Delaware Controlled Dangerous Substance Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ty Mauldin </h2> </center>
Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028A(a)(1), health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1347 and obtaining controlled drugs in violation of 18 U.S.C. 843. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> T... More...
$ (07-03-2026 - DE)State of Delaware v. John Taggart
Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dangerous Crimes Against a Child. In June 2022, the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington received an anonymous complaint alleging that John Taggart ("Defendant") sexually abused multiple complainants between May 1, 1995, and June 15, 1996 while working as a priest at St. Thomas the Apostle church in Wilmington. ... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Crandall Speights </h1></h1>
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing checks out of the mail. <br> <br> A Wilmington man was sentenced on September 18, 2025, to 70 months in prison for amassing over $900,000 in fraudulent proceeds through multiple fraud schemes over the course of years. <br> <br> According to court documents, Crandall Speights, 43, drove around neighborhoods... More...
$0 (11-02-2025 - DE)United States of America v. Donnie Taylor
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping.<br> <br> In the early hours of October 17, 2022, Donnie Taylor, of Wilmington, Delaware, conspired with an unnamed juvenile and Kyaire Finch to lure the victim to a New Castle parking lot on the promise of sex. Once there, Taylor and Finch punched the victim in the head and robbed him of his wallet and ... More...
$0 (07-14-2025 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Tayion Spencer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbing Armored Truck </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Philadelphia Man Who Robbed Armored Truck Sentenced To More Than Eight Years Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Tayion Spencer, 32, was arrested by th... More...
$0 (05-30-2024 - DE)United States of America v. Robert Hunter Biden
<h2>Willmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Abbe&l=Lowell&i=40934&z=20006" target="_new">Abbe David Lowell</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Bartholomew&l=Dalton&i=30005&z=19806" target="_new">Batholomew J. Dalton</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Connor&l=Dalton&i=146862&z=19806" target="_new">Co... More...
$0 (06-03-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Tayion Spencer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbing Armored Truck </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm; Gun was Used in Violent Assault and Armed Robbery </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br... More...
$0 (05-30-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Martin Green </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wilmington Man Sentenced to 133 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the D... More...
$0 (05-24-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Martin Green </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wilmington Man Sentenced to 133 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the D... More...
$0 (05-24-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Tyron Hines </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i>Washington DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Law Enforcement.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Defendant Hurled Object at Police and Charged Police Line with Stolen Riot Shield </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A Texas man was sentenced on March 21, 2024, after he pleaded ... More...
$0 (03-22-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. James Richard Smith III </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Wilmington, Delaware Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></ceDavid C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware announced that a Delaware man <br> <br> David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaw... More...
$0 (01-31-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. James Richard Smith III </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withDrug Distribution and Firearm Possession.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> <br> David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware announced that a Delaware man was sentenced on Monday to 135 months in f... More...
$0 (01-31-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. William Bailey </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Wilmington, Delaware Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted Dover home invasion</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> William Bailey, 39, of Smyrna was sentenced on November 16, 2022 to 10 years in federal prision for his role in an attempted Dover home invasion. Chief U.S. District Judge Colm F. Connolly pronoun... More...
$0 (11-18-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Hunter Biden
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with making misrepresentations on an application to fire are firearm and failure to pay taxes on $1.5 million in income in 2014 and 2015. <br> <br> 18:922(g)(3), which provides:<br> <br> <br> (g) It shall be unlawful for any person—<br> (1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment f... More...
$0 (07-26-2023 - DE)United States of America v. Porfirio Jimenez-Arizmendi
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being an unlawful alien in possession of a firearm and for distribution of methamphetamine.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/delaware/news/wilmington/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Delaware</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> on... More...
$0 (01-10-2023 - DE)United States of America v. Thomas E. Noble
Wilmington, Delaware criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> A grand jury indicted Noble in February 2018 on one<br> count of attempted receipt of child pornography by someone<br> previously convicted of a child pornography offense, in<br> violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(2), 2252(b)(1) and<br> 2256(2)(A), and one count of possession ... More...
$0 (08-02-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Leon Ransom
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute, as well as possession of ammunition by a person prohibited. <br> <br> Leon Ransom, 31, was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEAâ€) after multiple sales of methamphetamine and a separate sale of fentanyl to a DEA confidential sourc... More...
$0 (04-11-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Patrick Titus
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully distributing drugs and maintaining a drug involved premises.<br> <br> Patrick Titus, 58, of Milford, was convicted by a federal jury in July 2021 of 13 counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises.<br> <br> "This sentence is a re... More...
$0 (03-01-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Robert Rodriguez
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with selling controlled substances in violation of 18 U.S.C. §841<br> <br> Rodriguez, age 58, was indicted for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm. <br> <br> On August 10, 2020, FBI conducted a search of the defendant's apartment in the 1300 block of W. 4th Street, Wilmington, Dela... More...
$0 (02-09-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Connections Community Support Programs, Inc.
Wilmington, DE: False Claims Act Qui Tam lawyers represented the United States claiming that Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. alleging health care fraud arising under the federal False Claims Act and violations of the Controlled Substances Act. Prior to the sale of its assets in bankruptcy, CCSP provided a variety of mental health and addiction treatment services at numerous locations... More...
$15000000 (09-02-2021 - DE)United States of America v. Walmart, Inc. (Wal-Mart)
Wilmington, DE - In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice has alleged that Walmart Inc. unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis. <br> <br> The complaint alleges that this unlawful conduct resulted in hundre... More...
$0 (12-23-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Elizabeth Leighton Mullins
Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm and drug possession.<br> <br> Elizabeth Leighton Mullins, 46, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. <br> <br> “This meth dealer and user is going to federal prison for almost ... More...
$0 (11-23-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Ibrahim Sesay
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented charged with drug possession with intent to distribute.<br> <br> Ibrahim Sesay, 45, of Wilmington, was charged with possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it.<br> <br> According to court documents, Sesay sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant on a number of separate occasions. Based on that conduct, law enforcemen... More...
$0 (11-03-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Cornelius Riley
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wilmington_DE_FED.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Cornelius Riley with possession and distribution of heroin.<br> <br> In January of 2018, Defendant sold an ounce of heroin to an undercover officer. The Defendant then made arrangements to sell an additional 4.5... More...
$0 (09-03-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Roy Horsey
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center> <br> <br> <br> Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Roy Horsey with drug distribution.... More...
$0 (03-23-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Theophil Hollis
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/de/locations/delaware.jpg"><br> </center><br> Wilmington, DE - Newark Drug Dealer Sentenced To 5 1/2 Years In Federal Prison For Deadly Heroin<br> <br> Theophil Hollis, 30, of Newark, was sentenced on October 3, 2019 to 5 ½ years in federal prison. Hollis had previously pled guilty to two counts of possession with intent to d... More...
$0 (10-13-2019 - DE)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AMY GONZALEZ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DAVID MATUSIEWICZ <table> <td>
David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mothe... More...
$0 (09-09-2018 - DE)Brinckerhoff v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc
The facts are drawn from the Complaint, the operative limited partnership <br> agreements, other documents that are integral to the Complaint and matters of <br> which the Court may take judicial notice. a. The Parties <br> Plaintiff Peter Brinckerhoff (“Brinckerhoff” or “Plaintiff”), individually and <br> as trustee of the Peter R. Brinckerhoff Rev. Tr. U.A. DTD 10/17/97 (the “Trust”)... More...
$0 (04-29-2016 - DE)United States of America v. Damien Piper
Former Wilmington Housing Authority Employee Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzlement<br> <br> WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Damien Piper, age 34, of Wilmington, Delaware, was sentenced today by the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, to 12 months and one day... More...
$0 (03-10-2016 - DE)United States of America v. Paul Adams
North Wilmington Men Plead Guilty to Selling Drugs From Home<br> <br> WILMINGTON, Del. – Paul Adams, age 38, of Wilmington, Del., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute cocaine out of his home in North Wilmington, announced Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. Adam’s co-conspirator Kevin Carter, age 31, of Claymont, Del., pleaded guilty to the... More...
$0 (03-17-2016 - DE)STATE OF DELAWARE v. LUIS REYES
The bodies of Brandon Saunders and Vaughn Rowe were discovered in a wooded area of Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 21, 1996. Nearly four years later, on December 6, 1999, Luis Reyes ("Reyes") and Luis Cabrera ("Cabrera") were indicted as co-defendants for the murders of Saunders and Rowe ("Rockford Park Murders").1 The State sought the death penalty for both Reyes and Cabrera in ... More...
$0 (03-13-2016 - DE)Marino v. Patriot Rail Company LLC
The facts are drawn from the affidavits and supporting documents that the parties <br> submitted in connection with their motions for summary judgment. The parties agreed in <br> their briefs and at oral argument that there were no disputes of material fact that would <br> affect the outcome. Pursuant to Court of Chancery Rule 56(h), the cross-motions <br> therefore became “the equivalent of a s... More...
$0 (03-01-2016 - DE)State of Delaware v. Oneill Rose
Presently before the court is Defendant’s motion for post <br> conviction relief ostensibly filed on June 20, 2014. In that motion <br> Defendant did not assert any claims for relief. Instead he stated <br> that “Movant cannot discern substantial grounds for relief. Movant <br> speaks broken (Jamaica origin) English and does not read English <br> well.” According to Defendant, his ground... More...
$0 (01-29-2016 - DE)Franks v. State Of Delaware
In 1992 Jermaine Wright was convicted of Murder in the First Degree, Robbery<br> in the First Degree, and related weapons offenses for his involvement in what was<br> known as the Hi-Way Inn murder/robbery. The Superior Court imposed the death<br> penalty for his conviction of Murder in the First Degree. Prior to trial, Wright moved<br> to suppress a statement he had given to police. He alleged... More...
$0 (01-13-2016 - DE)AM General Holdings LLC v. The Renco Group, Inc. -and- The Renco Group, Inc. v. MacAndrews AMG Holdings LLC
These two actions are proceeding in tandem.1 In essence, the Renco Group, Inc. and affiliates (“Renco”) are in a dispute with MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. and affiliates (“M&F”) about their inter-related investments in Nominal <br> Defendants AM General Holdings LLC (“Holdco”) and Ilshar Capital LLC (“Ilshar”). Currently pending are two motions: M&F has moved to compel disco... More...
$0 (01-01-2016 - DE)PECO Logistics, LLC v. Walnut Investment Partners, L.P., et al.
In March 2011, two sophisticated investors (the “Walnut Investors”) acquired <br> preferred units in PECO Logistics, LLC (“PECO” or the “Company”) and became parties <br> to an LLC agreement that afforded them the voluntary right to sell their preferred units <br> back to PECO three years later (the “Put Right”). The LLC agreement provides that, <br> upon exercise of the Put Right... More...
$0 (01-01-2016 - DE)Gerald A. Lechliter v. Del. Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, et al.
The Plaintiff filed his Verified Complaint on October 11, 2012. The <br> Complaint alleged seven counts against the Defendants: Count I alleges that DNREC <br> violated numerous statutes to illegally build the Turbine; Count II alleges that the <br> City violated statutes and zoning ordinances to illegally issue the Building Permit; <br> Counts III and IV allege violations of the Delaware Freedom... More...
$0 (01-01-2016 - DE)SIGA Technologies, Inc. v. PharmAthene
In 2004, SIGA acquired technology for ST-246, an antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. At that time, the viability, potential uses, safety, and efficacy of the drug, as well as the likelihood of SIGA obtaining regulatory approval or making sales to the government, were, as is typical in this industry, uncertain. By late 2005, SIGA was running out of money, its largest shareholder, MacAndr... More...
$0 (12-23-2015 - DE)ESG Capital Partners II, LP, et al. v. Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund, LP, et al.
Non-party Timothy Burns formed ESG Capital Partners II, LP (the ―Partnership‖) <br> for a limited purpose. After raising money from investors, the Partnership would <br> purchase shares of stock of Facebook, Inc. before that company‘s then-anticipated initial <br> public offering. Preferably once Facebook had completed a successful IPO, the <br> Partnership would distribute to its in... More...
$0 (12-20-2015 - DE)Juan Restrepo-Duque v. State Of Delaware
On February 14, 2010, Kenton Wesley Wolf was shot with a BB gun and stabbed to death in his Smyrna residence. The police arrested Juan Restrepo Duque (“Restrepo”), an eighteen-year-old Colombian national who had been living in the U.S. for seven years, and charged him with Wolf’s murder. A Superior Court jury found Restrepo guilty of second degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon dur... More...
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