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  Category: Department of Justice


Department of Justice Weekly Highlights Include Prison Time for Several Weapons Offenses

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 12, 2015

Deputy Attorneys General in the Delaware Department of Justice secure a number of important convictions, sentencings and other court rulings each week. The Department of Justice will send out recaps of key cases.




Proposed Legislation Will Toughen Sentences for Illegal Weapons Possession

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 12, 2015

Attorney General Matt Denn, Senators Bruce Ennis and Margaret Rose Henry and Representative Larry Mitchell announced legislation Monday designed to guarantee prison time for offenders caught with guns they are prohibited having by law because of prior violent crimes.




Department of Justice creates new Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Careers | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Attorney General Matt Denn announced today that the Department of Justice would be restructured to create a new Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust. The office will be responsible for protecting individual rights and liberties of Delawareans, enforcement of laws designed to ensure citizen trust in government, and conducting investigations where the Department of Justice’s other responsibilities might present the appearance of a conflict of interest.




Matt Denn Sworn in as Delaware’s Attorney General

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Today, surrounded by his wife Michele, and twin sons Adam and Zach, Matthew P. Denn was sworn in as Delaware’s Attorney General, pledging “action and a sense of urgency” in addressing the state’s violent crime.




Biden, 21-State Coalition Want Stronger Protections Against Predator Lending for Military Personnel

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, an Iraq War veteran, and Attorneys General 20 other states are urging the U.S. Department of Defense to strengthen proposed revisions to regulations implementing the federal Military Lending Act.







  Category: Department of Justice

Department of Justice Weekly Highlights Include Prison Time for Several Weapons Offenses

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 12, 2015

Deputy Attorneys General in the Delaware Department of Justice secure a number of important convictions, sentencings and other court rulings each week. The Department of Justice will send out recaps of key cases.




Proposed Legislation Will Toughen Sentences for Illegal Weapons Possession

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 12, 2015

Attorney General Matt Denn, Senators Bruce Ennis and Margaret Rose Henry and Representative Larry Mitchell announced legislation Monday designed to guarantee prison time for offenders caught with guns they are prohibited having by law because of prior violent crimes.




Department of Justice creates new Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Careers | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Attorney General Matt Denn announced today that the Department of Justice would be restructured to create a new Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust. The office will be responsible for protecting individual rights and liberties of Delawareans, enforcement of laws designed to ensure citizen trust in government, and conducting investigations where the Department of Justice’s other responsibilities might present the appearance of a conflict of interest.




Matt Denn Sworn in as Delaware’s Attorney General

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Today, surrounded by his wife Michele, and twin sons Adam and Zach, Matthew P. Denn was sworn in as Delaware’s Attorney General, pledging “action and a sense of urgency” in addressing the state’s violent crime.




Biden, 21-State Coalition Want Stronger Protections Against Predator Lending for Military Personnel

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, an Iraq War veteran, and Attorneys General 20 other states are urging the U.S. Department of Defense to strengthen proposed revisions to regulations implementing the federal Military Lending Act.