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AG Jennings and bipartisan coalition of 30 states announce finalization of settlement with Kroger over opioid crisis

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, November 4, 2024

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, alongside a bipartisan coalition of thirty state attorneys general, announced today the completion of the $1.37 billion settlement agreement with Kroger, addressing the grocery chain’s role in the opioid crisis. Delaware will receive over $2.7 million for opioid abatement, all of which will be overseen by the Prescription Opioids Settlement Distribution Commission. Payments are […]




AG Jennings Announces Cooperation Agreements and Settlements with Heritage and Apotex totaling $49.1 Million

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 1, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription […]




AG Jennings resuspends financial advisor for illegally accessing former clients’ account information

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, October 28, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings has secured a six-month suspension from a former Delaware investment adviser for viewing current financial account information of former Delaware clients while unregistered. The Investor Protection Unit (the “Unit”), the state securities regulator for Delaware, received a complaint from a former client of Robert Brandon Prettyman, an unregistered investment advisor that the Unit had previously suspended for making false statements […]




DOJ secures more than two decades of prison time in cold case murder

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, October 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been sentenced to 23 years for convictions stemming from the 2018 murder of Richard Young. On October 18, Nasir Anderson, 24, was sentenced to 102 years in prison, suspended after 23 years followed by descending levels of probation for convictions of Murder Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]




AG Jennings issues open letter to Delaware landlords urging Delaware Landlord/Tenant Code Compliance

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings‘ Fraud and Consumer Protection Division has issued an open letter to Delaware landlords regarding commonly seen illegal lease provisions in residential leases. The letter puts landlords on notice that their residential leases must comply with Delaware’s Residential Landlord/Tenant Code. Attorney General Jennings stated: “Landlords have tremendous power over their tenants. The […]







  Category: Department of Justice

AG Jennings and bipartisan coalition of 30 states announce finalization of settlement with Kroger over opioid crisis

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, November 4, 2024

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, alongside a bipartisan coalition of thirty state attorneys general, announced today the completion of the $1.37 billion settlement agreement with Kroger, addressing the grocery chain’s role in the opioid crisis. Delaware will receive over $2.7 million for opioid abatement, all of which will be overseen by the Prescription Opioids Settlement Distribution Commission. Payments are […]




AG Jennings Announces Cooperation Agreements and Settlements with Heritage and Apotex totaling $49.1 Million

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 1, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription […]




AG Jennings resuspends financial advisor for illegally accessing former clients’ account information

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, October 28, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings has secured a six-month suspension from a former Delaware investment adviser for viewing current financial account information of former Delaware clients while unregistered. The Investor Protection Unit (the “Unit”), the state securities regulator for Delaware, received a complaint from a former client of Robert Brandon Prettyman, an unregistered investment advisor that the Unit had previously suspended for making false statements […]




DOJ secures more than two decades of prison time in cold case murder

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, October 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been sentenced to 23 years for convictions stemming from the 2018 murder of Richard Young. On October 18, Nasir Anderson, 24, was sentenced to 102 years in prison, suspended after 23 years followed by descending levels of probation for convictions of Murder Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]




AG Jennings issues open letter to Delaware landlords urging Delaware Landlord/Tenant Code Compliance

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings‘ Fraud and Consumer Protection Division has issued an open letter to Delaware landlords regarding commonly seen illegal lease provisions in residential leases. The letter puts landlords on notice that their residential leases must comply with Delaware’s Residential Landlord/Tenant Code. Attorney General Jennings stated: “Landlords have tremendous power over their tenants. The […]