Weekly COVID-19 Update: DPH Announces New Cases, Identifies Additional Deaths Through Vital Records Review
Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 24, 2020
DOVER (July 24, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2020. A total of 14,202 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]
Delaware Residents Warned of Unclaimed Property Scam
Department of Finance | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020
Delaware’s Director of the Office of Unclaimed Property (OUP), Brenda Mayrack, is warning residents about fraudulent scam text messages that are circulating across several states, including Delaware. These messages invite recipients to follow a link to access the “DE un-claimed asset database.” Please be advised that OUP never communicates with claimants or potential claimants by […]
Former Legislative Hall Employee Charged With Felony Theft
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2020
DOJ’s Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust and Delaware State Police’s Financial Crimes Unit brought case A Kent County grand jury Monday charged Dawn Hill, former employee of the Controller General’s Office, with two felonies arising from a scheme that deprived a retiring Legislative Hall employee from a farewell vacation overseas. The grand jury […]
Lifetime CDL Ban for Human Trafficking Conviction Signed Into Law
Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Governor John Carney has signed Senate Bill 223 into law, bringing Delaware into compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act” by creating a lifetime disqualification for a commercial driver’s license if the individual engages in human trafficking while using a motor vehicle. Human trafficking activities have often […]
#MaskUpDE
Newsroom | Date Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2020
“It’s easy to look at where we are now and think that we’ve won. But this virus is still highly contagious and is still out there in our community. Now more than ever it’s important to do all the things that we did to get us to this point.” – Dr. John Fink, Medical Director […]
