State Securities Regulators Urge Congress to Provide Greater Resources to Fight Investment Fraud
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, March 20, 2009
Ropp: “State securities regulators have the determination, willpower and experience to pursue perpetrators of financial crime.” WASHINGTON (March 20, 2009) – Drawing from their experience on the front lines of investor protection, two state securities regulators offered the House Financial Services Committee concrete proposals to enhance the states’ ability to pursue and prosecute perpetrators of […]
The Delaware Department of Justice announces $455,000 settlement in Medicaid Fraud case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2009
The Delaware Department of Justice announced that it has reached an agreement with Rite Aid of Delaware, Inc. (“Rite Aid”) to resolve allegations that the company, through one of its Delaware pharmacists, Bruce Costa, generated false prescriptions for pharmaceutical products that were submitted for reimbursement to the Delaware Medicaid Program but were not provided to […]
DELAWARE URGES CONGRESS TO PROTECT HOMEOWNERS FROM FORECLOSURE
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 6, 2009
The Delaware Department of Justice called on the US Congress to amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to permit federal Bankruptcy Courts to protect families from foreclosure. In a letter sent to House and Senate Leadership the Attorneys General of 22 states and the District of Columbia report that, despite efforts by state and federal government […]
Andre Blake sentenced to life behind bars for 2007 Dover homicide
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2009
The Delaware Department of Justice today announced that Andre Blake, age 28 of Dover, has been sentenced by Judge Robert B. Young to prison for his natural life, followed by 45 years incarceration, followed by 2 years of intensive probation. Today’s sentence follows Blake’s January 26, 2009 conviction in Kent County Superior Court of First […]
Delaware Department of Justice announces $2 million payment to support health-related programs
Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 27, 2009
Today, the Delaware Department of Justice announced that Delaware has received a $2,138,096 supplemental payment through its participation in the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with the tobacco industry. Today’s payment represents Delaware’s share of $540 million that was initially withheld in April 2008 by the tobacco industry from its annual payment to states who participate […]
