Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker

Delaware News



  Category: Department of Justice


DOJ secures life plus ten years for deadly gun offender

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been sentenced to life plus ten years in prison for convictions stemming from the fatal shooting of Thaddeus Blackman in 2023.     On August 16, Kevin Berry, 34, was sentenced to life plus an additional 10 years in prison for convictions of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During […]




Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Arrests Woman Posing as Nurse

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced on Monday that a Maryland resident was arrested for allegedly stealing the identity of a registered nurse (“RN”), and then trying to use those credentials to fraudulently obtain employment in Delaware nursing homes.  “The licensing system for healthcare professionals is crucial to patient safety,” Attorney General Jennings said.  “The Delaware Department of […]




AG Jennings takes action against financial adviser for charging unreasonable fees

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 19, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings this week filed a complaint against former Delaware investment adviser Elbert C. Smalls and his investment advisory firm, known as Winyah Financial Services, LLC or Winyah Financial, LLC (formerly operating in Delaware as Sun Financial Services, Inc.). The complaint is the culmination of an investigation by the Investor Protection Unit (the […]




DOJ secures significant prison time for habitual shoplifter turned robber

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2024

The Delaware Department of Justice has secured five years in prison followed by probation for a Wilmington woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of goods from Delaware retail chains between 2023 and 2024.      On July 10, Jasmine Williams, 36, was sentenced to five years of Level V prison followed by one year of […]




DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence for violent gun offender

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2024

   A Maryland man has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison for the fatal shooting of Charles “Jaimie” Kupidlowski in 2023.     On June 17, Steven M. Smith of Centreville, MD, pleaded guilty in Kent County Superior Court to Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]







  Category: Department of Justice

DOJ secures life plus ten years for deadly gun offender

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been sentenced to life plus ten years in prison for convictions stemming from the fatal shooting of Thaddeus Blackman in 2023.     On August 16, Kevin Berry, 34, was sentenced to life plus an additional 10 years in prison for convictions of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During […]




Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Arrests Woman Posing as Nurse

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced on Monday that a Maryland resident was arrested for allegedly stealing the identity of a registered nurse (“RN”), and then trying to use those credentials to fraudulently obtain employment in Delaware nursing homes.  “The licensing system for healthcare professionals is crucial to patient safety,” Attorney General Jennings said.  “The Delaware Department of […]




AG Jennings takes action against financial adviser for charging unreasonable fees

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 19, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings this week filed a complaint against former Delaware investment adviser Elbert C. Smalls and his investment advisory firm, known as Winyah Financial Services, LLC or Winyah Financial, LLC (formerly operating in Delaware as Sun Financial Services, Inc.). The complaint is the culmination of an investigation by the Investor Protection Unit (the […]




DOJ secures significant prison time for habitual shoplifter turned robber

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2024

The Delaware Department of Justice has secured five years in prison followed by probation for a Wilmington woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of goods from Delaware retail chains between 2023 and 2024.      On July 10, Jasmine Williams, 36, was sentenced to five years of Level V prison followed by one year of […]




DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence for violent gun offender

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2024

   A Maryland man has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison for the fatal shooting of Charles “Jaimie” Kupidlowski in 2023.     On June 17, Steven M. Smith of Centreville, MD, pleaded guilty in Kent County Superior Court to Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]