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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Touch Money Gang Member Convicted In Two Murders; Also: Guilty Pleas From Two Involved in Wilmington Daylight Shooting

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 24, 2017

Additional pleas and sentences for weapons, gang, and patient abuse charges One of 13 members of the Touch Money Gang indicted in 2015 for a long list of murders, shootings and other crimes has been convicted in Superior Court. John Brisco, 19, of Wilmington was found guilty of two counts of Murder First Degree, three […]




Bipartisan Legislation To Address Opioid Epidemic, Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Three bills designed to help those addicted get proper treatment in a timely manner Delawareans denied treatment for substance abuse and families of Delawareans who have died from drug overdoses joined with legislators and elected and appointed officials to unveil a number of steps in the fight against the state’s substance abuse crisis. The three […]




Two Newark Apartment Complexes Sued for Consumer Fraud

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 20, 2017

The Delaware Department of Justice has filed suit against the owners and manager of two Newark apartment complexes for numerous violations of the Consumer Fraud Act. Attorney General Matt Denn announced the civil complaint filed in New Castle County Superior Court against Metrodev Newark, owners of the Autumn Park Apartments on Winterhaven Drive, Water Polo […]




Murder, Kidnapping, Child Pornography Lead To Prison Sentences

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 17, 2017

Also: Middletown man indicted on more than 30 charges in home improvement fraud case A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting 29-year-old Brandon Ryans in Wilmington in July 2015. Deputy Attorneys General Barzilai Axelrod and Periann Doko secured the sentence for Lamere Wilmer-Williamson, after he pled guilty to Murder […]




Legislators And Law Enforcement Introduce Overhaul Of State’s Criminal Drug Laws

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2017

Revised Statute Will Address Complexity, Disparities, Serious Repeat Dealers A bipartisan group of legislators joined the Delaware Department of Justice Thursday in introducing legislation to address some long-identified issues of complexity and conflict in Delaware’s criminal drug laws, as well as to make the laws more fair and increase penalties for repeatedly convicted drug dealers. […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Touch Money Gang Member Convicted In Two Murders; Also: Guilty Pleas From Two Involved in Wilmington Daylight Shooting

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 24, 2017

Additional pleas and sentences for weapons, gang, and patient abuse charges One of 13 members of the Touch Money Gang indicted in 2015 for a long list of murders, shootings and other crimes has been convicted in Superior Court. John Brisco, 19, of Wilmington was found guilty of two counts of Murder First Degree, three […]




Bipartisan Legislation To Address Opioid Epidemic, Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Three bills designed to help those addicted get proper treatment in a timely manner Delawareans denied treatment for substance abuse and families of Delawareans who have died from drug overdoses joined with legislators and elected and appointed officials to unveil a number of steps in the fight against the state’s substance abuse crisis. The three […]




Two Newark Apartment Complexes Sued for Consumer Fraud

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 20, 2017

The Delaware Department of Justice has filed suit against the owners and manager of two Newark apartment complexes for numerous violations of the Consumer Fraud Act. Attorney General Matt Denn announced the civil complaint filed in New Castle County Superior Court against Metrodev Newark, owners of the Autumn Park Apartments on Winterhaven Drive, Water Polo […]




Murder, Kidnapping, Child Pornography Lead To Prison Sentences

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, March 17, 2017

Also: Middletown man indicted on more than 30 charges in home improvement fraud case A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting 29-year-old Brandon Ryans in Wilmington in July 2015. Deputy Attorneys General Barzilai Axelrod and Periann Doko secured the sentence for Lamere Wilmer-Williamson, after he pled guilty to Murder […]




Legislators And Law Enforcement Introduce Overhaul Of State’s Criminal Drug Laws

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2017

Revised Statute Will Address Complexity, Disparities, Serious Repeat Dealers A bipartisan group of legislators joined the Delaware Department of Justice Thursday in introducing legislation to address some long-identified issues of complexity and conflict in Delaware’s criminal drug laws, as well as to make the laws more fair and increase penalties for repeatedly convicted drug dealers. […]