Statement from AG Jennings on Trump’s payout to January 6th insurrectionists
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to seize billions of taxpayer dollars to reward those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021: “The President’s theft of nearly 2 billion taxpayer dollars to reward January 6th insurrectionists is yet another intolerable act of blatant corruption. It is […]
DOJ secures life sentence for Claymont drug murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
A 29-year-old New Castle County man has been sentenced to life in prison following his conviction last year for a 2024 shooting death. On May 21, 2026, Michael R. Toombs of Claymont was sentenced to two life sentences plus thirty years in prison. The sentence follows his convictions by a Superior Court jury in October […]
DOJ obtains lengthy sentence in 2024 domestic violence case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
A Millsboro man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a brutal assault that occurred in August of 2024. Jeremy Powell, 45, was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by 4 ½ years of probation on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The sentencing follows his convictions on charges of Assault First Degree, Possession […]
AG Jennings takes storm-chasing home improvement company to court over failure to respond to subpoena
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 11, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, through her Consumer Protection Unit, has filed a motion asking the Superior Court to enforce a subpoena against Mastercraft Contracting, LLC (“Mastercraft”), a home improvement contractor that has had multiple consumer complaints filed against it. After nearly three months, Mastercraft has failed to substantively respond to the subpoena. This comes after […]
AG Jennings leads coalition to oppose Postal Service’s guns-by-mail scheme
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Monday co-led a multistate comment letter signed by 24 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons across state borders by mail. Since 1927, federal law—passed by a Republican Congress and signed by a Republican president—has barred the USPS from […]
