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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Dejoynay Ferguson Sentenced to Life In Prison for Murder, Abuse of Child Victims

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 2021

A Superior Court has sentenced a New Castle woman to life in prison for the repeated abuse and murder of a child, and the abuse of four other children in her care at a daycare facility where she was employed. Dejoynay Ferguson pleaded guilty in April to Murder by Abuse First Degree, 6 counts of […]




Statement from AG Jennings on final passage of House Bill 195

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021

The First State is one giant step closer to being a national leader on transparency.  I’m thrilled that more than a year’s worth of hard work and dedication now means that a statewide body camera program heads to the Governor’s desk. This will mean stronger community relationships, trust, and accountability. This legislation makes Delaware a […]




AG Jennings Announces More than 120 Charges in NorthPak Gang Indictment

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 21, 2021

Months-long, multi-agency investigation results in 14 indictments for six murders and several shootings driving Wilmington violence Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that the Department of Justice has secured the indictment of 14 defendants on more than 120 criminal charges stemming from their involvement in the Wilmington-area gang NorthPak. The indictment is the culmination of […]




AG Jennings applauds Senate passage of opioid settlement legislation

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The State Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that would formalize a responsible, independent, and collaborative process to allocate the significant funds the State has received, and will continue to receive, from opioid settlements. Senate Bill 166, sponsored by Sen. Stephanie Hansen and House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, and supported by Attorney General Kathy Jennings, would establish […]




Unfair Business Practices Bill Passes Senate, Ready for Governor’s Signature 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Legislation passed by the State Senate on Tuesday is one step away from ensuring Delawareans are protected from unfair business practices by a statute as protective as the law in nearly every other state. House Bill 91, sponsored by Rep. David Bentz, D-Newark, and Sen. Trey Paradee, D-Dover, amends Delaware’s Consumer Fraud Act to explicitly add unfair practices to the list of prohibited practices. […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Dejoynay Ferguson Sentenced to Life In Prison for Murder, Abuse of Child Victims

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 25, 2021

A Superior Court has sentenced a New Castle woman to life in prison for the repeated abuse and murder of a child, and the abuse of four other children in her care at a daycare facility where she was employed. Dejoynay Ferguson pleaded guilty in April to Murder by Abuse First Degree, 6 counts of […]




Statement from AG Jennings on final passage of House Bill 195

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021

The First State is one giant step closer to being a national leader on transparency.  I’m thrilled that more than a year’s worth of hard work and dedication now means that a statewide body camera program heads to the Governor’s desk. This will mean stronger community relationships, trust, and accountability. This legislation makes Delaware a […]




AG Jennings Announces More than 120 Charges in NorthPak Gang Indictment

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 21, 2021

Months-long, multi-agency investigation results in 14 indictments for six murders and several shootings driving Wilmington violence Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that the Department of Justice has secured the indictment of 14 defendants on more than 120 criminal charges stemming from their involvement in the Wilmington-area gang NorthPak. The indictment is the culmination of […]




AG Jennings applauds Senate passage of opioid settlement legislation

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The State Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that would formalize a responsible, independent, and collaborative process to allocate the significant funds the State has received, and will continue to receive, from opioid settlements. Senate Bill 166, sponsored by Sen. Stephanie Hansen and House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, and supported by Attorney General Kathy Jennings, would establish […]




Unfair Business Practices Bill Passes Senate, Ready for Governor’s Signature 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Legislation passed by the State Senate on Tuesday is one step away from ensuring Delawareans are protected from unfair business practices by a statute as protective as the law in nearly every other state. House Bill 91, sponsored by Rep. David Bentz, D-Newark, and Sen. Trey Paradee, D-Dover, amends Delaware’s Consumer Fraud Act to explicitly add unfair practices to the list of prohibited practices. […]