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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Gang Killer Of Wilmington Teen Found Guilty

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 6, 2018

Assault By Inmate, Illegal Gun, Robberies Also Lead To Conviction, Guilty Pleas A gang-related murder will mean a life term in prison for a 20-year-old Wilmington man. A New Castle County Superior Court jury convicted Diamonte Taylor for the 2016 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Brandon Wingo. Testimony revealed that Taylor, a member of the Shoot […]




Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Vacation Rental Scams

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2018

With people already making summer vacation plans, the Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans to be careful when looking for a vacation rental. Scammers operating rental schemes find legitimate rental postings and capture the information and photos of the property, and then list it on Craigslist or other online advertising […]




Guilty Pleas to Robbery, Assault, Weapon, and Child Pornography Lead to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018

Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and Nathan Barillo secured a guilty plea from a Newark man charged with a series of robberies. During the summer of 2017, police said William Piatt, 33, robbed two jewelry stores, a gas station, broke into a man’s room at a motel in Newark and robbed him, and attempted to […]




Customers of Improper Credit Services Company Receive Refunds After Settlement

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Cornerstone Credit Services no longer operating in Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn announced that 35 Delawareans victimized by a national debt services provider recently received refunds for fees and costs paid for unlawful debt management services rendered by Cornerstone Credit Services, a Wisconsin company. In December 2017, the Wilmington law firm of Cross & Simon […]




Leader of Downstate Crime Network Sentenced to Two Life Terms Plus 769 Years

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018

Also, life in prison for man who killed woman on Wilmington playground; other cases also resolved The leader of a violent crime network that operated in Sussex and Kent counties will spend the remainder of his life in prison after being sentenced to the maximum time allowed by a Superior Court judge. A jury convicted […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Gang Killer Of Wilmington Teen Found Guilty

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 6, 2018

Assault By Inmate, Illegal Gun, Robberies Also Lead To Conviction, Guilty Pleas A gang-related murder will mean a life term in prison for a 20-year-old Wilmington man. A New Castle County Superior Court jury convicted Diamonte Taylor for the 2016 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Brandon Wingo. Testimony revealed that Taylor, a member of the Shoot […]




Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Vacation Rental Scams

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2018

With people already making summer vacation plans, the Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice warns Delawareans to be careful when looking for a vacation rental. Scammers operating rental schemes find legitimate rental postings and capture the information and photos of the property, and then list it on Craigslist or other online advertising […]




Guilty Pleas to Robbery, Assault, Weapon, and Child Pornography Lead to Prison Time

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018

Deputy Attorneys General Danielle Brennan and Nathan Barillo secured a guilty plea from a Newark man charged with a series of robberies. During the summer of 2017, police said William Piatt, 33, robbed two jewelry stores, a gas station, broke into a man’s room at a motel in Newark and robbed him, and attempted to […]




Customers of Improper Credit Services Company Receive Refunds After Settlement

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Cornerstone Credit Services no longer operating in Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn announced that 35 Delawareans victimized by a national debt services provider recently received refunds for fees and costs paid for unlawful debt management services rendered by Cornerstone Credit Services, a Wisconsin company. In December 2017, the Wilmington law firm of Cross & Simon […]




Leader of Downstate Crime Network Sentenced to Two Life Terms Plus 769 Years

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018

Also, life in prison for man who killed woman on Wilmington playground; other cases also resolved The leader of a violent crime network that operated in Sussex and Kent counties will spend the remainder of his life in prison after being sentenced to the maximum time allowed by a Superior Court judge. A jury convicted […]