Biden shuts down Sussex County drug haven
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that the Delaware Department of Justice has secured the closure of a property under Delaware’s Nuisance Abatement Act. At the Department’s request a Superior Court judge closed 28565 Blueberry Lane, near Frankford. “This property is a poster child for how drug crime and violence destabilizes neighborhoods and threatens the […]
Biden secures over $1 million in federal funding to expand the fight against child predators
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Attorney General Beau Biden announced that the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has been awarded $1.1 million in federal grant funding to continue and expand its fight against online child sexual exploitation. Nearly half of the award comes from the federal Recovery Act, also known as stimulus funds. The awards will be used to enhance […]
Attorney General’s Office secured indictment of Delaware photographer in child predator case
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III announced the indictment of 52 year-old Newark resident, Steven Hughes. Hughes is charged with 30 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child and 30 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. He was arrested several weeks ago at his second home near Millsboro, Delaware. “Child predators in Delaware should be […]
Biden applauds New Jersey for joining Delaware’s dredging lawsuit
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The State of New Jersey has decided to join in the lawsuit Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III, filed recently in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware to halt the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) from dredging the Delaware River. “New Jersey’s decision demonstrates its shared commitment with Delaware to protect […]
Biden appeals reversal of Cooke conviction to U.S. Supreme Court
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009
On July 21, 2009, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the March, 2007 murder conviction and death sentence of James E. Cooke and ordered a new trial. That decision was rendered by a deeply divided Court in a 3-2 vote. The Delaware Department of Justice has carefully reviewed the Court’s ruling and researched the treatment of […]
