DOJ obtains guilty verdicts in Claymont drug murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2025
A 29-year-old New Castle County man has been convicted following his arrest for an August 2024 shooting death. On October 16, 2025, Michael R. Toombs of Claymont was convicted by a Superior Court jury on charges of Murder First Degree, Felony Murder First Degree, Robbery First Degree, and Drug Dealing, along with 4 counts of […]
DOJ secures guilty verdicts in high school football game shooting
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
A 28-year-old Kent County man has been convicted following his involvement in a shooting at a Dover High School football game in October of last year. On October 10, Kameron Scott, a Dover resident, was convicted by a Superior Court jury on charges of Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon, Possession of a Firearm in a […]
DOJ, Dover Police seek additional information in sexual abuse case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
On September 26, 56-year-old Thomas Kennedy of Dover was arrested for two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child by a Person of Trust, 13 counts of Unlawful Sexual Contact Second Degree, and Sexual Solicitation of a minor. Kennedy served as a swim instructor at multiple YMCA facilities, the Siegel Jewish Community Center, and Maple […]
AG Jennings sues U.S. DOJ to challenge new restrictions on federal funding for crime survivors
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Rhode Island, challenges a […]
DOJ joins Federal Trade Commission, coalition of 19 states to stop deceptive fundraising scheme
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 19 States, have acted to stop a deceptive cancer charity fundraising scheme. Kars-R-Us.com and its operators raised millions but only a fraction of donations went to fund breast cancer screenings, the FTC and states allege. Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. (Kars) and its operators, Michael […]
