Overdose Review Commission releases annual report
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Recommendations include expanded residential treatment, public education, and naloxone access The Delaware Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission (DOFRC) has released its first annual report to Governor John Carney and the General Assembly with recommendations aimed at reducing overdose deaths in Delaware based on review of the circumstances of deaths over the past year. The 23-page […]
Gang Member Convicted of Murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 28, 2019
A member of the STK (Shoot to Kill) gang faces a minimum of 28 years in prison after his conviction for the 2017 murder of a rival gang member. Deputy Attorneys Daniel McBride and Michael DegliObizzi secured the conviction of 20-year-old Dai’yann Wharton in a bench trial in Superior Court. In March 2017, Wharton killed […]
DOJ Sues to Stop Fraudulent and Deceptive Practices by Developer of Dover “55-Plus” Community
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 28, 2019
The Delaware Department of Justice has filed suit against the developer of The Villages of Noble’s Pond, an 879-lot “55-plus” community in Kent County, for numerous violations of the Consumer Fraud Act, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and other Delaware laws protecting consumers against unlawful and predatory behavior. Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced the filing […]
Man Sentenced for 2016 Georgetown Murder and Rape
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2019
Attempted rape and child pornography charges also lead to prison A 25-year-old man who rented a room in a home in Georgetown was sentenced in Superior Court for beating and raping a woman who lived in the home, and for killing another man. In October 2016, Juan Tovar Cruz returned to the house on Wilson […]
Consumer Protection Unit secures more than $23,000 in student loan debt relief for ITT Tech students
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 17, 2019
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that her office’s Consumer Protection Unit has secured an agreement to recover $23,362 in debt relief for 5 former ITT Tech students in Delaware as part of a 43-state multistate settlement. The settlement is with Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC (“CUSO”), which offered deceptive loans to finance students’ tuition […]
