Department of Justice Seeks Civil Penalties From Operators of Middletown Pawn Shop for Racketeering
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2017
In a complaint filed September 1, 2017 in Superior Court, Department of Justice attorneys alleged that a Middletown pawn shop engaged in selling stolen goods constituted a criminal enterprise under the state’s racketeering statute and should pay penalties of up to $6.5 million. The action stems from the illegal practices of the Gold Fever Pawn […]
Life in Prison for 2016 Stabbing Death in Wilmington
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, September 1, 2017
Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and robbery charges A 50-year-old Wilmington man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2016 killing of his girlfriend. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Periann Doko secured the plea of Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder First Degree and Possession of a […]
Department of Justice Complaint Leads Court to Declare Newark Motel A Criminal Nuisance Property
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2017
Operators of Rodeway Inn must address criminal activity or potentially lose property The operators of a Newark motel that had more than 900 calls for police service since 2013 have agreed that it is a criminal nuisance property after action by Attorney General Matt Denn’s office, and have agreed to a plan to reduce criminal […]
Dover Organization Ordered by Court To Stop Offering Diplomas Until It Cooperates With Investigators
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017
DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Cautions Delawareans About Dubious Diploma Services Following consumer complaints, an investigation by the Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit and a lack of response to investigative demands, a state Superior Court judge has held the Bright Rock Christian Academy and its principals in contempt and ordered the organization to stop soliciting, […]
Defendants Face Prison Time for Weapons, Child Pornography, Manslaughter, Carjacking, Burglary
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 25, 2017
A 48-year old Wilmington man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a new conviction related to an attempted stabbing following convictions for multiple previous felonies. In June 2016, Eli Escalera threatened an innocent bystander while holding a knife at a DART bus stop on Route 13 near Memorial Drive in New Castle. The […]
