Attorney General’s Power to Clean Up Communities Strengthened Under New Law
Measure expands Nuisance Abatement Program that focuses on crime-infested properties Dover – A bill that enhances the Department of Justice’s ability to target crime-ridden properties through its Nuisance Abatement Program has been signed into law by Governor Jack Markell. “We will be able to shut down and clean up more properties that are havens for […]
Read MoreBiden Objects to Proposed Mortgage Securities Settlement
Del. Attorney General seeks more information over concerns about potential violations of Delaware law and inadequate response to investors Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his office is objecting to the proposed settlement between Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon and has petitioned the New York Supreme Court […]
Read MorePriest Indicted on Theft Charges
Wilmington – Following a 5- month investigation by the Attorney General’s Senior Protection Initiative, the New Castle County Grand Jury has indicted Father Michael Angeloni with one count of Theft over $100,000 for stealing from a parishioner of the Church of the Holy Child, where he previously served as Assistant Pastor. “Crimes in which a […]
Read MoreLegislation to Make Delaware’s Roads Safer Becomes Law
New laws toughen penalties on repeat DUI offenders and criminally negligent drivers Newport – Attorney General Beau Biden joined Governor Jack Markell today as the Governor signed into law two pieces of legislation drafted by the Attorney General’s Office that will take dangerous drivers off the roads. HB 168 enhances prison sentences for those who […]
Read MoreBiden Files Suit on Behalf of Citizen in FOIA Dispute
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Read MoreCoin Salesman Receives Three-Year Sentence for Defrauding Quadriplegic Out of $200,000
Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that Marcus Meehan, age 40, of Buna, Texas, was sentenced on Friday, July 29 to three years in prison and was ordered to repay $200,000 restitution in a scam involving the sale of rare coins. Meehan was alleged to have sold the coins to a Delaware investor […]
Read MoreAttorney General’s Office Holds Police Training to Fight Child Predators
Child Predator Task Force holds first statewide course for law enforcement Dover – At the start of a two-day training course designed to enhance Delaware police agencies’ ability to combat technology-assisted crimes against children, Attorney General Beau Biden encouraged the law enforcement officers in attendance to build on the successes of the Delaware Child Predator […]
Read More11-IB09 08/01/11 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Malcolm re: FOIA Complaint Concerning Delaware State University
Petitioner complained that Delaware State University (DSU) had provided an estimate of $5,500 of the charges to provide the requested public records. DSU violated FOIA by advising requester of fee when DSU did not have a fee policy in place, and as a result, could only charge the actual cost of reproducing the records in question.
Read More11-IB07 RE: Freedom of Information Act Complaint Against Camden Wyoming Sewer & Water Authority
Requester sought information about total compensation paid to employees and outside service providers in calendar year 2010. Held that because legislature amended FOIA to expressly include sewer and water authorities, the Camden-Wyoming Sewer and Water Authority (CWSWA) is a public body, and because records including information about employee compensation relate to public business of the CWSWA, the CWSWA violated FOIA by failing to provide such records.
Read More11-IB07 RE: Freedom of Information Act Complaint Against Camden Wyoming Sewer & Water Authority
Requester sought information about total compensation paid to employees and outside service providers in calendar year 2010. Held that because legislature amended FOIA to expressly include sewer and water authorities, the Camden-Wyoming Sewer and Water Authority (CWSWA) is a public body, and because records including information about employee compensation relate to public business of the CWSWA, the CWSWA violated FOIA by failing to provide such records.
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