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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


New Law Improves Prosecution Of Driving Under The Influence Cases

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017

Misdemeanor DUI Defendants Now Entitled To Only One Trial Delaware drivers charged with misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence (a first or second offense) will now receive only a single opportunity for a criminal trial. This is the result of the General Assembly’s late June passage of legislation that addressed a provision in Delaware law allowing […]




Final guilty plea from OMB gang member

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2017

All 28 gang members charged in 2016 indictment guilty. Na-Quan Lewis, 20, of New Castle, pled guilty to Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony and admitted that he violated his probation on a 2014 Robbery Second Degree conviction. A Superior Court judge sentenced Lewis to 3 years in prison on the […]




Attorney General Denn Strongly Urges Federal Communications Commission to Take Action Against Robocalls

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2017

In a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) on Monday, Attorney General Matt Denn and a bi-partisan group of 29 state attorneys general are urging the FCC to adopt rules that would allow telephone providers to block illegal robocalls – some of which lead to consumer scams. The FCC has requested public comment […]




Attacks on State Troopers and Dover Police Officers Lead to Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

Other defendants face prison for murder, weapons, drug, and rape charges. A 31-year-old Harrington man pled guilty and was sentenced in Superior Court on charges of Attempted Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony related to his shooting at a Delaware State Trooper. In July 2016, Troopers responded to a […]




Carjacker to Spend at Least 50 Years in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 23, 2017

Other defendants, including local gang member, face significant prison time for drug, rape, and weapons charges. A Rehoboth Beach man faces 50 years to life in prison after his conviction for the robbery and carjacking of a 64-year-old man. Deputy Attorney General Amanda Nyman secured convictions for Carjacking First Degree, Robbery First Degree, and Offensive […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

New Law Improves Prosecution Of Driving Under The Influence Cases

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017

Misdemeanor DUI Defendants Now Entitled To Only One Trial Delaware drivers charged with misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence (a first or second offense) will now receive only a single opportunity for a criminal trial. This is the result of the General Assembly’s late June passage of legislation that addressed a provision in Delaware law allowing […]




Final guilty plea from OMB gang member

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2017

All 28 gang members charged in 2016 indictment guilty. Na-Quan Lewis, 20, of New Castle, pled guilty to Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony and admitted that he violated his probation on a 2014 Robbery Second Degree conviction. A Superior Court judge sentenced Lewis to 3 years in prison on the […]




Attorney General Denn Strongly Urges Federal Communications Commission to Take Action Against Robocalls

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2017

In a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) on Monday, Attorney General Matt Denn and a bi-partisan group of 29 state attorneys general are urging the FCC to adopt rules that would allow telephone providers to block illegal robocalls – some of which lead to consumer scams. The FCC has requested public comment […]




Attacks on State Troopers and Dover Police Officers Lead to Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

Other defendants face prison for murder, weapons, drug, and rape charges. A 31-year-old Harrington man pled guilty and was sentenced in Superior Court on charges of Attempted Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony related to his shooting at a Delaware State Trooper. In July 2016, Troopers responded to a […]




Carjacker to Spend at Least 50 Years in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 23, 2017

Other defendants, including local gang member, face significant prison time for drug, rape, and weapons charges. A Rehoboth Beach man faces 50 years to life in prison after his conviction for the robbery and carjacking of a 64-year-old man. Deputy Attorney General Amanda Nyman secured convictions for Carjacking First Degree, Robbery First Degree, and Offensive […]