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  Category: Department of Justice


Biden Warns Delawareans of Mortgage Settlement Scams

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012

Scammers trying to trick homeowners into divulging personal information Wilmington – Scam artists have not waited long to begin using the multistate mortgage foreclosure settlement, announced February 9, to try to trick individuals into divulging sensitive personal financial information, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said today. Biden secured an estimated $45 million for Delaware in […]




Greenwood Man Charged with Defrauding Infirm Senior Out of Over $50,000

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Georgetown – A 42-year-old Greenwood man has been arrested and charged with financial exploitation of an infirm adult after investigators discovered he had fraudulently pocketed over $50,000 from his 84-year-old victim, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today. “Financial exploitation isn’t just a monetary crime, it’s also a devastating abuse of a vulnerable person’s trust and […]




Delaware Higher Education Institutions Join Attorney General Biden in the Fight to Protect Children

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Stewards of Children program trains adults to recognize and report the signs of child abuse; Program aims to train 35,000 Delawareans Newark – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and leaders from four of Delaware’s largest institutions of higher education today announced a significant expansion of a statewide program to train adults to recognize and respond […]




Child Predator Task Force Arrests Newark Man on Child Pornography Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wilmington – An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a Newark man on charges of dealing child pornography, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today.  Gordon M. Riggs, 60, was arrested yesterday following the execution of a search warrant at his residence by Task Force personnel. “The Delaware […]




Biden Files Suit Against EPA to Protect Delaware’s Air

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012

Federal agency has failed to properly regulate health-hazardous soot pollution Wilmington – In a suit filed Friday in federal district court in New York, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden joined a coalition of 11 states against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the Court to direct the EPA to promptly propose, and then finalize, […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Biden Warns Delawareans of Mortgage Settlement Scams

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012

Scammers trying to trick homeowners into divulging personal information Wilmington – Scam artists have not waited long to begin using the multistate mortgage foreclosure settlement, announced February 9, to try to trick individuals into divulging sensitive personal financial information, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said today. Biden secured an estimated $45 million for Delaware in […]




Greenwood Man Charged with Defrauding Infirm Senior Out of Over $50,000

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Georgetown – A 42-year-old Greenwood man has been arrested and charged with financial exploitation of an infirm adult after investigators discovered he had fraudulently pocketed over $50,000 from his 84-year-old victim, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today. “Financial exploitation isn’t just a monetary crime, it’s also a devastating abuse of a vulnerable person’s trust and […]




Delaware Higher Education Institutions Join Attorney General Biden in the Fight to Protect Children

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Stewards of Children program trains adults to recognize and report the signs of child abuse; Program aims to train 35,000 Delawareans Newark – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and leaders from four of Delaware’s largest institutions of higher education today announced a significant expansion of a statewide program to train adults to recognize and respond […]




Child Predator Task Force Arrests Newark Man on Child Pornography Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wilmington – An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a Newark man on charges of dealing child pornography, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today.  Gordon M. Riggs, 60, was arrested yesterday following the execution of a search warrant at his residence by Task Force personnel. “The Delaware […]




Biden Files Suit Against EPA to Protect Delaware’s Air

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012

Federal agency has failed to properly regulate health-hazardous soot pollution Wilmington – In a suit filed Friday in federal district court in New York, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden joined a coalition of 11 states against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the Court to direct the EPA to promptly propose, and then finalize, […]