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Dover Man Faces Child Pornography Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Images discovered on laptop computer by Dover-area repair shop   Dover – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has arrested a Dover man on child pornography charges.  The Task Force initiated its investigation after Delaware State Police received a report from a Dover area computer shop that a […]




Biden Applauds Permanent Ban of Designer Drug Known as “Bath Salts”

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Legislation signed into law today expands definition of designer drugs to address new substances developed in the future   Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden today applauded the enactment of Senate Bill 160 which permanently bans dangerous hallucinogenic substances commonly known as “bath salts.”  Bath salts, which are marketed under names such as “Ivory Wave,” […]




Attorney General Biden Leads Call for Congress to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Continued federal support essential to protecting families nationwide Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and Maine Attorney General William J. Schneider led an effort joined by 51 of their fellow state and territorial Attorneys General to call on the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the federal Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) and ensure that vital […]




Laurel Man Arrested for Dealing Child Pornography

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012

Investigation initiated by Maryland Task Force leads to Delaware arrest   Georgetown – Following a two-state investigation into the distribution of child pornography, the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has arrested a Laurel resident on 25 counts of dealing in child pornography, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today.   “The threat predators pose doesn’t stop […]




Mother Indicted for Providing Prescription Drugs to Daughter

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his office has secured an indictment against Leslie Laughlin, age 46, of Milton, charging her with Endangering the Welfare of a Child and other crimes for providing her daughter with prescription narcotics. Her daughter died in July 2011 from a drug overdose.







  Category: Criminal Division

Dover Man Faces Child Pornography Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Images discovered on laptop computer by Dover-area repair shop   Dover – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has arrested a Dover man on child pornography charges.  The Task Force initiated its investigation after Delaware State Police received a report from a Dover area computer shop that a […]




Biden Applauds Permanent Ban of Designer Drug Known as “Bath Salts”

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Legislation signed into law today expands definition of designer drugs to address new substances developed in the future   Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden today applauded the enactment of Senate Bill 160 which permanently bans dangerous hallucinogenic substances commonly known as “bath salts.”  Bath salts, which are marketed under names such as “Ivory Wave,” […]




Attorney General Biden Leads Call for Congress to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Continued federal support essential to protecting families nationwide Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and Maine Attorney General William J. Schneider led an effort joined by 51 of their fellow state and territorial Attorneys General to call on the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the federal Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) and ensure that vital […]




Laurel Man Arrested for Dealing Child Pornography

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012

Investigation initiated by Maryland Task Force leads to Delaware arrest   Georgetown – Following a two-state investigation into the distribution of child pornography, the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has arrested a Laurel resident on 25 counts of dealing in child pornography, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today.   “The threat predators pose doesn’t stop […]




Mother Indicted for Providing Prescription Drugs to Daughter

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his office has secured an indictment against Leslie Laughlin, age 46, of Milton, charging her with Endangering the Welfare of a Child and other crimes for providing her daughter with prescription narcotics. Her daughter died in July 2011 from a drug overdose.