DOJ secures more than two decades of prison time in cold case murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 28, 2024
A Wilmington man has been sentenced to 23 years for convictions stemming from the 2018 murder of Richard Young. On October 18, Nasir Anderson, 24, was sentenced to 102 years in prison, suspended after 23 years followed by descending levels of probation for convictions of Murder Second Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a […]
AG Jennings issues open letter to Delaware landlords urging Delaware Landlord/Tenant Code Compliance
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Attorney General Kathy Jennings‘ Fraud and Consumer Protection Division has issued an open letter to Delaware landlords regarding commonly seen illegal lease provisions in residential leases. The letter puts landlords on notice that their residential leases must comply with Delaware’s Residential Landlord/Tenant Code. Attorney General Jennings stated: “Landlords have tremendous power over their tenants. The […]
DOJ secures prison time for former trooper
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
A Delaware State Trooper has been sentenced for multiple felony convictions, including Delaware’s first-ever use of a new Deprivation of Civil Rights statute passed by lawmakers last year, for brutally assaulting a 15-year-old victim and fracturing his orbital socket in response to an apparent prank. On October 15, 2024, Walters, 30, was sentenced to one […]
AG Jennings Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2024
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of a multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. Under the settlement, Marriott has agreed to strengthen its data security practices using a dynamic risk-based approach, provide certain […]
Overdose Review Commission releases 2023 annual report
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
The Delaware Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission (DOFRC) has released its third annual report to Governor John Carney and the General Assembly, announced Attorney General Kathy Jennings. The report examines a sample of 148 cases from fatal overdoses that occurred in 2021, and includes data collected from death certificates, medical records, legal records, and treatment history. The […]
