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  Category: Department of Justice


Bear Man Sentenced for Decade-Old Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 4, 2017

Other defendants face prison sentences for sexual abuse, weapons, robbery, and child porn charges. Jason Slaughter, a 30-year-old from Bear was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Superior Court judge for a 2007 murder. Slaughter pled guilty in January to Murder Second Degree in connection with the shooting of his friend, Christopher Masters. […]




Former Employees of Fire Company, Charter School Plead Guilty In Separate Cases

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017

Other Recent Cases Include Murder 2nd, Attempted Murder, Robbery, Weapons, Drugs In two cases investigated and prosecuted by DOJ’s Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust: Pace Campbell, 42, of Wilmington pled guilty to one count of felony theft and one count of Second Degree Forgery involving funds from the Wilmington Manor Fire Company, where […]




Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Rental Scams

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017

The Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans during this peak vacation season to be careful when they are looking for a vacation rental. The scammers operating rental scam schemes find legitimate rental postings and capture the information and photos of the property, and then list it on Craigslist or other […]




Three Gang Members Sentenced To Prison For Crimes Including Four Wilmington Killings

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 21, 2017

Also: Guilty Plea To Manslaughter In Child Death; Gun and Drug Charges Lead To Prison Sentences A member of the Touch Money Gang convicted of two Wilmington murders was sentenced to two life terms in prison plus 35 years, and two other members of TMG guilty in city deaths were sentenced Friday to lengthy prison […]




20 AGs Call on U.S. Education Secretary DeVos to Maintain Protections for Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Attorneys General from 20 states, including Delaware’s Matt Denn, sent a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos expressing their concern over reports the U.S. Department of Education is preparing to roll back important protections for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses and urging her to keep these protections in place. The Attorneys General […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Bear Man Sentenced for Decade-Old Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 4, 2017

Other defendants face prison sentences for sexual abuse, weapons, robbery, and child porn charges. Jason Slaughter, a 30-year-old from Bear was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Superior Court judge for a 2007 murder. Slaughter pled guilty in January to Murder Second Degree in connection with the shooting of his friend, Christopher Masters. […]




Former Employees of Fire Company, Charter School Plead Guilty In Separate Cases

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017

Other Recent Cases Include Murder 2nd, Attempted Murder, Robbery, Weapons, Drugs In two cases investigated and prosecuted by DOJ’s Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust: Pace Campbell, 42, of Wilmington pled guilty to one count of felony theft and one count of Second Degree Forgery involving funds from the Wilmington Manor Fire Company, where […]




Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Rental Scams

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017

The Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans during this peak vacation season to be careful when they are looking for a vacation rental. The scammers operating rental scam schemes find legitimate rental postings and capture the information and photos of the property, and then list it on Craigslist or other […]




Three Gang Members Sentenced To Prison For Crimes Including Four Wilmington Killings

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 21, 2017

Also: Guilty Plea To Manslaughter In Child Death; Gun and Drug Charges Lead To Prison Sentences A member of the Touch Money Gang convicted of two Wilmington murders was sentenced to two life terms in prison plus 35 years, and two other members of TMG guilty in city deaths were sentenced Friday to lengthy prison […]




20 AGs Call on U.S. Education Secretary DeVos to Maintain Protections for Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Attorneys General from 20 states, including Delaware’s Matt Denn, sent a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos expressing their concern over reports the U.S. Department of Education is preparing to roll back important protections for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses and urging her to keep these protections in place. The Attorneys General […]