Defendants Face Prison Time for Murder and Weapons Charges
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 3, 2016
Prosecutors within the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant convictions and sentences. A 31-year-old Wilmington man will spend 21 years in prison after being sentenced for Murder Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and a Violation of Probation. Deputy Attorneys General Periann Doko and Colleen Norris secured the […]
Department of Justice, Division of Public Health To Provide Lifesaving Opioid Antidote to Law Enforcement Agencies
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2016
As part of the state’s ongoing effort to reduce the number of heroin and opioid related deaths in Delaware, Attorney General Matt Denn allocated funds to be used to purchase approximately 450 naloxone kits for law enforcement agencies through a partnership with the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). The approximately $50,000 for the purchase […]
Home Improvement Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Delaware Homeowners
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2016
Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit asks other potential victims to come forward The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit announced that a New Castle County-based contractor faces criminal charges for defrauding multiple Delaware homeowners. Mario Mareno, 49, doing business as Tradesmen Services, was arrested on Friday, May 13 by the First State Fugitive Task Force […]
Prosecutors Secure Significant Prison Time for Defendants on Child Abuse, Kidnapping, Strangulation, Weapon, and Drug Dealing Charges
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2016
A New Castle man will spend 20 years in prison after being sentenced in New Castle County Superior Court on one count of Sexual Abuse by a Person of Trust First Degree. Deputy Attorney General Jan van Amerongen obtained the sentence for 39-year-old Jair Molina. In February, Molina pled guilty to abusing a girl in […]
Attorney General Denn and Volunteer Mentors Host Pizza Party for Local Students
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, May 23, 2016
Attorney General Matt Denn joined the 18 employees of the Delaware Department of Justice who serve as volunteer mentors at Bancroft and Stubbs Elementary Schools, for a pizza party today with the students involved in the program through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware. The volunteer mentors include staff from all four divisions in the […]
