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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Cold case cracked as prosecutors secure murder plea

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been convicted in a nearly four-year-long cold case. On May 15, Dashawn Daley, 29, of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. This conviction follows an investigation into the fatal 2019 shooting of then 29-year-old Hakeem Smalls. “I am grateful […]




Suspect charged with hate crime following UD vandalism 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 13, 2024

Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust worked with UD Police Department  A University of Delaware student, who has since been banned from campus, now faces three misdemeanor charges, including Hate Crime, after vandalizing a Holocaust memorial sponsored by a Jewish student group and going on an antisemitic tirade. On the evening of May 8, […]




AG Jennings announces $10.25 million settlement with multiple major wireless carriers over deceptive advertising

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a $10.25 million 50-jurisdiction settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the “Wireless Carriers”), which resolves the state attorneys general investigations into the Wireless Carriers’ deceptive and misleading advertising practices.   “Today’s settlement further demonstrates […]




AG Jennings Secures Over $270 Million Settlement in Principle with Amneal Pharmaceuticals for Role in Opioid Crisis

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide epidemic of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006 to 2019, selling nearly nine billion pills. […]




Brutal jewelry store robbery and assault results in conviction on all charges

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024

A New Castle County jury has convicted Calvin Ushery on all charges, including first degree robbery and first degree assault, for the 2022 robbery of Solid Gold Jewelry and brutal assault of the then 67-year-old shop owner. On May 5, Ushery, 40, was convicted of Robbery First Degree, Assault First Degree, and Possession of a […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Cold case cracked as prosecutors secure murder plea

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

A Wilmington man has been convicted in a nearly four-year-long cold case. On May 15, Dashawn Daley, 29, of Wilmington pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. This conviction follows an investigation into the fatal 2019 shooting of then 29-year-old Hakeem Smalls. “I am grateful […]




Suspect charged with hate crime following UD vandalism 

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 13, 2024

Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust worked with UD Police Department  A University of Delaware student, who has since been banned from campus, now faces three misdemeanor charges, including Hate Crime, after vandalizing a Holocaust memorial sponsored by a Jewish student group and going on an antisemitic tirade. On the evening of May 8, […]




AG Jennings announces $10.25 million settlement with multiple major wireless carriers over deceptive advertising

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a $10.25 million 50-jurisdiction settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the “Wireless Carriers”), which resolves the state attorneys general investigations into the Wireless Carriers’ deceptive and misleading advertising practices.   “Today’s settlement further demonstrates […]




AG Jennings Secures Over $270 Million Settlement in Principle with Amneal Pharmaceuticals for Role in Opioid Crisis

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide epidemic of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006 to 2019, selling nearly nine billion pills. […]




Brutal jewelry store robbery and assault results in conviction on all charges

Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024

A New Castle County jury has convicted Calvin Ushery on all charges, including first degree robbery and first degree assault, for the 2022 robbery of Solid Gold Jewelry and brutal assault of the then 67-year-old shop owner. On May 5, Ushery, 40, was convicted of Robbery First Degree, Assault First Degree, and Possession of a […]