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  Category: Department of Justice


DOJ secures guilty pleas, prison time in fatal shooting case

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024

Two people have pleaded guilty in relation to the assault and fatal shooting of 19-year-old Za’Quan Blackwell. On February 2, Ah’Kee Flonnory of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Manslaughter, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony; Armani Rogers, 20, of New Castle pleaded guilty to Assault 2nd Degree.  “This was a tragic loss […]




Children’s pastor arrested on child pornography charges

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024

A Seaford pastor has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday.  James R. Dryden, 74, was arrested February 15 following an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) investigation led by the Delaware Department of Justice and Delaware State Police. ICAC’s investigation was spurred […]




DOJ secures felony conviction in first of several cases related to abuses of the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Delaware Department of Justice secured a felony conviction in the first of several pending cases stemming from an ongoing investigation by the Delaware Division of Revenue and the Department of Justice into fraud related to the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program. That program provided Delaware residents with a one-time $300.00 check and was intended […]




Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois lead multistate coalition supporting PA gun safety law

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The coalition urged the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing […]




AG Jennings announces $350 million multistate settlement with marketing firm Publicis over role in opioid epidemic

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis. Delaware will receive over $1.5 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis.  In agreeing to the terms of the settlement, Publicis recognized the harm its conduct caused, and the agreement […]







  Category: Department of Justice

DOJ secures guilty pleas, prison time in fatal shooting case

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024

Two people have pleaded guilty in relation to the assault and fatal shooting of 19-year-old Za’Quan Blackwell. On February 2, Ah’Kee Flonnory of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Manslaughter, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony; Armani Rogers, 20, of New Castle pleaded guilty to Assault 2nd Degree.  “This was a tragic loss […]




Children’s pastor arrested on child pornography charges

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024

A Seaford pastor has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday.  James R. Dryden, 74, was arrested February 15 following an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) investigation led by the Delaware Department of Justice and Delaware State Police. ICAC’s investigation was spurred […]




DOJ secures felony conviction in first of several cases related to abuses of the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Delaware Department of Justice secured a felony conviction in the first of several pending cases stemming from an ongoing investigation by the Delaware Division of Revenue and the Department of Justice into fraud related to the 2022 Delaware Relief Rebate Program. That program provided Delaware residents with a one-time $300.00 check and was intended […]




Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois lead multistate coalition supporting PA gun safety law

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The coalition urged the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing […]




AG Jennings announces $350 million multistate settlement with marketing firm Publicis over role in opioid epidemic

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis. Delaware will receive over $1.5 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis.  In agreeing to the terms of the settlement, Publicis recognized the harm its conduct caused, and the agreement […]