DOJ indicts suspended State Trooper in inappropriate sexual contact case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust has indicted suspended State Trooper Thomas Catalfamo on four counts of Official Misconduct for taking advantage of a 21-year-old woman experiencing a mental health crisis. After responding to a distress call, Catalfamo is alleged to have abused his power by […]
AG Jennings files lawsuit challenging unlawful conditions on federal counterterrorism funding
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she has joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration’s continued efforts to use federal funds—specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds—to coerce states into complying with the administration’s political and policy priorities. AG Jennings’ and the coalition’s lawsuit challenges decisions by […]
AG Jennings obtains court order protecting Delaware consumers against pest control company
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, through her Consumer Protection Unit, has obtained a settlement with door-to-door pest control company Aptive Environmental, LLC (“Aptive”). The AG has filed the settlement in the Court of Chancery, requesting an order awarding the state $600,000 for Aptive’s multiple violations of Delaware’s consumer protection laws and directing that Aptive undertake specific […]
DOJ obtains lengthy sentence in assault of Newark police officer
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
A Newark man has been sentenced to prison for a 2022 incident where he assaulted a police officer and resisted arrest. On July 24, Rodney Duffy, 39, was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a New Castle County Superior Court judge. The sentence follows Duffy’s guilty pleas to one count of Assault First Degree […]
AG Jennings files lawsuit challenging Trump Administration rule that weakens regulation of highly potent greenhouse gas
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 27, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced she and a coalition of 19 attorneys general and one city have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in commercial equipment. HFCs are chemicals used for refrigeration and cooling […]
