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  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases


Deaths of Missing Woman, Abused Baby Resolved With Guilty Plea, Prison Sentence

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 26, 2018

Rape cases and weapons case also handled by DOJ prosecutors Cortez Hamilton, 35, of Smyrna faces a prison sentence of 15 years to life after pleading guilty to Murder Second Degree for the 2015 killing of his wife. Cortez Hamilton killed his wife, Keisha Hamilton, in January 2015 at their home south of Smyrna, and […]




Multiple Murder Cases Resolved

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 19, 2018

A 21-year-old Wilmington man faces mandatory life in prison for the murder of 22-year-old Christian Serrano in 2016. Jose Moreta was found guilty of Murder 1st Degree, three counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy 1st Degree, Attempted Murder 1st Degree, Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree, Criminal Trespassing 1st Degree, […]




Delaware Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Industry

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 19, 2018

Suit Seeks To Hold Manufacturers, Distributors and Retailers Responsible for Cost, Impact of Prescription Opioid Epidemic On behalf of Delawareans, Attorney General Matt Denn filed suit Friday against some of the nation’s largest manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of prescription opioid drugs, alleging that their failures to meet their legal obligations have fueled an opioid addiction […]




Attorney General Denn Joins Suit To Stop Rollback of Net Neutrality

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Files Petition for Review, Formally Commencing Lawsuit Attorney General Matt Denn on Tuesday joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in filing a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s rollback of net neutrality. The coalition filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]




Woman Pleads Guilty in Death of Child

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 12, 2018

Prison time in other cases for fraudulent pharmaceutical prescriptions, robbery and assault, illegal gun possession, and burglary Casey Layton, 30, of Georgetown pled guilty this morning to the charge of Murder by Neglect in the First Degree in connection with the death in 2015 of her infant son Aiden Hundley. She was sentenced by a […]







  Category: Department of Justice Press Releases

Deaths of Missing Woman, Abused Baby Resolved With Guilty Plea, Prison Sentence

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 26, 2018

Rape cases and weapons case also handled by DOJ prosecutors Cortez Hamilton, 35, of Smyrna faces a prison sentence of 15 years to life after pleading guilty to Murder Second Degree for the 2015 killing of his wife. Cortez Hamilton killed his wife, Keisha Hamilton, in January 2015 at their home south of Smyrna, and […]




Multiple Murder Cases Resolved

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 19, 2018

A 21-year-old Wilmington man faces mandatory life in prison for the murder of 22-year-old Christian Serrano in 2016. Jose Moreta was found guilty of Murder 1st Degree, three counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Conspiracy 1st Degree, Attempted Murder 1st Degree, Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree, Criminal Trespassing 1st Degree, […]




Delaware Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Industry

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 19, 2018

Suit Seeks To Hold Manufacturers, Distributors and Retailers Responsible for Cost, Impact of Prescription Opioid Epidemic On behalf of Delawareans, Attorney General Matt Denn filed suit Friday against some of the nation’s largest manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of prescription opioid drugs, alleging that their failures to meet their legal obligations have fueled an opioid addiction […]




Attorney General Denn Joins Suit To Stop Rollback of Net Neutrality

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Files Petition for Review, Formally Commencing Lawsuit Attorney General Matt Denn on Tuesday joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in filing a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s rollback of net neutrality. The coalition filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]




Woman Pleads Guilty in Death of Child

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, January 12, 2018

Prison time in other cases for fraudulent pharmaceutical prescriptions, robbery and assault, illegal gun possession, and burglary Casey Layton, 30, of Georgetown pled guilty this morning to the charge of Murder by Neglect in the First Degree in connection with the death in 2015 of her infant son Aiden Hundley. She was sentenced by a […]