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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Delaware DOJ Warns Delawareans About Fraudulent Fundraising Calls For Firefighters

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2016

The Consumer Fraud Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans to be wary of unauthorized and fraudulent telephone solicitations in the wake of the recent tragedy involving two Wilmington firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. DOJ has become aware of potentially fraudulent calls to Delaware homes in the last […]




Former Middle School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Raping Student

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for strangulation, weapon, drug, robbery, and assault charges. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Phillip Casale secured a plea from Gary Smith, 44, of Newark, to Sexual Abuse by a Person in Position of Trust, Authority or Supervision, 1st Degree and two counts of Rape Fourth Degree. While employed as […]




Maker of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone Accused of Conspiring to Keep Monopoly Profits

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn and other attorneys general yesterday filed an antitrust lawsuit against the makers of Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat opioid addiction, over allegations that the companies engaged in a scheme to block generic competitors and cause purchasers to pay artificially high prices. Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, now known as Indivior, […]




Newark Man Pleads to Murder of Local Doctor

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 16, 2016

A 22-year-old Newark man will face a mandatory sentence of incarceration for the rest of his life after pleading Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder in the First Degree, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. State Prosecutor Kathleen Jennings and Deputy Attorney General Steven Wood secured the plea this […]




Arrest Made for Dealing in Child Pornography

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2016

An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force into the online sharing of child pornography, resulted in the arrest of 45-year-old Robert Vasecka of Newark, for 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. A public internet chat room reported that one of its users uploaded suspected images of child pornography. The Child Predator Task […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Delaware DOJ Warns Delawareans About Fraudulent Fundraising Calls For Firefighters

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2016

The Consumer Fraud Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans to be wary of unauthorized and fraudulent telephone solicitations in the wake of the recent tragedy involving two Wilmington firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. DOJ has become aware of potentially fraudulent calls to Delaware homes in the last […]




Former Middle School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Raping Student

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for strangulation, weapon, drug, robbery, and assault charges. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Phillip Casale secured a plea from Gary Smith, 44, of Newark, to Sexual Abuse by a Person in Position of Trust, Authority or Supervision, 1st Degree and two counts of Rape Fourth Degree. While employed as […]




Maker of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone Accused of Conspiring to Keep Monopoly Profits

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn and other attorneys general yesterday filed an antitrust lawsuit against the makers of Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat opioid addiction, over allegations that the companies engaged in a scheme to block generic competitors and cause purchasers to pay artificially high prices. Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, now known as Indivior, […]




Newark Man Pleads to Murder of Local Doctor

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 16, 2016

A 22-year-old Newark man will face a mandatory sentence of incarceration for the rest of his life after pleading Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder in the First Degree, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. State Prosecutor Kathleen Jennings and Deputy Attorney General Steven Wood secured the plea this […]




Arrest Made for Dealing in Child Pornography

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2016

An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force into the online sharing of child pornography, resulted in the arrest of 45-year-old Robert Vasecka of Newark, for 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. A public internet chat room reported that one of its users uploaded suspected images of child pornography. The Child Predator Task […]