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AG Jennings announces settlement with Novartis regarding allegations of improper kickbacks

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, September 21, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that Delaware has joined the United States, twenty-seven other states, and the District of Columbia to settle allegations against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”). Delaware’s settlement amount of $94,450.99 will go to the Division of Medicaid and Medicaid Assistance (“DMMA”) within the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (“DHSS”). […]




Consumer Protection Unit secures $337,000 in debt relief for Delaware ITT Tech

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit have secured an agreement to obtain $337,478.96 in debt relief for former ITT Tech students in Delaware as part of a multistate settlement that a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reached with PEAKS Trust, a private […]




Former Fenwick Island Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Official Misconduct, Falsifying Business Records

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

The former Chief of the Fenwick Island Police Department has pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct and Falsifying Business Records. Boyden was indicted in August after knowingly submitting, between February of 2014 and March of 2020, false reports to the Delaware Council on Police Training indicating that he had been certified in firearms.  Boyden was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, one count of […]




AG Jennings, 21 other AGs successful in Census ruling

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020

Court blocks Trump effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from congressional representation  In a victory for the 2020 Census, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled late Thursday that undocumented immigrants must be included in congressional apportionment following the census count. Delaware was one of the suit’s plaintiffs. “The Constitution is […]




AG Jennings announces suit to hold Exxon, American Petroleum Institute, 29 others accountable for climate change costs

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2020

Claims include Negligent Failure to Warn, Trespass, Nuisance and Consumer Fraud Act violations Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday that Delaware is suing 31 fossil fuel companies on behalf of the state’s residents and businesses to hold them accountable for decades of deception about the role their products play in causing climate change, the harm […]







  Category: Department of Justice

AG Jennings announces settlement with Novartis regarding allegations of improper kickbacks

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, September 21, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that Delaware has joined the United States, twenty-seven other states, and the District of Columbia to settle allegations against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”). Delaware’s settlement amount of $94,450.99 will go to the Division of Medicaid and Medicaid Assistance (“DMMA”) within the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (“DHSS”). […]




Consumer Protection Unit secures $337,000 in debt relief for Delaware ITT Tech

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit have secured an agreement to obtain $337,478.96 in debt relief for former ITT Tech students in Delaware as part of a multistate settlement that a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reached with PEAKS Trust, a private […]




Former Fenwick Island Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Official Misconduct, Falsifying Business Records

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

The former Chief of the Fenwick Island Police Department has pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct and Falsifying Business Records. Boyden was indicted in August after knowingly submitting, between February of 2014 and March of 2020, false reports to the Delaware Council on Police Training indicating that he had been certified in firearms.  Boyden was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, one count of […]




AG Jennings, 21 other AGs successful in Census ruling

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020

Court blocks Trump effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from congressional representation  In a victory for the 2020 Census, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled late Thursday that undocumented immigrants must be included in congressional apportionment following the census count. Delaware was one of the suit’s plaintiffs. “The Constitution is […]




AG Jennings announces suit to hold Exxon, American Petroleum Institute, 29 others accountable for climate change costs

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2020

Claims include Negligent Failure to Warn, Trespass, Nuisance and Consumer Fraud Act violations Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday that Delaware is suing 31 fossil fuel companies on behalf of the state’s residents and businesses to hold them accountable for decades of deception about the role their products play in causing climate change, the harm […]