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  Category: Department of Justice


AG Jennings, coalition win order blocking DOGE access to sensitive data

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 18 attorneys general have secured a federal court order blocking allies of Elon Musk and other unauthorized persons from accessing Americans’ sensitive data through the U.S. Treasury. A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) early this morning blocking “political appointees, special government employees, and any […]




AG Jennings sues to stop Elon Musk and DOGE’s invasion of Americans’ privacy

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 7, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans’ private information and sensitive data. The lawsuit asserts that the Trump Administration illegally provided Elon Musk and the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) unauthorized access to the […]




AG Jennings: Trump Administration not complying with Court order to unfreeze federal funding

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 7, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in moving to enforce a temporary restraining order (TRO) against President Trump, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and federal agencies attempting to pause nearly $3 trillion in federal funds for critical programs and services. “These funds are not monopoly money, and […]




DOJ secures manslaughter conviction for Bear drug dealer who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdose

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2025

A Bear man has been convicted in Delaware’s first successful use of a homicide charge against a fentanyl dealer for causing a fatal overdose.   On January 23, James Watson, 41, pleaded guilty to charges of Manslaughter and Drug Dealing in New Castle County Superior Court. As a part of the plea colloquy, Watson admitted […]




DOJ secures life sentence in Cynthia Amalfitano killing

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

A Wilmington man has been sentenced in the 2023 murder of Cynthia Amalfitano. On January 31, Stephen Heck, 67, was sentenced to life in prison for Murder 1st Degree by a New Castle County Superior Court Judge. Heck was convicted at trial in October of 2024 following an investigation into the disappearance and death of […]







  Category: Department of Justice

AG Jennings, coalition win order blocking DOGE access to sensitive data

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 18 attorneys general have secured a federal court order blocking allies of Elon Musk and other unauthorized persons from accessing Americans’ sensitive data through the U.S. Treasury. A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) early this morning blocking “political appointees, special government employees, and any […]




AG Jennings sues to stop Elon Musk and DOGE’s invasion of Americans’ privacy

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 7, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans’ private information and sensitive data. The lawsuit asserts that the Trump Administration illegally provided Elon Musk and the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) unauthorized access to the […]




AG Jennings: Trump Administration not complying with Court order to unfreeze federal funding

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 7, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in moving to enforce a temporary restraining order (TRO) against President Trump, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and federal agencies attempting to pause nearly $3 trillion in federal funds for critical programs and services. “These funds are not monopoly money, and […]




DOJ secures manslaughter conviction for Bear drug dealer who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdose

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2025

A Bear man has been convicted in Delaware’s first successful use of a homicide charge against a fentanyl dealer for causing a fatal overdose.   On January 23, James Watson, 41, pleaded guilty to charges of Manslaughter and Drug Dealing in New Castle County Superior Court. As a part of the plea colloquy, Watson admitted […]




DOJ secures life sentence in Cynthia Amalfitano killing

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

A Wilmington man has been sentenced in the 2023 murder of Cynthia Amalfitano. On January 31, Stephen Heck, 67, was sentenced to life in prison for Murder 1st Degree by a New Castle County Superior Court Judge. Heck was convicted at trial in October of 2024 following an investigation into the disappearance and death of […]