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  Category: Department of Justice


Fraudulent Firefighter Charity Calls Stopped and Misleading Donations Given to Delaware Firefighters After AG Office Investigation

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016

Misleading charitable solicitations that were misrepresented as going to Delaware fire companies have ended as a result of an investigation and a Cease and Desist Agreement from the Delaware Department of Justice targeted at Firefighter Support Services, Inc., a Michigan organization, and almost $6,000 in contributions will be returned to the Delaware fire community. The […]




Delaware Joins Suit to Block Health Insurance Merger Of Aetna and Humana

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016

Combination Would Significantly Reduce Competition In Delaware Medicare Advantage Market Delaware’s Attorney General will join the U.S. Department of Justice and eight other attorneys general in opposing the merger of health insurance companies Aetna and Humana – the third and fifth largest health insurance companies in the country – arguing that the combination would reduce […]




Delaware Department Of Justice Announces Availability Of $2 Million In Re-Entry Grants

Criminal Justice Council | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016

Funds Represent Largest New State Investment In Community-Based Re-Entry Programs In At Least a Decade Attorney General Matt Denn announced Thursday that workshops will be held in early August to explain to non-profit groups how they can apply for grants from $2 million that has been set aside to support community-based efforts to reduce recidivism among […]




Murder Conviction Leads to Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 15, 2016

Prison sentences for others facing murder and weapons charges.   Attorneys with the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant criminal convictions and sentences: A 23-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 17 years, for a 2012 murder in the Southbridge section of Wilmington. In May 2012, Reuel Ray shot […]




Online Fantasy Sports Contests For Money Asked To Cease In Delaware

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 8, 2016

Letters Are Limited to Fantasy Contests That Require Payment for Participation and Offer Cash Awards On Thursday, the Delaware Department of Justice formally notified DraftKings, Inc., FanDuel, Inc., and Yahoo! Inc. that their respective online fantasy sports activities are not permitted under Delaware law, and asked that the companies add Delaware to their respective online […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Fraudulent Firefighter Charity Calls Stopped and Misleading Donations Given to Delaware Firefighters After AG Office Investigation

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016

Misleading charitable solicitations that were misrepresented as going to Delaware fire companies have ended as a result of an investigation and a Cease and Desist Agreement from the Delaware Department of Justice targeted at Firefighter Support Services, Inc., a Michigan organization, and almost $6,000 in contributions will be returned to the Delaware fire community. The […]




Delaware Joins Suit to Block Health Insurance Merger Of Aetna and Humana

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016

Combination Would Significantly Reduce Competition In Delaware Medicare Advantage Market Delaware’s Attorney General will join the U.S. Department of Justice and eight other attorneys general in opposing the merger of health insurance companies Aetna and Humana – the third and fifth largest health insurance companies in the country – arguing that the combination would reduce […]




Delaware Department Of Justice Announces Availability Of $2 Million In Re-Entry Grants

Criminal Justice Council | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016

Funds Represent Largest New State Investment In Community-Based Re-Entry Programs In At Least a Decade Attorney General Matt Denn announced Thursday that workshops will be held in early August to explain to non-profit groups how they can apply for grants from $2 million that has been set aside to support community-based efforts to reduce recidivism among […]




Murder Conviction Leads to Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 15, 2016

Prison sentences for others facing murder and weapons charges.   Attorneys with the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant criminal convictions and sentences: A 23-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 17 years, for a 2012 murder in the Southbridge section of Wilmington. In May 2012, Reuel Ray shot […]




Online Fantasy Sports Contests For Money Asked To Cease In Delaware

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 8, 2016

Letters Are Limited to Fantasy Contests That Require Payment for Participation and Offer Cash Awards On Thursday, the Delaware Department of Justice formally notified DraftKings, Inc., FanDuel, Inc., and Yahoo! Inc. that their respective online fantasy sports activities are not permitted under Delaware law, and asked that the companies add Delaware to their respective online […]