Three Indicted In New Castle County For Human Trafficking
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2023
The Delaware Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Unit has indicted three individuals with running a ring of illicit massage establishments, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today “Some people assume human trafficking only happens on the other side of the world, but the reality is that it is right in our backyard — and cases […]
Attorney General Names New Director for Department of Justice Family Division
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that Deputy Attorney General Abigail Rodgers Layton has been named the next Director of the Family Division in the Delaware Department of Justice. Layton is currently a prosecutor in the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit. A graduate of Gettysburg College and Villanova University School of Law, Layton has worked […]
Attorney General Names Aaron Goldstein as State Solicitor and LaKresha Roberts as Director of Family Division
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Attorney General Matt Denn announced that Deputy Attorney General Aaron Goldstein has been tapped as State Solicitor in charge of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice, and Deputy Attorney General LaKresha Roberts will become director of DOJ’s Family Division.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Criminal Division | Criminal Justice Council | Department of Justice Press Releases | Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | Family | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014
WILMINGTON, Del.- The Domestic Violence Coordinating Council would like to remind everyone that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Last year in Delaware, 23,985 domestic violence incidents were reported to law enforcement, and Family Court issued 1,546 orders for Protection From Abuse. Governor Markell will declare October 2014 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month for the […]
Biden’s office brings hate crime, other more serious charges against three juveniles for assault of a Newark-area man
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014
Prosecutors today filed additional, more serious charges against three juveniles recently charged with the assault of a 26 year-old Newark-area man who suffers from a neurodevelopmental disorder. The three juveniles were initially arrested by New Castle County Police earlier this month after videos appeared on social media websites documenting their alleged assault of the victim.