DOJ Recognizes National Consumer Protection Week
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2026
In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, March 2 – 8, the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) is holding in-person events and sharing digital content geared toward education and prevention in the realm of consumer protection. The DOJ has released the list of Delaware’s top 10 scams for 2025 and will be sharing additional digital content on […]
DOJ obtains prison sentence for fatal 2022 shooting
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 27, 2026
A Sussex County man has been sentenced to prison for the 2022 shooting death of Jermaine Meadows. Lance Leatherbury, 27, of Laurel, was sentenced on February 27 to 15 years in prison. The sentence follows Leatherbury’s plea of No Contest to charges of Manslaughter, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree. “The defendant’s actions are yet another shocking example […]
DOJ obtains dual prison sentences for 2019 shootings
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Two men have been sentenced for their involvement in a series of 2019 shootings, one of which led to the death of a Wilmington man. Dion Young, 23, of New Castle County and Ameer Dunn, 23, of Harris County, Texas, were sentenced on February 19 to 13 years and 10 years in prison, respectively. The sentence follows their convictions earlier this year on a host of charges: Young had pled guilty to […]
AG Jennings, DOJ employee to accompany Rep. Sarah McBride and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester to State of the Union Address
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she will attend the State of the Union Address as a guest of Congresswoman Sarah McBride, while Director of Outreach and the DOJ’s Immigration Assistance Maria Mesias-Tatnall will attend as a guest of Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester. “It is an incredible honor to be invited by our Congresswoman to attend the State […]
Statement from AG Jennings and Gov. Meyer on victory over Trump tariffs at SCOTUS
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, February 20, 2026
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Governor Matt Meyer issued the following statements in response to news of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the Trump Administration’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs: “The court’s ruling is a decisive victory for the rule of law, for common sense, and for affordability,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. […]
