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  Category: Department of Justice


Former High School Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexual Solicitation of a Child

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Monday, May 8, 2017

Also, Medicaid Fraud unit prosecutes two health care workers in separate cases. The former athletic director at McKean High School in the Red Clay School District, Brian Budd, 34, of Columbus, NJ, has pled guilty to Sexual Solicitation of a Child. In July 2016, Budd solicited a 16-year-old student to allow him to engage in […]




Four Targeted in Pawn Shop Investigation Enter Guilty Pleas

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 28, 2017

Also former non-profit executive director admits to theft Three men and a woman arrested as part of “Operation Golden Eye,” a multijurisdictional investigation by Delaware Department of Justice, Delaware State Police, United States Postal Service, and the Middletown Police Department, pled guilty for their part in the illegal practices of a Middletown pawn shop. Deputy […]




Financial Management Consultant Indicted in Alleged Ponzi Scheme

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The Delaware Department of Justice Investor Protection Unit has obtained an indictment against Matthew A. Krimm, 35, of Abington, MD. The 25-count indictment includes charges of Racketeering and Securities Fraud. A Sussex County Grand Jury indicted Krimm, formerly of Rehoboth Beach, following a year-long investigation. The indictment charges Krimm with soliciting and selling investments in […]




Career Criminal Convicted for Attempted Knife Attack

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

Drug dealer enters plea and is sentenced A 48-year old Wilmington man was found guilty by a Superior Court jury on charges related to an attempted stabbing. In June 2016, Eli Escalera threatened an innocent bystander while holding a knife at a DART bus stop on Route 13 near Memorial Drive in New Castle. The […]




Eligible Delaware Residents Can Still Submit Claims for Provigil Settlement

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017

To receive settlement funds, claims must be filed by Wednesday, June 25, 2017 Delaware residents who paid for the brand-name drug Provigil or generic modafinil from June 24, 2006, to March 31, 2012 are urged file claims in a $125 million multistate settlement that provides $35 million for distribution to consumers, the Delaware Department of […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Former High School Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexual Solicitation of a Child

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Monday, May 8, 2017

Also, Medicaid Fraud unit prosecutes two health care workers in separate cases. The former athletic director at McKean High School in the Red Clay School District, Brian Budd, 34, of Columbus, NJ, has pled guilty to Sexual Solicitation of a Child. In July 2016, Budd solicited a 16-year-old student to allow him to engage in […]




Four Targeted in Pawn Shop Investigation Enter Guilty Pleas

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 28, 2017

Also former non-profit executive director admits to theft Three men and a woman arrested as part of “Operation Golden Eye,” a multijurisdictional investigation by Delaware Department of Justice, Delaware State Police, United States Postal Service, and the Middletown Police Department, pled guilty for their part in the illegal practices of a Middletown pawn shop. Deputy […]




Financial Management Consultant Indicted in Alleged Ponzi Scheme

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The Delaware Department of Justice Investor Protection Unit has obtained an indictment against Matthew A. Krimm, 35, of Abington, MD. The 25-count indictment includes charges of Racketeering and Securities Fraud. A Sussex County Grand Jury indicted Krimm, formerly of Rehoboth Beach, following a year-long investigation. The indictment charges Krimm with soliciting and selling investments in […]




Career Criminal Convicted for Attempted Knife Attack

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017

Drug dealer enters plea and is sentenced A 48-year old Wilmington man was found guilty by a Superior Court jury on charges related to an attempted stabbing. In June 2016, Eli Escalera threatened an innocent bystander while holding a knife at a DART bus stop on Route 13 near Memorial Drive in New Castle. The […]




Eligible Delaware Residents Can Still Submit Claims for Provigil Settlement

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017

To receive settlement funds, claims must be filed by Wednesday, June 25, 2017 Delaware residents who paid for the brand-name drug Provigil or generic modafinil from June 24, 2006, to March 31, 2012 are urged file claims in a $125 million multistate settlement that provides $35 million for distribution to consumers, the Delaware Department of […]