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  Category: Department of Justice


AG Denn Joins Coalition In Fight Against EPA’s “Unlawful” Proposed Replacement For Clean Power Plan

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn, along with a group of 26 states, counties, and cities, has formally objected on behalf of Delaware to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reverse the country’s Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan, put in place by the EPA under President Obama, is the first nationwide limit on climate […]




Delaware DOJ Confirms Investigation Into Clergy Conduct

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018

The Delaware Department of Justice confirmed Thursday that it has been conducting an investigation of potential criminal conduct engaged in by priests or other personnel of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. This investigation has focused on the acquisition and review of diocesan papers for records of sexual or other abuse. DOJ issued a subpoena on […]




Gunman in Port Mahon Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 26, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for assault, DUI, weapons, and child pornography charges The third person involved in a 2016 murder on the Port Mahon fishing pier was sentenced by a Superior Court judge to spend the rest of his life in prison. Deputy Attorneys General Lindsay Taylor and Alicia Porter secured the sentence for […]




Delaware Students Can Join Consumer Literacy Competition

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 22, 2018

Delaware Department of Justice sponsors LifeSmarts in its 25th year The Delaware Department of Justice is sponsoring the 2018-2019 season of LifeSmarts, a national scholarship competition and educational program for middle school and high school students that tests knowledge of real-life consumer issues and aims to create a future generation of consumer-savvy adults. Coaches can […]




10 Years In Prison On Firearms Charge For Man With Illegal Gun

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018

Murder, child sexual assault, child pornography and robbery charges also send defendants to prison Deputy Attorney General Dominic Carrera secured a prison sentence for a Wilmington man convicted on weapons charges by a Superior Court jury earlier this year. In June 2017, police executing a search warrant arrested Josiah Woody, 37. A jury convicted Woody […]







  Category: Department of Justice

AG Denn Joins Coalition In Fight Against EPA’s “Unlawful” Proposed Replacement For Clean Power Plan

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn, along with a group of 26 states, counties, and cities, has formally objected on behalf of Delaware to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reverse the country’s Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan, put in place by the EPA under President Obama, is the first nationwide limit on climate […]




Delaware DOJ Confirms Investigation Into Clergy Conduct

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018

The Delaware Department of Justice confirmed Thursday that it has been conducting an investigation of potential criminal conduct engaged in by priests or other personnel of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. This investigation has focused on the acquisition and review of diocesan papers for records of sexual or other abuse. DOJ issued a subpoena on […]




Gunman in Port Mahon Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 26, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for assault, DUI, weapons, and child pornography charges The third person involved in a 2016 murder on the Port Mahon fishing pier was sentenced by a Superior Court judge to spend the rest of his life in prison. Deputy Attorneys General Lindsay Taylor and Alicia Porter secured the sentence for […]




Delaware Students Can Join Consumer Literacy Competition

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 22, 2018

Delaware Department of Justice sponsors LifeSmarts in its 25th year The Delaware Department of Justice is sponsoring the 2018-2019 season of LifeSmarts, a national scholarship competition and educational program for middle school and high school students that tests knowledge of real-life consumer issues and aims to create a future generation of consumer-savvy adults. Coaches can […]




10 Years In Prison On Firearms Charge For Man With Illegal Gun

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018

Murder, child sexual assault, child pornography and robbery charges also send defendants to prison Deputy Attorney General Dominic Carrera secured a prison sentence for a Wilmington man convicted on weapons charges by a Superior Court jury earlier this year. In June 2017, police executing a search warrant arrested Josiah Woody, 37. A jury convicted Woody […]