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  Category: Department of Justice


DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Suggests Credit Freeze For Those Affected By Equifax Hack

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017

The Delaware Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit has the following information and suggestions following news of the theft of personal information relating to more than 140 million individuals from Equifax. Equifax is one of the three major credit bureaus that compile and provide information to lenders about a person’s credit. See if you are […]




Rodney Square Killer Sentenced to 30 Years

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017

Other defendants face prison for murder, robbery, weapons, and sex offenses The Wilmington man who stabbed another man to death on Rodney Square will spend the next 30 years in prison or a psychiatric center after being sentenced by a Superior Court judge. In September 2015, Calvin Hooker, 25, stabbed 27-year-old Thomas Cottingham to death […]




Delaware DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Selected To Host Law Enforcement Training On Financial Exploitation Of Seniors

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017

The Delaware Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit has been selected as one of 8 jurisdictions around the country to host a training for law enforcement on preventing, investigating and prosecuting financial exploitation of senior citizens. The training, put on by the National White Collar Crime Center and the United States Department of Justice, will […]




Path Forward in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Laid Out by Delaware State Officials

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Opening of New Treatment Facilities, Tightened Regulation of Medication Assisted Treatment, and Additional Reforms In Prescribing Practices Among Recommendations On the heels of a federal report last week that showed Delaware with the fastest rising rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the country, government leaders and advocates gathered at the Delaware Department of Justice today […]




Department of Justice Seeks Civil Penalties From Operators of Middletown Pawn Shop for Racketeering

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2017

In a complaint filed September 1, 2017 in Superior Court, Department of Justice attorneys alleged that a Middletown pawn shop engaged in selling stolen goods constituted a criminal enterprise under the state’s racketeering statute and should pay penalties of up to $6.5 million. The action stems from the illegal practices of the Gold Fever Pawn […]







  Category: Department of Justice

DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Suggests Credit Freeze For Those Affected By Equifax Hack

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017

The Delaware Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit has the following information and suggestions following news of the theft of personal information relating to more than 140 million individuals from Equifax. Equifax is one of the three major credit bureaus that compile and provide information to lenders about a person’s credit. See if you are […]




Rodney Square Killer Sentenced to 30 Years

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017

Other defendants face prison for murder, robbery, weapons, and sex offenses The Wilmington man who stabbed another man to death on Rodney Square will spend the next 30 years in prison or a psychiatric center after being sentenced by a Superior Court judge. In September 2015, Calvin Hooker, 25, stabbed 27-year-old Thomas Cottingham to death […]




Delaware DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Selected To Host Law Enforcement Training On Financial Exploitation Of Seniors

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017

The Delaware Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit has been selected as one of 8 jurisdictions around the country to host a training for law enforcement on preventing, investigating and prosecuting financial exploitation of senior citizens. The training, put on by the National White Collar Crime Center and the United States Department of Justice, will […]




Path Forward in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Laid Out by Delaware State Officials

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Opening of New Treatment Facilities, Tightened Regulation of Medication Assisted Treatment, and Additional Reforms In Prescribing Practices Among Recommendations On the heels of a federal report last week that showed Delaware with the fastest rising rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the country, government leaders and advocates gathered at the Delaware Department of Justice today […]




Department of Justice Seeks Civil Penalties From Operators of Middletown Pawn Shop for Racketeering

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2017

In a complaint filed September 1, 2017 in Superior Court, Department of Justice attorneys alleged that a Middletown pawn shop engaged in selling stolen goods constituted a criminal enterprise under the state’s racketeering statute and should pay penalties of up to $6.5 million. The action stems from the illegal practices of the Gold Fever Pawn […]