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  Category: Criminal Division


Attorney General Biden Takes Another Step in the Fight Against Child Predators

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2008

Wilmington, DE – In order to give prosecutors the power to put child predators away for longer periods of time, Attorney General Beau Biden announced that the Delaware Department of Justice has drafted legislation to strengthen penalties for sexual offenses against children. The legislation, introduced as House Bill 421 by Representative Pete Schwartzkopf (D-Rehoboth), increases […]




Biden Announces New Environmental Protection Measures

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008

At a press conference on Monday, April 28 at Fox Point State Park, Attorney
General Beau Biden announced that the Delaware Department of Justice is taking steps to push for
tougher environmental protection laws and enhance enforcement of existing statutes. Biden was
joined by State Senator David McBride, sponsor of legislation that would increase the penalties for
a range of illegal dumping and other environmental pollution, and Secretary John Hughes of the
State’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, who underscored the
statewide coordination of anti-pollution efforts.




Attorney General Beau Biden Secures Criminal Conviction in Environmental Dumping Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III announced today that Everrett E. Thomas, of Hurlock,
Md. has been convicted of illegally transporting solid waste without a permit and of illegally dumping
clam waste in the Marshy Hope Wildlife Area in Sussex County. Thomas was convicted on April 16
by a jury in Sussex County Superior Court and faces incarceration, fines and restitution when he is
sentenced by Judge E. Scott Bradley in June.




Attorney General Beau Biden Acts to Secure Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 4, 2008

On Wednesday, April 2, Attorney General Beau Biden joined a federal lawsuit
seeking a court order requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to decide whether it will
regulate motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions under the federal Clean Air Act.




New Developments Announced in Statewide Effort to Combat Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2008

  ** Joint Release of the Delaware Department of Justice, Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and the Delaware State Police ** Delaware Child Predator Task Force has new headquarters, member agencies Dover, DE – Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III, Delaware Safety and Homeland Security Secretary David B. Mitchell, and State Police Superintendent […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Attorney General Biden Takes Another Step in the Fight Against Child Predators

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2008

Wilmington, DE – In order to give prosecutors the power to put child predators away for longer periods of time, Attorney General Beau Biden announced that the Delaware Department of Justice has drafted legislation to strengthen penalties for sexual offenses against children. The legislation, introduced as House Bill 421 by Representative Pete Schwartzkopf (D-Rehoboth), increases […]




Biden Announces New Environmental Protection Measures

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008

At a press conference on Monday, April 28 at Fox Point State Park, Attorney
General Beau Biden announced that the Delaware Department of Justice is taking steps to push for
tougher environmental protection laws and enhance enforcement of existing statutes. Biden was
joined by State Senator David McBride, sponsor of legislation that would increase the penalties for
a range of illegal dumping and other environmental pollution, and Secretary John Hughes of the
State’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, who underscored the
statewide coordination of anti-pollution efforts.




Attorney General Beau Biden Secures Criminal Conviction in Environmental Dumping Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III announced today that Everrett E. Thomas, of Hurlock,
Md. has been convicted of illegally transporting solid waste without a permit and of illegally dumping
clam waste in the Marshy Hope Wildlife Area in Sussex County. Thomas was convicted on April 16
by a jury in Sussex County Superior Court and faces incarceration, fines and restitution when he is
sentenced by Judge E. Scott Bradley in June.




Attorney General Beau Biden Acts to Secure Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 4, 2008

On Wednesday, April 2, Attorney General Beau Biden joined a federal lawsuit
seeking a court order requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to decide whether it will
regulate motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions under the federal Clean Air Act.




New Developments Announced in Statewide Effort to Combat Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2008

  ** Joint Release of the Delaware Department of Justice, Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and the Delaware State Police ** Delaware Child Predator Task Force has new headquarters, member agencies Dover, DE – Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III, Delaware Safety and Homeland Security Secretary David B. Mitchell, and State Police Superintendent […]