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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


New law enhances legal penalties for defendants who violate pre-trial restrictions

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Delaware Attorney General’s office announced that defendants being detained prior to trial are now subject to the same legal penalties for violating no contact orders and other pre-trial conditions as those who are released on bail pending trial. This loophole in State law was closed through legislation drafted by the Delaware Department of Justice […]




June housing workshops serve more than 200 Delawareans; State agencies to sponsor additional

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Today the Attorney General’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Office of the State Bank Commissioner, and Delaware State Housing Authority announced that statewide housing workshops offered last month connected more than 200 homeowners with on-site mortgage counseling and government services. They also announced additional housing workshops in July and beyond. At last month’s workshops, held June […]




June housing workshops serve more than 200 Delawareans; State agencies to sponsor additional

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Today the Attorney General’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Office of the State Bank Commissioner, and Delaware State Housing Authority announced that statewide housing workshops offered last month connected more than 200 homeowners with on-site mortgage counseling and government services. They also announced additional housing workshops in July and beyond. At last month’s workshops, held June […]




Allison Lamont Norman penalty hearing

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009

The Delaware Supreme Court issued a ruling that upheld the June, 2007 murder conviction of Allison Lamont Norman but overturned his death sentence and ordered a new penalty hearing in the case. The State has carefully reviewed the Supreme Court’s ruling and consulted with the families of the two homicide victims. We anticipate that following […]




Shredded, Recycled, Reused – Attorney General’s community shred days

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Attorney General’s Office announced the success of its “Community Shred Days” this month. In its continued effort to prevent identity theft, the Attorney General’s office hosted three free community shredding events, one in each of Delaware’s counties. Industrial-sized shredders at each site processed thousands of pounds of documents, and staff from the Consumer Protection […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

New law enhances legal penalties for defendants who violate pre-trial restrictions

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Delaware Attorney General’s office announced that defendants being detained prior to trial are now subject to the same legal penalties for violating no contact orders and other pre-trial conditions as those who are released on bail pending trial. This loophole in State law was closed through legislation drafted by the Delaware Department of Justice […]




June housing workshops serve more than 200 Delawareans; State agencies to sponsor additional

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Today the Attorney General’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Office of the State Bank Commissioner, and Delaware State Housing Authority announced that statewide housing workshops offered last month connected more than 200 homeowners with on-site mortgage counseling and government services. They also announced additional housing workshops in July and beyond. At last month’s workshops, held June […]




June housing workshops serve more than 200 Delawareans; State agencies to sponsor additional

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Today the Attorney General’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Office of the State Bank Commissioner, and Delaware State Housing Authority announced that statewide housing workshops offered last month connected more than 200 homeowners with on-site mortgage counseling and government services. They also announced additional housing workshops in July and beyond. At last month’s workshops, held June […]




Allison Lamont Norman penalty hearing

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009

The Delaware Supreme Court issued a ruling that upheld the June, 2007 murder conviction of Allison Lamont Norman but overturned his death sentence and ordered a new penalty hearing in the case. The State has carefully reviewed the Supreme Court’s ruling and consulted with the families of the two homicide victims. We anticipate that following […]




Shredded, Recycled, Reused – Attorney General’s community shred days

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Attorney General’s Office announced the success of its “Community Shred Days” this month. In its continued effort to prevent identity theft, the Attorney General’s office hosted three free community shredding events, one in each of Delaware’s counties. Industrial-sized shredders at each site processed thousands of pounds of documents, and staff from the Consumer Protection […]