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  Category: Department of Justice


Life in Prison for 2016 Stabbing Death in Wilmington

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 1, 2017

Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and robbery charges A 50-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2016 killing of his girlfriend. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Periann Doko secured the plea of Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder First Degree and Possession of a […]




Department of Justice Complaint Leads Court to Declare Newark Motel A Criminal Nuisance Property

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2017

Operators of Rodeway Inn must address criminal activity or potentially lose property The operators of a Newark motel that had more than 900 calls for police service since 2013 have agreed that it is a criminal nuisance property after action by Attorney General Matt Denn’s office, and have agreed to a plan to reduce criminal […]




Dover Organization Ordered by Court To Stop Offering Diplomas Until It Cooperates With Investigators

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017

DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Cautions Delawareans About Dubious Diploma Services Following consumer complaints, an investigation by the Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit and a lack of response to investigative demands, a state Superior Court judge has held the Bright Rock Christian Academy and its principals in contempt and ordered the organization to stop soliciting, […]




Defendants Face Prison Time for Weapons, Child Pornography, Manslaughter, Carjacking, Burglary

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017

A 48-year old Wilmington man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a new conviction related to an attempted stabbing following convictions for multiple previous felonies. In June 2016, Eli Escalera threatened an innocent bystander while holding a knife at a DART bus stop on Route 13 near Memorial Drive in New Castle. The […]




Department of Justice Reissues Guidances to Law Enforcement and Schools on Hate Crimes

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017

New Anti-Bullying Video Directed To Students Also Released for New School Year Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn reiterated Friday the Delaware Department of Justice’s position that “Threats and intimidation against our neighbors based on who they are will not be accepted here in Delaware,” and reissued enforcement guidelines from last November to schools and law […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Life in Prison for 2016 Stabbing Death in Wilmington

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 1, 2017

Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and robbery charges A 50-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2016 killing of his girlfriend. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Periann Doko secured the plea of Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder First Degree and Possession of a […]




Department of Justice Complaint Leads Court to Declare Newark Motel A Criminal Nuisance Property

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2017

Operators of Rodeway Inn must address criminal activity or potentially lose property The operators of a Newark motel that had more than 900 calls for police service since 2013 have agreed that it is a criminal nuisance property after action by Attorney General Matt Denn’s office, and have agreed to a plan to reduce criminal […]




Dover Organization Ordered by Court To Stop Offering Diplomas Until It Cooperates With Investigators

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017

DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Cautions Delawareans About Dubious Diploma Services Following consumer complaints, an investigation by the Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit and a lack of response to investigative demands, a state Superior Court judge has held the Bright Rock Christian Academy and its principals in contempt and ordered the organization to stop soliciting, […]




Defendants Face Prison Time for Weapons, Child Pornography, Manslaughter, Carjacking, Burglary

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017

A 48-year old Wilmington man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a new conviction related to an attempted stabbing following convictions for multiple previous felonies. In June 2016, Eli Escalera threatened an innocent bystander while holding a knife at a DART bus stop on Route 13 near Memorial Drive in New Castle. The […]




Department of Justice Reissues Guidances to Law Enforcement and Schools on Hate Crimes

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017

New Anti-Bullying Video Directed To Students Also Released for New School Year Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn reiterated Friday the Delaware Department of Justice’s position that “Threats and intimidation against our neighbors based on who they are will not be accepted here in Delaware,” and reissued enforcement guidelines from last November to schools and law […]