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Former Middle School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Raping Student

Other defendants face prison time for strangulation, weapon, drug, robbery, and assault charges. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Phillip Casale secured a plea from Gary Smith, 44, of Newark, to Sexual Abuse by a Person in Position of Trust, Authority or Supervision, 1st Degree and two counts of Rape Fourth Degree. While employed as […]




Maker of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone Accused of Conspiring to Keep Monopoly Profits

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn and other attorneys general yesterday filed an antitrust lawsuit against the makers of Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat opioid addiction, over allegations that the companies engaged in a scheme to block generic competitors and cause purchasers to pay artificially high prices. Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, now known as Indivior, […]




Newark Man Pleads to Murder of Local Doctor

A 22-year-old Newark man will face a mandatory sentence of incarceration for the rest of his life after pleading Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder in the First Degree, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. State Prosecutor Kathleen Jennings and Deputy Attorney General Steven Wood secured the plea this […]




Arrest Made for Dealing in Child Pornography

An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force into the online sharing of child pornography, resulted in the arrest of 45-year-old Robert Vasecka of Newark, for 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. A public internet chat room reported that one of its users uploaded suspected images of child pornography. The Child Predator Task […]




Clayton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murdering Wife and Mother-In-Law

A 67-year-old Clayton man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to Murder First Degree. Deputy Attorneys General Greg Babowal and Nicole Hartman secured the plea from Gilbert Rochester, who in December 2015, went to his in-laws’ home in Smyrna and killed his estranged wife Cathy Lane, 56, and his […]







 Pages Tagged With: "Delaware Department of Justice"

Former Middle School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Raping Student

Other defendants face prison time for strangulation, weapon, drug, robbery, and assault charges. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Phillip Casale secured a plea from Gary Smith, 44, of Newark, to Sexual Abuse by a Person in Position of Trust, Authority or Supervision, 1st Degree and two counts of Rape Fourth Degree. While employed as […]




Maker of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone Accused of Conspiring to Keep Monopoly Profits

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn and other attorneys general yesterday filed an antitrust lawsuit against the makers of Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat opioid addiction, over allegations that the companies engaged in a scheme to block generic competitors and cause purchasers to pay artificially high prices. Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, now known as Indivior, […]




Newark Man Pleads to Murder of Local Doctor

A 22-year-old Newark man will face a mandatory sentence of incarceration for the rest of his life after pleading Guilty but Mentally Ill to Murder in the First Degree, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. State Prosecutor Kathleen Jennings and Deputy Attorney General Steven Wood secured the plea this […]




Arrest Made for Dealing in Child Pornography

An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force into the online sharing of child pornography, resulted in the arrest of 45-year-old Robert Vasecka of Newark, for 25 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography. A public internet chat room reported that one of its users uploaded suspected images of child pornography. The Child Predator Task […]




Clayton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murdering Wife and Mother-In-Law

A 67-year-old Clayton man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to Murder First Degree. Deputy Attorneys General Greg Babowal and Nicole Hartman secured the plea from Gilbert Rochester, who in December 2015, went to his in-laws’ home in Smyrna and killed his estranged wife Cathy Lane, 56, and his […]