Posts Tagged ‘US DOJ’
AG Jennings Intervenes in USPS Case that Would Allow Guns to be Mailed with Virtually No Limits
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, alongside Attorneys General for New York and New Jersey have intervened in a federal lawsuit to defend a critical federal firearms law after the Trump Administration declined to do so, seeking to prevent a flood of prohibited weapons flooding state borders by mail.  In 1927, Congress passed a statute (18 U.S.C. 1715)…
Read MoreUPDATED: U.S. DOJ Drops Plans for New Restrictions on Federal Funding for Crime Survivors
UPDATED – 10/06/25 –Â Â Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced on Monday that the US Department of Justice has dropped its plan to impose conditions on nearly $1.4-billion in Victims of Crime Act grants. A lawsuit brought by 21 Attorneys General was announced last week demanding that the funding not be blocked. Additional information from AG…
Read MoreMilton Man Sentenced in Jan 6, 2021, Capitol Riot
A Milton man arrested this past January for his part in the January 6, 2021, Capitol Breach was sentenced Friday. Jeffrey Schaefer accepted a plea deal – agreeing to plead guilty to a charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol Building. The other three charges have been dismissed. He has been sentenced to…
Read MorePocomoke City Race Discrimination Case Settled
A racial discrimination case has resulted in a $1.2-million settlement between the Justice Department and the Worcester County Sheriff and the State of Maryland. Related retaliation claims against Pocomoke City were also resolved. A former Pocomoke City officer filed a complaint in 2016 alleging that he was subject to repeated racial epithets and other racially-charged…
Read MoreTwo Wilmington Trust Officers Sentenced Today
Two of the four men found guilty in the Wilmington Trust downfall were sentenced today in US District Court in Wilmington. Former Bank President and COO, Robert Harra and Chief Financial Officer, David Gibson, have each been sentenced to 6 years in prison, three years’ supervised release, and a $300k fine. In addition, Harra must…
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