Brothers From Dover Sentenced to Prison For Drug Activity
Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, July 8, 2016
Others sentenced for home improvement fraud, rape, assault, and robbery Following are recent results obtained in cases pursued by the attorneys, investigators and staff of the Delaware Department of Justice: Two brothers both received significant prison sentences for their roles as main players in a group selling drugs out of the Capitol Park neighborhood near […]
Delaware E-book Purchasers to Receive Over $1.3 Million from Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Delaware residents who purchased electronic books – known as E-books – from a number of sources between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012, should begin receiving account credits or checks this week, as a result of the successful prosecution of a price-fixing case against Apple, Inc. Delaware consumers are estimated to receive over $1,300,000 […]
Home Improvement Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Delaware Homeowners
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2016
Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit asks other potential victims to come forward The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit announced that a New Castle County-based contractor faces criminal charges for defrauding multiple Delaware homeowners. Mario Mareno, 49, doing business as Tradesmen Services, was arrested on Friday, May 13 by the First State Fugitive Task Force […]
Delaware Joins National Effort To Address Illegal Debt Collection
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2015
The Delaware Department of Justice has joined a national coalition committed to working to crack down on illegal debt collection. Led by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), “Operation Collection Protection” brings together federal, state, and local enforcement and regulatory organizations.
Dover Pain Doctor Charged With Health Care Fraud
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Dr. Senad Cemerlic, an anesthesiologist and owner of ABG Pain Clinic in Dover, has been arrested on six counts of felony health care fraud following an investigation by the Department of Justice Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
