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  Category: Department of Justice


Attorney General Denn Announces New Online Data Security Breach Reporting Resource

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 16, 2018

Amendments to Delaware’s data security breach notification law that went into effect Saturday require companies to notify the Delaware Attorney General when they experience a breach affecting the personal information of more than 500 Delaware residents, and the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit has launched an online portal to assist consumers, businesses, and […]




Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder in Milford

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 13, 2018

Others sentenced for murder, human trafficking, and robbery A Superior Court judge sentenced a 33-year-old Philadelphia man to life plus more than 180 years in prison for Murder First Degree and 68 other charges including Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and Kidnapping connected to a 2015 home invasion. In […]




Gang Killer Of Wilmington Teen Found Guilty

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 6, 2018

Assault By Inmate, Illegal Gun, Robberies Also Lead To Conviction, Guilty Pleas A gang-related murder will mean a life term in prison for a 20-year-old Wilmington man. A New Castle County Superior Court jury convicted Diamonte Taylor for the 2016 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Brandon Wingo. Testimony revealed that Taylor, a member of the Shoot […]




Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Vacation Rental Scams

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2018

With people already making summer vacation plans, the Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans to be careful when looking for a vacation rental. Scammers operating rental schemes find legitimate rental postings and capture the information and photos of the property, and then list it on Craigslist or other online advertising […]




Guilty Pleas to Robbery, Assault, Weapon, and Child Pornography Lead to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018

Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and Nathan Barillo secured a guilty plea from a Newark man charged with a series of robberies. During the summer of 2017, police said William Piatt, 33, robbed two jewelry stores, a gas station, broke into a man’s room at a motel in Newark and robbed him, and attempted to […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Attorney General Denn Announces New Online Data Security Breach Reporting Resource

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 16, 2018

Amendments to Delaware’s data security breach notification law that went into effect Saturday require companies to notify the Delaware Attorney General when they experience a breach affecting the personal information of more than 500 Delaware residents, and the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit has launched an online portal to assist consumers, businesses, and […]




Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder in Milford

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 13, 2018

Others sentenced for murder, human trafficking, and robbery A Superior Court judge sentenced a 33-year-old Philadelphia man to life plus more than 180 years in prison for Murder First Degree and 68 other charges including Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, and Kidnapping connected to a 2015 home invasion. In […]




Gang Killer Of Wilmington Teen Found Guilty

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 6, 2018

Assault By Inmate, Illegal Gun, Robberies Also Lead To Conviction, Guilty Pleas A gang-related murder will mean a life term in prison for a 20-year-old Wilmington man. A New Castle County Superior Court jury convicted Diamonte Taylor for the 2016 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Brandon Wingo. Testimony revealed that Taylor, a member of the Shoot […]




Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Vacation Rental Scams

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2018

With people already making summer vacation plans, the Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans to be careful when looking for a vacation rental. Scammers operating rental schemes find legitimate rental postings and capture the information and photos of the property, and then list it on Craigslist or other online advertising […]




Guilty Pleas to Robbery, Assault, Weapon, and Child Pornography Lead to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018

Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and Nathan Barillo secured a guilty plea from a Newark man charged with a series of robberies. During the summer of 2017, police said William Piatt, 33, robbed two jewelry stores, a gas station, broke into a man’s room at a motel in Newark and robbed him, and attempted to […]