Greenwood Man Charged with Defrauding Infirm Senior Out of Over $50,000
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Georgetown – A 42-year-old Greenwood man has been arrested and charged with financial exploitation of an infirm adult after investigators discovered he had fraudulently pocketed over $50,000 from his 84-year-old victim, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today. “Financial exploitation isn’t just a monetary crime, it’s also a devastating abuse of a vulnerable person’s trust and […]
Delaware Higher Education Institutions Join Attorney General Biden in the Fight to Protect Children
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Stewards of Children program trains adults to recognize and report the signs of child abuse; Program aims to train 35,000 Delawareans Newark – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and leaders from four of Delaware’s largest institutions of higher education today announced a significant expansion of a statewide program to train adults to recognize and respond […]
Child Predator Task Force Arrests Newark Man on Child Pornography Charges
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wilmington – An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a Newark man on charges of dealing child pornography, Attorney General Beau Biden announced today. Gordon M. Riggs, 60, was arrested yesterday following the execution of a search warrant at his residence by Task Force personnel. “The Delaware […]
Biden Files Suit Against EPA to Protect Delaware’s Air
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012
Federal agency has failed to properly regulate health-hazardous soot pollution Wilmington – In a suit filed Friday in federal district court in New York, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden joined a coalition of 11 states against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the Court to direct the EPA to promptly propose, and then finalize, […]
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 […]
