Statement from AG Jennings on loss of former Gov. Ruth Ann Minner
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Today we lost one of the most remarkable women our State has ever known: former Governor Ruth Ann Minner. By the time Ruth Ann Minner broke her second glass ceiling as Governor — she was also our first female Lt. Governor — she had already recorded decades of public service. From the House of Representatives […]
Grand Jury indicts State Auditor for Abuse of Office
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 11, 2021
Lengthy DCRPT investigation yields five charges, including felonies Charges include orchestrating State contract with political consultant Indictment alleges McGuiness hired teenage daughter, paid her while enrolled in college Following an investigation involving dozens of witness interviews, thousands of document reviews, and more than a year of work, Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the DOJ’s […]
Statement from AG Jennings On Conviction of Michael Hastings
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement Thursday after the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust secured a jury conviction against a Dover man for two violent felonies. Originally indicted in October 2020 after removing and pointing a handgun toward others during a counter-protest, Michael Hastings was convicted today of Reckless Endangering 1st […]
AG Jennings sues Monsanto for PCB contamination
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Claims include public nuisance, trespass and unjust enrichment Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings filed a lawsuit Wednesday against agrochemical giant Monsanto and two of its corporate spinoffs for long-lasting damage to Delaware’s natural resources. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages and clean-up costs associated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), extremely toxic and persistent chemicals which Monsanto […]
DCRPT convicts former Dewey Beach police officer for 2019 assault
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Ex-officer receives felony conviction, permanently stripped of badge and gun Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that the Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust (DCRPT) has convicted a former Dewey Beach police officer for assaulting an innocent, injured person and then lying to the Court to have the victim incarcerated. “Abuse of authority, brutality, and dishonesty […]
