Biden Announces Video Contest For High School Students
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012
Annual competition engages young people in tackling senior abuse by raising awareness, encouraging reporting Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden today announced that his office has launched its second annual senior abuse video competition. The contest, sponsored by the Attorney General’s Senior Protection Initiative, is designed to engage young people in raising awareness of senior […]
Biden Warns Delawareans of Mortgage Settlement Scams
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012
Scammers trying to trick homeowners into divulging personal information Wilmington – Scam artists have not waited long to begin using the multistate mortgage foreclosure settlement, announced February 9, to try to trick individuals into divulging sensitive personal financial information, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said today. Biden secured an estimated $45 million for Delaware in […]
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 […]
