AG Jennings, national coalition reach largest data breach settlement in history
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 22, 2019
$600 million settlement over 2017 Equifax data breach includes up to $425 million in consumer restitution Attorney General Kathy Jennings Monday announced a settlement with Equifax as the result of an investigation into the largest-ever breach of consumer data. Under the terms of the settlement, Equifax agreed to provide a single Consumer Restitution Fund of […]
Statement on Kili Mayfield
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Tuesday released the following statement regarding Kili Mayfield’s conviction in Superior Court: Justice was served today. A man who raped three women, including beating and strangling one victim until she lost consciousness, has been convicted of his crimes. I am proud of the work of our prosecutors, paralegals, and social […]
Wilmington Man Pleads to Killing Teenage Girl
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 12, 2019
A Wilmington man charged with killing a 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Timothy Maguire secured the plea from Shyheim Warren, 25. In April 2017, Warren fatally shot Tynesia Cephas as she tried to break up a large fight in front of a home on the 900 block of North […]
Overdose Review Commission releases annual report
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Recommendations include expanded residential treatment, public education, and naloxone access The Delaware Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission (DOFRC) has released its first annual report to Governor John Carney and the General Assembly with recommendations aimed at reducing overdose deaths in Delaware based on review of the circumstances of deaths over the past year. The 23-page […]
Gang Member Convicted of Murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 28, 2019
A member of the STK (Shoot to Kill) gang faces a minimum of 28 years in prison after his conviction for the 2017 murder of a rival gang member. Deputy Attorneys Daniel McBride and Michael DegliObizzi secured the conviction of 20-year-old Dai’yann Wharton in a bench trial in Superior Court. In March 2017, Wharton killed […]
