DOJ secures life sentence in fatal shooting of Dmajah Tickles
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 16, 2026
A Newark man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of Dmajah Tickles. Tramont Mitchell, 39, was sentenced on February 13 to life plus 50 years in prison. The sentence follows Mitchell’s convictions in 2024 by a Superior Court Jury on charges of First Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony as well as his conviction by a […]
DOJ secures prison sentence in 2024 stalking case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2026
A Dover man has been sentenced to nearly a century in prison in a 2024 stalking case. Fred T. Caldwell, 49, was sentenced on February 4 to 95 years in prison. The sentence follows his conviction by a Superior Court jury on charges of Stalking, Breach of Release, Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of […]
AG Jennings secures $17.85 million settlement with Lannett and Bausch over conspiracies to inflate prices
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. (“Lannett”) and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (“Bausch”), totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and […]
AG Jennings secures additional $25 million natural resource damage settlement payment
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced the payment of an additional $25 million by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Corteva, Inc, (the “Companies”) in connection with the State’s July 2021 settlement with the Companies. The 2021 settlement, which resolved allegations related to the Companies’ responsibility for damages caused by releases of historical compounds within or impacting the State, including per- […]
AG Jennings, colleagues demand action from xAI over Grok’s Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 23, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general today demanded in a joint letter that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material. In addition to signing the letter, […]
