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General Assembly Passes All Four Bills on Attorney General’s Internet Privacy and Safety Agenda

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 26, 2015

DOVER, DE – The Delaware General Assembly on Thursday passed the third and fourth parts of the four-part internet privacy and safety package proposed by Attorney General Matt Denn and a bipartisan group of legislators. The package of bills, proposed in April, will now to go the Governor for his signature, and will be enforced […]




Former Medical Examiner Pleads No Contest To Official Misconduct

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Former state Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Richard Callery has agreed to accept responsibility and has entered a plea of nolo contendere, or no contest, to two counts of official misconduct for misuse of state resources while running a private business using state personnel and resources while also serving in his official capacity. […]




Prosecution of Juveniles with Guns as Adults Highlights Recent DOJ Developments

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, June 1, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – The Department of Justice’s continuing efforts to target serious juvenile gun offenses has led to the decision to hear the gun-related cases of three local teenagers in Superior Court. The Attorney General recently began personally reviewing each new juvenile gun offense, and has directed that some offenses which would previously have been […]




Department of Justice Highlights Include Guilty Verdict in Shooting and Guilty Plea for Heroin Trafficking

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Deputy Attorneys General within the Delaware Department of Justice had several significant successes last week. Trial success: Deputy Attorney General Sonia Augusthy secured a conviction against 26-year-old Marcus Rosser of New Castle, in a jury trial on first degree assault, first degree robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm during the […]




Department of Justice Highlights Include Robbery and DUI Convictions, and a Prison Sentence for Child Abuse

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Deputy Attorneys General within the Delaware Department of Justice had several significant successes recently. Trials: Deputy Attorneys General Matt Frawley and Christina Kontis secured a guilty verdict against Leshawn Buckham, 28, of Wilmington, on two counts of first degree robbery. Buckham was seen shoplifting from the Sears in the Concord Mall in […]







  Category: Criminal Division

General Assembly Passes All Four Bills on Attorney General’s Internet Privacy and Safety Agenda

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 26, 2015

DOVER, DE – The Delaware General Assembly on Thursday passed the third and fourth parts of the four-part internet privacy and safety package proposed by Attorney General Matt Denn and a bipartisan group of legislators. The package of bills, proposed in April, will now to go the Governor for his signature, and will be enforced […]




Former Medical Examiner Pleads No Contest To Official Misconduct

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Former state Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Richard Callery has agreed to accept responsibility and has entered a plea of nolo contendere, or no contest, to two counts of official misconduct for misuse of state resources while running a private business using state personnel and resources while also serving in his official capacity. […]




Prosecution of Juveniles with Guns as Adults Highlights Recent DOJ Developments

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, June 1, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – The Department of Justice’s continuing efforts to target serious juvenile gun offenses has led to the decision to hear the gun-related cases of three local teenagers in Superior Court. The Attorney General recently began personally reviewing each new juvenile gun offense, and has directed that some offenses which would previously have been […]




Department of Justice Highlights Include Guilty Verdict in Shooting and Guilty Plea for Heroin Trafficking

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Deputy Attorneys General within the Delaware Department of Justice had several significant successes last week. Trial success: Deputy Attorney General Sonia Augusthy secured a conviction against 26-year-old Marcus Rosser of New Castle, in a jury trial on first degree assault, first degree robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm during the […]




Department of Justice Highlights Include Robbery and DUI Convictions, and a Prison Sentence for Child Abuse

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2015

WILMINGTON, DE – Deputy Attorneys General within the Delaware Department of Justice had several significant successes recently. Trials: Deputy Attorneys General Matt Frawley and Christina Kontis secured a guilty verdict against Leshawn Buckham, 28, of Wilmington, on two counts of first degree robbery. Buckham was seen shoplifting from the Sears in the Concord Mall in […]