Man Faces Life in Prison After Conviction on Dozens of Counts Including Murder
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 3, 2017
Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, rape, drug, DUI charges A Kent County Superior Court jury convicted a Philadelphia man on 69 counts, including Murder First Degree, connected to a 2015 home invasion and fatal shooting. Deputy Attorneys General Lindsay Taylor and Jason Cohee secured the verdict for 33-year-old Abdul White. In August […]
Delaware Department of Justice Retains National Legal Team to Pursue Potential Claims Against Opioid Industry
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Attorney General Matt Denn announced Wednesday that the Delaware Department of Justice has retained a national group of attorneys and experts to investigate and, if appropriate, file suit against opioid manufacturers, opioid distributors, and other entities that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic impacting Delaware. “The goal is very simple,” Attorney General Denn said. […]
Delaware and Other States Expand Price-Fixing Suit Against Pharmaceutical Companies
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017
State AGs allege multi-state price-fixing conspiracy involving 18 generic drug companies and two company executives The Delaware Attorney General and other Attorneys General have significantly expanded the scope of a lawsuit against generic drug manufacturers alleging illegal price-fixing agreements. The lawsuit, which now also names two individual executives of the defendant companies, seeks action against […]
Foreclosure workshops can help families with resources and information
Delaware State Housing Authority | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017
DOVER — Delaware homeowners who face foreclosure, have fallen behind on their mortgage payments, or have questions about their mortgage can meet with lenders and housing counselors at two upcoming workshops in Dover on November 13 and Wilmington on November 14. At each free workshop, homeowners can also get information from the Attorney General’s Office […]
Wilmington Man Convicted of Murdering Girlfriend in Canby Park
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017
A New Castle County Superior Court jury has convicted a Wilmington man in the 2015 stabbing death of his girlfriend. Gary Perkins, 37, was found guilty of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. Perkins was also convicted of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited, […]
