Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Vacation Rental Scams
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
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
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
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 […]
Gun Charges Lead To Prison Terms For Multiple Defendants
A 37-year-old Newark man will spend the next 23 years in prison after sentencing by a Superior Court judge on weapons, identity theft, and reckless driving charges. Deputy Attorney General Marc Petrucci secured the sentence for Damien Roberts. In November 2016, New Castle County police officers found Roberts unresponsive inside of his car in the […]
