Former State Worker Sentenced to Prison For Theft From Aid Program
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 21, 2016
DOJ prosecutors also secure convictions and sentencings for traffic fatality, drugs, burglary, robbery A 62-year-old Felton woman will spend two years in prison for her role in the theft of federal funds from an aid program providing money for food benefits. Joellen Edwards pled guilty to Theft over $100,000 and Official Misconduct. Edwards was one […]
Attorney General Highlights Progress, Makes New Recommendations for Combating Delaware’s Heroin and Opioid Addiction Crisis
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2016
New recommendations include a focus on private insurance and Medicaid payment for substance abuse treatment and expanded use of prescription drug monitoring database Attorney General Matt Denn on Wednesday reviewed the state’s progress toward fulfilling goals that he outlined a year ago to address Delaware’s drug abuse epidemic, and outlined the additional steps that the […]
Wilmington Man Enters Guilty Plea for Fatal Shooting
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 14, 2016
Other defendants face prison time for weapons offenses A 24-year old Wilmington man faces up to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to a fatal shooting. Deputy Attorneys General Abigail Layton and Phillip Casale secured a guilty plea from Levi Blaylock, for Manslaughter, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, […]
Delaware Department of Justice Launches Actual Innocence Project
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 14, 2016
DOJ initiative seeks to ensure that there are no persons serving time in Delaware prisons who have evidence that establishes their innocence. Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that the Delaware Department of Justice has initiated an Actual Innocence Project, designed to ensure that there are no persons serving time in Delaware correctional facilities who […]
Man Behind Paladin Club Murders To Spend Remainder of Life in Prison
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, October 7, 2016
Other sentences and convictions obtained for burglary, theft, and fraud charges Christopher Rivers, the mastermind of the Paladin Club murders that took the lives of his business partner Joseph Connell, and Connell’s wife, Olga, was sentenced this morning by New Castle County Superior Court Judge Charles Butler to two terms of natural life in prison, […]
