Biden Puts Penalties to Work for Delaware $10.6 million secured after 18-month investigation of widespread servicing fraud by nations largest mortgage banks
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden unveiled a plan Thursday to allocate the $10.6 million his office secured for Delaware following an 18-month investigation of widespread mortgage servicing fraud by five of the nation’s largest banks. Speaking at the Wilmington Rotary Club’s annual Law Day, Biden said his office has been working for several […]
Biden Urges Congress to Increase Federal Funding for Victims of Crime
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
51 Attorneys General propose raising spending cap on Crime Victims Fund Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 50 states and territories urged Congress this week to increase support for victim services through a federal grant program that provide essential funding for state and local victim assistance programs. In a […]
Jury Recommends Death Sentence For Convicted Murderer James Cooke
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Wilmington – Today a New Castle County Superior Court jury recommended, in a vote of 11 – 1, that James Cooke received a death sentence for the rape and murder of University of Delaware student Lindsay Bonistall in her off-campus apartment in Newark, Delaware. On April 13th, after a trial that lasted five weeks the […]
Biden Urges Delawareans To “Take Back” Unneeded Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2012
Attorney General’s Office to Sponsor 3 Sites in Free Statewide Initiative Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wilmington – Noting that in 2009 7 million Americans 12 years of age and older abused prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, Attorney General Beau Biden urged Delaware consumers to participate in tomorrow’s free statewide prescription drug […]
Attorney General Biden, Legislators Propose Targeting False Statements to Law Enforcement Officers
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Bipartisan group of former police officers sponsor legislation Dover – Attorney General Beau Biden and a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced legislation today that will create a felony offense of providing false information to law enforcement officers. Senate Bill 209, which is sponsored by Sen. Bruce Ennis, Rep. Larry Mitchell, Sen. David Lawson […]
