Newark Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Rape
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 23, 2016
Other defendants to serve prison time for rape, weapons, and robbery charges A 33-year-old Newark man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced on a rape charge. Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn secured the sentence for Jeffrey Richard. Over a three-year period, Richard repeatedly had oral sex with a child […]
Attorney General Names New Director for Department of Justice Family Division
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that Deputy Attorney General Abigail Rodgers Layton has been named the next Director of the Family Division in the Delaware Department of Justice. Layton is currently a prosecutor in the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit. A graduate of Gettysburg College and Villanova University School of Law, Layton has worked […]
Sexual Abuse of Children to Result In Long Prison Sentences
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
Other defendants face prison time for rape, weapons, and robbery charges A 35-year-old Dover man faces life in prison for sexually abusing a teenager. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson won a conviction in a bench trial against Eric Curry, 35, of Dover. In November 2015, Curry was caught having sexual intercourse with a minor female […]
Delaware and 19 Other States File Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against Six Generic Drug Companies
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, December 15, 2016
States allege widespread conspiracy among competitors to reduce competition, increase prices for numerous generic prescription drugs Attorney General Matt Denn Thursday joined with 19 other state attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit against generic drug-maker Heritage Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Auribindo Pharma USA, Inc., Citron Pharma, LLC, Mayne Pharma (USA), Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Teva […]
Attorney General Names New Chief Deputy and State Prosecutor for Delaware Department of Justice
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Careers | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Attorney General Matt Denn announced that Deputy Attorney General LaKresha Roberts has been named the next Chief Deputy Attorney General for the State of Delaware, and Deputy Attorney General Sean P. Lugg will become the new State Prosecutor. Roberts is currently the Director of the Department of Justice’s Family Division, where she has served […]
