Charges
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 9, 2022
Two defendants affiliated with the Wilmington-area gang MGS have been sentenced to a collective 61 years in prison in connection with multiple shootings, including three murders. Both defendants were identified and arrested as a result of a years-long investigation into MGS, a violent gang at the center of nearly 200 criminal charges involving 19 defendants and […]
