Joint Investigation – DSP and DOJ Charge 13 in Operation “Duck Hunt”
Criminal Division | Delaware State Police | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Kent and Sussex County- On May 11th 2016, members of the Delaware State Police Sussex Drug Unit (SDU), Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), and the Sussex County Attorney General’s Office concluded a two year long investigation of a criminal organization which engaged in large scale heroin distribution and money laundering. A total of thirteen agencies […]
Department of Justice Seeks Civil Penalties From Owner of Massage Parlors for R.I.C.O. Violations
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016
Department of Justice attorneys filed suit Friday in New Castle County Superior Court against Da Zhong Wang, 52, of Smyrna, seeking civil penalties for violation of racketeering laws for operating massage parlors in the state as fronts for prostitution. As stated in the complaint, Wang owned and operated four massage parlors throughout the State of […]
Murder, Weapons, Burglaries, Rape Result In Convictions, Prison Time
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, May 13, 2016
Attorneys within the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant criminal convictions and sentences: Deputy Attorneys General Steve Wood and Allison Abessinio secured a guilty plea from 23-year-old RhiShawn McNeil of Wilmington, to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. In January 2015, 26-year-old Donnell Clark was working […]
DOJ Releases Report on Wilmington Police Use of Force
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016
The Delaware Department of Justice has released a report on the Wilmington Police Department use of force incident that resulted in the death of Jeremy McDole on September 23, 2015. The “Introduction and Summary” and “Scope of Investigation” segments of the report are below. The full report and video, audio and photo evidence referenced in […]
Statement of the Delaware Department of Justice on Criminal Charges Associated With the Death of Howard High School Student Amy Joyner-Francis
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016
Earlier today, Department of Justice prosecutors and a Wilmington Police Department detective met with the mother and older brother of Amy Joyner-Francis to discuss with them the charges that would be brought against three Howard High School students in connection with the incident that led to the death of Amy Joyner-Francis on April 21, 2016. […]
