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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Prison for Man Who Murdered His Grandmother

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019

Department of Justice hosts forum on re-entry after incarceration A 31-year-old Georgetown man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his grandmother. Deputy Attorneys General Michael Tipton and Amanda Nyman secured the plea and sentence for George Bailey, III. In October 2018, Bailey choked 69-year-old Lorraine Bradley to death […]




Attorney General Jennings challenges Trump administration’s move to gut asylum seekers’ protections

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019

Coalition of 21 attorneys general argues changes violate federal law and judicial precedent Attorney General Kathy Jennings joined Friday a group of 21 state attorneys general to challenge the Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum standards. If implemented, these changes would allow the Executive branch to arbitrarily deny asylum claims to immigrants seeking haven from […]




Repeated Rape of Child Leads to Prison for 64-Year-Old

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 26, 2019

Murder, vehicular assault, and drug convictions mean prison for other defendants A 64-year-old Felton man was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for raping a child repeatedly over the course of many years starting in the late 1990s. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson secured the sentence for Monte Brown, who in April, pleaded […]




Consumer Protection Unit reaches settlement over foreclosure rescue scam

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Scammers ordered to pay thousands in restitution, barred from offering services in Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) has reached a settlement with two California-based companies requiring them to stop advertising and selling mortgage loan modification and debt relief services in Delaware and to provide […]




AG Jennings, national coalition reach largest data breach settlement in history

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 22, 2019

$600 million settlement over 2017 Equifax data breach includes up to $425 million in consumer restitution Attorney General Kathy Jennings Monday announced a settlement with Equifax as the result of an investigation into the largest-ever breach of consumer data. Under the terms of the settlement, Equifax agreed to provide a single Consumer Restitution Fund of […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Prison for Man Who Murdered His Grandmother

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019

Department of Justice hosts forum on re-entry after incarceration A 31-year-old Georgetown man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his grandmother. Deputy Attorneys General Michael Tipton and Amanda Nyman secured the plea and sentence for George Bailey, III. In October 2018, Bailey choked 69-year-old Lorraine Bradley to death […]




Attorney General Jennings challenges Trump administration’s move to gut asylum seekers’ protections

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019

Coalition of 21 attorneys general argues changes violate federal law and judicial precedent Attorney General Kathy Jennings joined Friday a group of 21 state attorneys general to challenge the Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum standards. If implemented, these changes would allow the Executive branch to arbitrarily deny asylum claims to immigrants seeking haven from […]




Repeated Rape of Child Leads to Prison for 64-Year-Old

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 26, 2019

Murder, vehicular assault, and drug convictions mean prison for other defendants A 64-year-old Felton man was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for raping a child repeatedly over the course of many years starting in the late 1990s. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson secured the sentence for Monte Brown, who in April, pleaded […]




Consumer Protection Unit reaches settlement over foreclosure rescue scam

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Scammers ordered to pay thousands in restitution, barred from offering services in Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that the Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) has reached a settlement with two California-based companies requiring them to stop advertising and selling mortgage loan modification and debt relief services in Delaware and to provide […]




AG Jennings, national coalition reach largest data breach settlement in history

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 22, 2019

$600 million settlement over 2017 Equifax data breach includes up to $425 million in consumer restitution Attorney General Kathy Jennings Monday announced a settlement with Equifax as the result of an investigation into the largest-ever breach of consumer data. Under the terms of the settlement, Equifax agreed to provide a single Consumer Restitution Fund of […]