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  Category: Criminal Division


Biden Warns Delawareans of Mortgage Settlement Scams

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012

Scammers trying to trick homeowners into divulging personal information Wilmington – Scam artists have not waited long to begin using the multistate mortgage foreclosure settlement, announced February 9, to try to trick individuals into divulging sensitive personal financial information, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said today. Biden secured an estimated $45 million for Delaware in […]




Greenwood Man Charged with Defrauding Infirm Senior Out of Over $50,000

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Georgetown – A 42-year-old Greenwood man has been arrested and charged with financial exploitation of an infirm adult after investigators discovered he had fraudulently pocketed over $50,000 from his 84-year-old victim, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today. “Financial exploitation isn’t just a monetary crime, it’s also a devastating abuse of a vulnerable person’s trust and […]




Child Predator Task Force Arrests Newark Man on Child Pornography Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wilmington – An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a Newark man on charges of dealing child pornography, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today.  Gordon M. Riggs, 60, was arrested yesterday following the execution of a search warrant at his residence by Task Force personnel. “The Delaware […]




Biden Files Suit Against EPA to Protect Delaware’s Air

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012

Federal agency has failed to properly regulate health-hazardous soot pollution Wilmington – In a suit filed Friday in federal district court in New York, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden joined a coalition of 11 states against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the Court to direct the EPA to promptly propose, and then finalize, […]




Biden Requests Funding to Fight Child Abuse

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Dover  – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden asked the legislature’s budget-writing committee today to approve funding for training 10,000 adults to recognize the signs of child abuse and report it to authorities. Biden made his request for $60,000 for the Stewards of Children program during the Department of Justice’s annual Joint Finance Committee hearing. The […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Biden Warns Delawareans of Mortgage Settlement Scams

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012

Scammers trying to trick homeowners into divulging personal information Wilmington – Scam artists have not waited long to begin using the multistate mortgage foreclosure settlement, announced February 9, to try to trick individuals into divulging sensitive personal financial information, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said today. Biden secured an estimated $45 million for Delaware in […]




Greenwood Man Charged with Defrauding Infirm Senior Out of Over $50,000

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Georgetown – A 42-year-old Greenwood man has been arrested and charged with financial exploitation of an infirm adult after investigators discovered he had fraudulently pocketed over $50,000 from his 84-year-old victim, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today. “Financial exploitation isn’t just a monetary crime, it’s also a devastating abuse of a vulnerable person’s trust and […]




Child Predator Task Force Arrests Newark Man on Child Pornography Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wilmington – An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a Newark man on charges of dealing child pornography, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today.  Gordon M. Riggs, 60, was arrested yesterday following the execution of a search warrant at his residence by Task Force personnel. “The Delaware […]




Biden Files Suit Against EPA to Protect Delaware’s Air

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012

Federal agency has failed to properly regulate health-hazardous soot pollution Wilmington – In a suit filed Friday in federal district court in New York, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden joined a coalition of 11 states against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the Court to direct the EPA to promptly propose, and then finalize, […]




Biden Requests Funding to Fight Child Abuse

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Dover  – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden asked the legislature’s budget-writing committee today to approve funding for training 10,000 adults to recognize the signs of child abuse and report it to authorities. Biden made his request for $60,000 for the Stewards of Children program during the Department of Justice’s annual Joint Finance Committee hearing. The […]