Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Rental Scams
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019
The Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans that to be wary of scams when looking for a vacation rental this summer. The scammers operating rental schemes find legitimate rental postings and capture the information and photos of the property, and then list it on Craigslist or other online advertising platforms. […]
Department of Justice Statement on Vaughn Trials
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019
The Department of Justice on Friday released the following statement regarding updates in the Vaughn trials: Prosecutors have an obligation only to prosecute criminal cases where they believe there is a reasonable likelihood of a conviction at trial based on the evidence. Prosecutors in the Vaughn trials – who are among the Department’s most experienced […]
Jennings, Office of Defense Services, and Legislative Leaders Announce Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Package
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019
DOVER – Lawmakers, prosecutors, defense attorneys and criminal justice reform advocates stood together Thursday to propose Delaware’s most comprehensive criminal justice reform effort in decades. The ambitious package of 19 bills aim to rebalance Delaware’s justice system by reducing the state’s high rate of recidivism, removing barriers to opportunity for inmates returning to society, and […]
Wilmington Man Pleads Guilty to 2017 Murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 8, 2019
Prosecutors also secure convictions for firearm, drug dealing, and racketeering charges A 40-year-old man who left a trail of blood from a homicide scene to his apartment complex pled guilty to murder. In October 2017, Timothy Jones stabbed a female victim numerous times inside a Porta-Potty in Kirkwood Park on the 600 block of East […]
Delaware Joins National Suit Against Trump Administration’s Title X “Gag Rule”
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 4, 2019
Rule change threatens funding for Delaware clinics serving thousands of patients WILMINGTON – Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that Delaware will join 19 sister states and the District of Columbia in a national lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump Administration’s new “gag rule” altering the federal Title X family planning program. The suit, which is […]
