Online Fantasy Sports Contests For Money Asked To Cease In Delaware
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 8, 2016
Letters Are Limited to Fantasy Contests That Require Payment for Participation and Offer Cash Awards On Thursday, the Delaware Department of Justice formally notified DraftKings, Inc., FanDuel, Inc., and Yahoo! Inc. that their respective online fantasy sports activities are not permitted under Delaware law, and asked that the companies add Delaware to their respective online […]
Brothers From Dover Sentenced to Prison For Drug Activity
Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, July 8, 2016
Others sentenced for home improvement fraud, rape, assault, and robbery Following are recent results obtained in cases pursued by the attorneys, investigators and staff of the Delaware Department of Justice: Two brothers both received significant prison sentences for their roles as main players in a group selling drugs out of the Capitol Park neighborhood near […]
Two Brothers Sentenced for Wilmington Shooting
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 1, 2016
Other convictions and sentencings for assault, guns, drug dealing A set of brothers from Wilmington have been sentenced to prison for a June 2015 shooting. The pair shot Gabriel Juarez, Sr., 50, Gabriel Juarez, Jr, 26, and Felipe Cruz-Flores, 26, with shotguns outside of the brothers’ apartment in the Lancaster Court Apartments on Lancaster Pike […]
Child Predator Task Force Investigation Leads to Arrest
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
An undercover investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force into the online sharing of child pornography, resulted in the arrest of 50-year-old William M. Herkins, IV of Gwinhurst ,Wilmington, for 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. The investigation revealed that Herkins downloaded and shared multiple files of child pornography via the internet over […]
Delaware Consumers To Be Compensated Under Settlements With Volkswagen Over Emissions Fraud
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
VW required to repurchase or fix falsely-marketed diesel vehicles, provide restitution and address environmental harms; Attorneys General obtain civil penalties An agreement with Volkswagen to resolve a series of state and federal settlements will provide cash payments to affected consumers, require Volkswagen to buy back or modify certain VW and Audi 2.0-liter diesel vehicles, […]
