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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Biden Requests Funding to Fight Child Abuse

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Dover  – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden asked the legislature’s budget-writing committee today to approve funding for training 10,000 adults to recognize the signs of child abuse and report it to authorities. Biden made his request for $60,000 for the Stewards of Children program during the Department of Justice’s annual Joint Finance Committee hearing. The […]




Biden Secures $45 Million for Delaware

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Biden says final terms are significantly improved over earlier versions; Delaware’s lawsuits and investigations will continue, homeowners will receive relief and military personnel will receive important new protections Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that Delaware has joined a mortgage foreclosure settlement between the states, federal government and national mortgage banks. “The […]




Dover Man Faces Child Pornography Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Images discovered on laptop computer by Dover-area repair shop   Dover – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has arrested a Dover man on child pornography charges.  The Task Force initiated its investigation after Delaware State Police received a report from a Dover area computer shop that a […]




Biden Alerts Schools to Bullying Presentation Scams

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Schools in Maryland and Pennsylvania have been targeted   Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden warned school officials to be on the lookout for scam artists who fraudulently promise to facilitate a visit by a professional athlete or other celebrity to their school to speak as part of an anti-bullying program.   “Scammers will do […]




Biden Applauds Permanent Ban of Designer Drug Known as “Bath Salts”

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Legislation signed into law today expands definition of designer drugs to address new substances developed in the future   Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden today applauded the enactment of Senate Bill 160 which permanently bans dangerous hallucinogenic substances commonly known as “bath salts.”  Bath salts, which are marketed under names such as “Ivory Wave,” […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Biden Requests Funding to Fight Child Abuse

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Dover  – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden asked the legislature’s budget-writing committee today to approve funding for training 10,000 adults to recognize the signs of child abuse and report it to authorities. Biden made his request for $60,000 for the Stewards of Children program during the Department of Justice’s annual Joint Finance Committee hearing. The […]




Biden Secures $45 Million for Delaware

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Biden says final terms are significantly improved over earlier versions; Delaware’s lawsuits and investigations will continue, homeowners will receive relief and military personnel will receive important new protections Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that Delaware has joined a mortgage foreclosure settlement between the states, federal government and national mortgage banks. “The […]




Dover Man Faces Child Pornography Charges

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Images discovered on laptop computer by Dover-area repair shop   Dover – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has arrested a Dover man on child pornography charges.  The Task Force initiated its investigation after Delaware State Police received a report from a Dover area computer shop that a […]




Biden Alerts Schools to Bullying Presentation Scams

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Schools in Maryland and Pennsylvania have been targeted   Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden warned school officials to be on the lookout for scam artists who fraudulently promise to facilitate a visit by a professional athlete or other celebrity to their school to speak as part of an anti-bullying program.   “Scammers will do […]




Biden Applauds Permanent Ban of Designer Drug Known as “Bath Salts”

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Legislation signed into law today expands definition of designer drugs to address new substances developed in the future   Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden today applauded the enactment of Senate Bill 160 which permanently bans dangerous hallucinogenic substances commonly known as “bath salts.”  Bath salts, which are marketed under names such as “Ivory Wave,” […]