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  Category: Department of Justice


Customers of Improper Credit Services Company Receive Refunds After Settlement

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Cornerstone Credit Services no longer operating in Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn announced that 35 Delawareans victimized by a national debt services provider recently received refunds for fees and costs paid for unlawful debt management services rendered by Cornerstone Credit Services, a Wisconsin company. In December 2017, the Wilmington law firm of Cross & Simon […]




Leader of Downstate Crime Network Sentenced to Two Life Terms Plus 769 Years

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018

Also, life in prison for man who killed woman on Wilmington playground; other cases also resolved The leader of a violent crime network that operated in Sussex and Kent counties will spend the remainder of his life in prison after being sentenced to the maximum time allowed by a Superior Court judge. A jury convicted […]




Gun Charges Lead To Prison Terms For Multiple Defendants

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 16, 2018

A 37-year-old Newark man will spend the next 23 years in prison after sentencing by a Superior Court judge on weapons, identity theft, and reckless driving charges. Deputy Attorney General Marc Petrucci secured the sentence for Damien Roberts. In November 2016, New Castle County police officers found Roberts unresponsive inside of his car in the […]




Guilty Plea In Attack on Off-Duty Police Officer

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018

Drugs, Weapons, Attempted Rape and Robbery Cases Also Resolved A 20-year old Wilmington man will go to prison for attacking an off-duty police officer. Deonta Sanchez pled guilty to Attempted Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree in a case prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General […]




Augusthy Named New Director of Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Attorney General Matt Denn announced the appointment of Deputy Attorney General Sonia Augusthy as the new head of the Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust. Since November 2016, Augusthy served as the head of the Department of Justice’s Felony Screening Unit. Augusthy has been with the department since 2009, previously serving in the Sex […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Customers of Improper Credit Services Company Receive Refunds After Settlement

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Cornerstone Credit Services no longer operating in Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn announced that 35 Delawareans victimized by a national debt services provider recently received refunds for fees and costs paid for unlawful debt management services rendered by Cornerstone Credit Services, a Wisconsin company. In December 2017, the Wilmington law firm of Cross & Simon […]




Leader of Downstate Crime Network Sentenced to Two Life Terms Plus 769 Years

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018

Also, life in prison for man who killed woman on Wilmington playground; other cases also resolved The leader of a violent crime network that operated in Sussex and Kent counties will spend the remainder of his life in prison after being sentenced to the maximum time allowed by a Superior Court judge. A jury convicted […]




Gun Charges Lead To Prison Terms For Multiple Defendants

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 16, 2018

A 37-year-old Newark man will spend the next 23 years in prison after sentencing by a Superior Court judge on weapons, identity theft, and reckless driving charges. Deputy Attorney General Marc Petrucci secured the sentence for Damien Roberts. In November 2016, New Castle County police officers found Roberts unresponsive inside of his car in the […]




Guilty Plea In Attack on Off-Duty Police Officer

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018

Drugs, Weapons, Attempted Rape and Robbery Cases Also Resolved A 20-year old Wilmington man will go to prison for attacking an off-duty police officer. Deonta Sanchez pled guilty to Attempted Robbery First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree in a case prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General […]




Augusthy Named New Director of Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Attorney General Matt Denn announced the appointment of Deputy Attorney General Sonia Augusthy as the new head of the Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust. Since November 2016, Augusthy served as the head of the Department of Justice’s Felony Screening Unit. Augusthy has been with the department since 2009, previously serving in the Sex […]