DOJ, Community Partners, Amazon to Host Expungement and Employment fair April 28
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 25, 2022
In honor of Second Chance Month, the Delaware DOJ’s Community Engagement Unit is partnering with the Delaware Center for Justice and several community groups to host a joint job fair and expungement clinic at the Route 9 Library and Innovation Center in New Castle on Thursday, April 28 from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. The […]
DOJ Releases March Violent Crime Prosecution Recap
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 22, 2022
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that the Department of Justice charged 102 gun offenders and secured 279.5 total years in prison sentences on 67 gun convictions in the month of March. “My first priority is combatting violent crime—particularly gun crimes,” said AG Jennings. “Gun violence is a both a national crisis and a local one. In Delaware, […]
DCRPT Secures Convictions Against Former Land Bank Director
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
The Delaware Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) has secured two convictions against William Freeborn, the former Executive Director of the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank (WNCLB). “If you abuse the public’s trust we will hold you accountable,” said Attorney General Jennings. “The defendant used a position of public confidence to […]
DOJ Seeks Public’s Assistance in Sussex County Sexual Abuse Case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022
Prosecutors seek additional victims of Ellendale pastor The Delaware Department of Justice is seeking the public’s assistance in the prosecution of a Sussex County pastor indicted for Unlawful Sexual Contact, and is requesting that any additional victims contact law enforcement. Major Foster, a Lincoln man who at the time was employed as pastor of Ellendale’s […]
DOJ releases February violent crime prosecution recap
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 18, 2022
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that the Department of Justice charged 130 gun offenders and secured more than 245 total years in prison sentences on 18 gun convictions in the month of February. Since 2019, the DOJ has an 83% conviction rate in Superior Court gun cases. “My first priority is combatting violent crime—particularly gun […]
