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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Clayton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murdering Wife and Mother-In-Law

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 9, 2016

A 67-year-old Clayton man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to Murder First Degree. Deputy Attorneys General Greg Babowal and Nicole Hartman secured the plea from Gilbert Rochester, who in December 2015, went to his in-laws’ home in Smyrna and killed his estranged wife Cathy Lane, 56, and his […]




Public Workshops Next Week On Grants for Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016

The public is invited to three workshops next week to provide input on priorities for $3.7 million in grants aimed at preventing crime and revitalizing neighborhoods statewide. The grants will be administered by the Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund, which was created in 2014 to support crime reduction, neighborhood revitalization, and economic development programs statewide, including […]




DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Announces Outreach Effort to Delaware Residents Qualifying For Student Loan Forgiveness

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, September 5, 2016

Forgiveness applies to eligible students who attended Corinthian Colleges, including Everest and WyoTech The Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice is seeking Delaware residents who attended Corinthian Colleges who may qualify for complete discharge of their federal student loans. Students who attended a program at the for-profit Corinthian Colleges, including Everest and […]




Attempted Murder Conviction Brings 22-Year Prison Sentence

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 2, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for weapons, assault, burglary and child abuse charges A 23-year-old man from Bear will spend 22 years in prison after being sentenced in New Castle County Superior Court for a shooting in Wilmington last summer. In July 2015, Shaquille Campbell shot a man in the leg, a short time after […]




Attempted Murder Conviction In Kent County Brings Life Sentence

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for gun offenses, endangering a child, and burglaries. Also: Fraudulent firefighter charity investigated by Delaware to be shut down in Michigan. A 37-year-old Camden man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for Attempted Murder and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Clayton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murdering Wife and Mother-In-Law

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 9, 2016

A 67-year-old Clayton man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to Murder First Degree. Deputy Attorneys General Greg Babowal and Nicole Hartman secured the plea from Gilbert Rochester, who in December 2015, went to his in-laws’ home in Smyrna and killed his estranged wife Cathy Lane, 56, and his […]




Public Workshops Next Week On Grants for Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016

The public is invited to three workshops next week to provide input on priorities for $3.7 million in grants aimed at preventing crime and revitalizing neighborhoods statewide. The grants will be administered by the Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund, which was created in 2014 to support crime reduction, neighborhood revitalization, and economic development programs statewide, including […]




DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Announces Outreach Effort to Delaware Residents Qualifying For Student Loan Forgiveness

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, September 5, 2016

Forgiveness applies to eligible students who attended Corinthian Colleges, including Everest and WyoTech The Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice is seeking Delaware residents who attended Corinthian Colleges who may qualify for complete discharge of their federal student loans. Students who attended a program at the for-profit Corinthian Colleges, including Everest and […]




Attempted Murder Conviction Brings 22-Year Prison Sentence

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 2, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for weapons, assault, burglary and child abuse charges A 23-year-old man from Bear will spend 22 years in prison after being sentenced in New Castle County Superior Court for a shooting in Wilmington last summer. In July 2015, Shaquille Campbell shot a man in the leg, a short time after […]




Attempted Murder Conviction In Kent County Brings Life Sentence

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for gun offenses, endangering a child, and burglaries. Also: Fraudulent firefighter charity investigated by Delaware to be shut down in Michigan. A 37-year-old Camden man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for Attempted Murder and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of […]