DOJ secures lengthy prison sentence for 2021 murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 22, 2025
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for his involvement in a 2021 murder that took place in Wilmington, Delaware. On December 18, 2025, Michael Samuel “Pacho” Bernier was sentenced to 18 years of incarceration. The sentencing follows his conviction in New Castle County Superior Court on one count of Murder Second Degree. “This […]
AG Jennings announces nearly $150 million emissions fraud settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Monday, December 22, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, together with her counterparts in Connecticut and Maryland, led a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices […]
Attorney General Jennings secures court order protecting SNAP benefits
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to penalize states with millions of dollars in fines related to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) operations: “It is shameful that, yet again, we’ve had to force the Trump Administration to simply follow the law and […]
DOJ secures convictions for two men associated with the murder of Shiheem Durham
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
On December 12, 2025 Jason Calhum and Khalil Dixon were convicted of multiple charges including Murder First Degree in New Castle County Superior Court in connection with the killing of Shiheem Durham. Jason Calhum, 24, of Middletown, Delaware was convicted of Murder First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy First Degree, Money […]
AG Jennings, colleagues announce multistate anti-theft settlement with Hyundai and Kia
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Vulnerability drove nearly 300% spike in auto thefts; automakers to offer free hardware fix Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general, led in part by Delaware, has reached a settlement with automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia for their sale of millions of vehicles that lacked industry-standard, anti-theft technology. […]
