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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


2017 Shooting Could Mean Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 14, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for sexual abuse, arson, and weapons charges An Ellendale man faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to killing one of his friends. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Stephen Welch secured the plea from 36-year-old Don Martinez. In July 2017, Martinez was in the parking lot […]




Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for Kidnapping, Raping, and Throwing Young Girl in Pond

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 7, 2018

Also, gang members and other defendants sentenced to prison time A Superior Court judge sentenced Daniel Santucci, 25, of Elsmere, to life plus 50 years in prison for raping a small child then throwing her into a pond. In April 2017, Santucci lured a 4-year-old girl into his car at a community in Pike Creek. […]




Department of Justice Issues Guidelines for Law Enforcement and Schools to Address Intimidation and Hate Speech

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 5, 2018

In light of the discovery of KKK recruitment fliers in some areas of southern Delaware, Attorney General Matt Denn is reissuing guidance to law enforcement and school authorities for addressing threats and intimidation that he had originally issued in 2016. The purpose of the guidance letters is to ensure that law enforcement and school authorities […]




Delaware Announces Settlement to Reform Debt Buying and Collection Practices

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Attorney General Matt Denn announced today that Delaware joined 41 other states and the District of Columbia in reaching a settlement regarding debt collection practices with Encore Capital Group Inc. and its subsidiaries Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Midland Funding, LLC, one of the nation’s largest debt buyers. Debt buying involves buying and selling overdue […]




Gang Member Gets Prison Sentence for Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 30, 2018

Other defendants face prison time on robbery, weapons, rape and drug dealing charges A gang-related shooting in 2015 that left a 17-year-old dead resulted in a 20 year sentence for the shooter. Alexander Fitzgerald, 22, of Wilmington, a member of the Touch Money Gang (TMG), received his sentence from a Superior Court judge. In February […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

2017 Shooting Could Mean Life in Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 14, 2018

Other defendants face prison time for sexual abuse, arson, and weapons charges An Ellendale man faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to killing one of his friends. Deputy Attorneys General Susan Schmidhauser and Stephen Welch secured the plea from 36-year-old Don Martinez. In July 2017, Martinez was in the parking lot […]




Man Sentenced to Life Plus 50 Years for Kidnapping, Raping, and Throwing Young Girl in Pond

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 7, 2018

Also, gang members and other defendants sentenced to prison time A Superior Court judge sentenced Daniel Santucci, 25, of Elsmere, to life plus 50 years in prison for raping a small child then throwing her into a pond. In April 2017, Santucci lured a 4-year-old girl into his car at a community in Pike Creek. […]




Department of Justice Issues Guidelines for Law Enforcement and Schools to Address Intimidation and Hate Speech

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 5, 2018

In light of the discovery of KKK recruitment fliers in some areas of southern Delaware, Attorney General Matt Denn is reissuing guidance to law enforcement and school authorities for addressing threats and intimidation that he had originally issued in 2016. The purpose of the guidance letters is to ensure that law enforcement and school authorities […]




Delaware Announces Settlement to Reform Debt Buying and Collection Practices

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Attorney General Matt Denn announced today that Delaware joined 41 other states and the District of Columbia in reaching a settlement regarding debt collection practices with Encore Capital Group Inc. and its subsidiaries Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Midland Funding, LLC, one of the nation’s largest debt buyers. Debt buying involves buying and selling overdue […]




Gang Member Gets Prison Sentence for Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, November 30, 2018

Other defendants face prison time on robbery, weapons, rape and drug dealing charges A gang-related shooting in 2015 that left a 17-year-old dead resulted in a 20 year sentence for the shooter. Alexander Fitzgerald, 22, of Wilmington, a member of the Touch Money Gang (TMG), received his sentence from a Superior Court judge. In February […]