Delaware joins $10 million settlement with ACI Worldwide over attempted unauthorized withdrawals
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Attorney General Jennings joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general announcing a $10 million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide over a 2021 testing error that led to the attempted unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from the accounts of mortgage-holders. This case was investigated and negotiated with the state financial regulators. The state regulators have entered […]
Attorney General Jennings announces multistate settlement with Inmediata for data breach im
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Attorney General Jennings announced today that Delaware, along with 32 other attorneys general, has reached a settlement with healthcare clearinghouse Inmediata for a coding issue that exposed the protected health information (“PHI”) of approximately 1.5 million consumers for almost three years. Under the settlement, Inmediata has agreed to overhaul its data security and breach notification […]
AG Jennings announces conviction of Cpl. Keith Heacook’s murderer
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023
Prosecutors have convicted a Delmar man for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook in April 2021. Randon Wilkerson, 32, will serve the rest of his life in prison following a stipulated non-jury trial in which he was convicted of 16 charges, including two counts of Murder 1st Degree and 11 other felonies. “Cpl. Keith Heacook served […]
DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware
Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 16, 2023
According to the latest cancer data from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Delaware’s mortality rate continues to decline. Between 2006 and 2020, mortality rates for all-site cancer decreased an average of 1.8% per year in Delaware and decreased an average of 1.7% per year in the U.S. Delaware’s current ranking […]
Lt. Governor Hall-Long, NFL Hall of Famer Randy White Kick Off Coaches vs. Overdoses Initiative to Curb Opioid Abuse
Newsroom | Date Posted: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Governor Bethany Hall-Long and NFL Hall of Famer Randy White joined forces with Delaware coaches and student athletes in New Castle and Kent counties this weekend to kick off the Coaches vs. Overdoses initiative to curb prescription opioid abuse in Delaware. The initiative is part of a national campaign that fosters a proactive prevention and drug disposal blitz targeting opioid abuse and overdose deaths, especially among student athletes.
