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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Killing of Hockessin Man Resolved With Guilty Plea

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Benjamin Rauf, the New York man charged with the 2015 killing of a Hockessin man found shot in his car, has pled guilty to the fatal shooting. Rauf, 29, of Westerlo, NY pled guilty yesterday to Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony in connection with the shooting death of […]




Ellendale Man Sentenced for 2017 Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 1, 2019

Fatal shooting sends Wilmington man to prison; two others plead guilty to raping minors in two separate cases An Ellendale man received a 35-year-prison sentence for murdering another man. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Stephen Welch secured the sentence for 36-year-old Don Martinez. In July 2017, Martinez fatally shot Kevin King in the parking […]




Delaware Joins 44 Other States and District of Columbia in Settlement Over Misleading Information Regarding Hip Implants

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that she and 45 other Attorneys General reached a settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., to resolve allegations that DePuy unlawfully promoted two of its metal-on-metal hip implant devices. Attorneys General allege that DePuy engaged in deceptive practices in its promotion of the […]




Delaware Part of Settlement of Fraud Suit With Walgreens

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday that Delaware has joined the United States, the District of Columbia, and all 49 other States in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens). The agreement in principle settles allegations of fraudulently over dispensing insulin pens and violating the False Claims Act for billing Medicaid at rates higher than […]




Prison Sentence for Man Who Beat Nephew With Pipe

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019

Other defendants plead to rape, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, assault, and theft charges Deputy Attorney General Anna Currier secured a prison sentence for a 60-year-old Wilmington man who pled guilty to beating his nephew with a metal pipe. After an argument, Mark Herring took a 2-foot-long pipe from the basement of a […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Killing of Hockessin Man Resolved With Guilty Plea

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Benjamin Rauf, the New York man charged with the 2015 killing of a Hockessin man found shot in his car, has pled guilty to the fatal shooting. Rauf, 29, of Westerlo, NY pled guilty yesterday to Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony in connection with the shooting death of […]




Ellendale Man Sentenced for 2017 Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 1, 2019

Fatal shooting sends Wilmington man to prison; two others plead guilty to raping minors in two separate cases An Ellendale man received a 35-year-prison sentence for murdering another man. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Stephen Welch secured the sentence for 36-year-old Don Martinez. In July 2017, Martinez fatally shot Kevin King in the parking […]




Delaware Joins 44 Other States and District of Columbia in Settlement Over Misleading Information Regarding Hip Implants

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that she and 45 other Attorneys General reached a settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., to resolve allegations that DePuy unlawfully promoted two of its metal-on-metal hip implant devices. Attorneys General allege that DePuy engaged in deceptive practices in its promotion of the […]




Delaware Part of Settlement of Fraud Suit With Walgreens

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday that Delaware has joined the United States, the District of Columbia, and all 49 other States in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens). The agreement in principle settles allegations of fraudulently over dispensing insulin pens and violating the False Claims Act for billing Medicaid at rates higher than […]




Prison Sentence for Man Who Beat Nephew With Pipe

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019

Other defendants plead to rape, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, assault, and theft charges Deputy Attorney General Anna Currier secured a prison sentence for a 60-year-old Wilmington man who pled guilty to beating his nephew with a metal pipe. After an argument, Mark Herring took a 2-foot-long pipe from the basement of a […]