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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


DOJ, Elsmere PD Secure Delaware’s First Ever Forced Labor Conviction

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2023

An Elsmere man will serve a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to multiple felonies, including Delaware’s first conviction under a Forced Labor statute originally passed in 2014. On October 13, Martin Ortiz-Lozano, 34, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Child Abuse in the First Degree and one […]




Attorney General Jennings Secures Restitution And Governance Improvements For Residents Of Noble’s Pond

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that the Department of Justice has settled its lawsuit against a developer for allegedly having misled residents at Noble’s Pond, a 55+ community outside Dover, Delaware and will begin making payments to residents.  The Department’s complaint, filed in 2019, included charges that Regal Builders, LLC, its president, and related entities, violated Delaware law by […]




AG Jennings sues Meta

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that Delaware has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general suing Meta in federal and state courts, alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features that purposefully addict children and teens on Instagram and its other social media platforms. At the same time, Meta falsely assured the […]




DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For Claymont Man In Brutal 2022 Murder Case

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2023

A Claymont man has pleaded guilty to several charges in the 2022 murder of Kevin Goodson, which means that all three men responsible for the murder are convicted and face up to life in prison. On October 10, 21-year-old Justin Locke pled guilty to Murder 2nd Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy 1st Degree and Kidnapping 1st Degree in New […]




Prosecutors Secure Convictions Against Serial Child Abusers

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Delaware Department of Justice has secured multiple felony convictions against a Kent County couple charged with the serial abuse and torture of their children, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday. “These are the cases that keep us up at night,” said Attorney General Jennings. “The pain that these children endured — and that it […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

DOJ, Elsmere PD Secure Delaware’s First Ever Forced Labor Conviction

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2023

An Elsmere man will serve a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to multiple felonies, including Delaware’s first conviction under a Forced Labor statute originally passed in 2014. On October 13, Martin Ortiz-Lozano, 34, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Child Abuse in the First Degree and one […]




Attorney General Jennings Secures Restitution And Governance Improvements For Residents Of Noble’s Pond

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that the Department of Justice has settled its lawsuit against a developer for allegedly having misled residents at Noble’s Pond, a 55+ community outside Dover, Delaware and will begin making payments to residents.  The Department’s complaint, filed in 2019, included charges that Regal Builders, LLC, its president, and related entities, violated Delaware law by […]




AG Jennings sues Meta

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that Delaware has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general suing Meta in federal and state courts, alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features that purposefully addict children and teens on Instagram and its other social media platforms. At the same time, Meta falsely assured the […]




DOJ Secures Guilty Plea For Claymont Man In Brutal 2022 Murder Case

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 20, 2023

A Claymont man has pleaded guilty to several charges in the 2022 murder of Kevin Goodson, which means that all three men responsible for the murder are convicted and face up to life in prison. On October 10, 21-year-old Justin Locke pled guilty to Murder 2nd Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy 1st Degree and Kidnapping 1st Degree in New […]




Prosecutors Secure Convictions Against Serial Child Abusers

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Delaware Department of Justice has secured multiple felony convictions against a Kent County couple charged with the serial abuse and torture of their children, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday. “These are the cases that keep us up at night,” said Attorney General Jennings. “The pain that these children endured — and that it […]