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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Former State Workers Indicted and Arrested For Theft From Aid Program

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Attorney General Matt Denn announced today the arrests and indictments of seven former state of Delaware employees for theft of federal money. All seven were employed by the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and were responsible for issuing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, and three previous arrests were also related to the same […]




Shooting At Police, Gun Charges, Child Sexual Abuse Charges Lead to Prison Sentences For Defendants

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 10, 2016

A 20-year old Newark man will spend the next six years in prison for shooting at a Wilmington Police car. Deputy Attorneys General Joe Grubb and Michael DegliObizzi secured the sentence, following Taleem Bryant’s conviction for Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, Reckless Endangering First Degree, and two counts of Possession of a […]




Defendants Face Prison Time for Murder and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 3, 2016

Prosecutors within the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant convictions and sentences. A 31-year-old Wilmington man will spend 21 years in prison after being sentenced for Murder Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and a Violation of Probation. Deputy Attorneys General Periann Doko and Colleen Norris secured the […]




Department of Justice, Division of Public Health To Provide Lifesaving Opioid Antidote to Law Enforcement Agencies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2016

As part of the state’s ongoing effort to reduce the number of heroin and opioid related deaths in Delaware, Attorney General Matt Denn allocated funds to be used to purchase approximately 450 naloxone kits for law enforcement agencies through a partnership with the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). The approximately $50,000 for the purchase […]




Home Improvement Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Delaware Homeowners

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2016

Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit asks other potential victims to come forward The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit announced that a New Castle County-based contractor faces criminal charges for defrauding multiple Delaware homeowners. Mario Mareno, 49, doing business as Tradesmen Services, was arrested on Friday, May 13 by the First State Fugitive Task Force […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Former State Workers Indicted and Arrested For Theft From Aid Program

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Attorney General Matt Denn announced today the arrests and indictments of seven former state of Delaware employees for theft of federal money. All seven were employed by the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and were responsible for issuing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, and three previous arrests were also related to the same […]




Shooting At Police, Gun Charges, Child Sexual Abuse Charges Lead to Prison Sentences For Defendants

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 10, 2016

A 20-year old Newark man will spend the next six years in prison for shooting at a Wilmington Police car. Deputy Attorneys General Joe Grubb and Michael DegliObizzi secured the sentence, following Taleem Bryant’s conviction for Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, Reckless Endangering First Degree, and two counts of Possession of a […]




Defendants Face Prison Time for Murder and Weapons Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 3, 2016

Prosecutors within the Delaware Department of Justice recently obtained significant convictions and sentences. A 31-year-old Wilmington man will spend 21 years in prison after being sentenced for Murder Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and a Violation of Probation. Deputy Attorneys General Periann Doko and Colleen Norris secured the […]




Department of Justice, Division of Public Health To Provide Lifesaving Opioid Antidote to Law Enforcement Agencies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2016

As part of the state’s ongoing effort to reduce the number of heroin and opioid related deaths in Delaware, Attorney General Matt Denn allocated funds to be used to purchase approximately 450 naloxone kits for law enforcement agencies through a partnership with the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). The approximately $50,000 for the purchase […]




Home Improvement Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Delaware Homeowners

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2016

Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit asks other potential victims to come forward The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit announced that a New Castle County-based contractor faces criminal charges for defrauding multiple Delaware homeowners. Mario Mareno, 49, doing business as Tradesmen Services, was arrested on Friday, May 13 by the First State Fugitive Task Force […]