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WILMINGTON, Del. – Benjamin L. Wallace, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a South Dakota man has pleaded guilty to ordering thousands of opioid pills by stealing the identity of medical professionals with whom he worked.  U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Hall accepted the plea.

WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Wilmington man with securities fraud and insider trading.

Wilmington, Del. – Aquatherm, L.P. (“Aquatherm”), a Delaware limited partnership based in Lindon, Utah, has agreed to pay $1,351,575.84 to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for which it was not eligible.

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Queens, New York, man was sentenced on May 29, 2026, to 275 months in prison for his role in a nationwide cocaine-trafficking conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika imposed the sentence. The Court also issued a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture for a personal money judgment in the amount of $2,495,500, which represents the gross proceeds of the defendant’s cocaine enterprise.

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace announced today that Paul W. Kaufman has been appointed First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. As First Assistant, Kaufman will serve as the Office’s second-ranking official and assist in leading the Office’s operations and mission throughout the District of Delaware.

WILMINGTON, Del. – On May 21, 2026, a federal jury convicted a South Carolina man and an Oregon woman for their roles in a fraud scheme that generated more than $9.1 million in disaster-relief loans for dozens of businesses across the country.

WILMINGTON, Del. – On May 19, 2026, U.S. Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace presented the District’s Freedom 250 Hometown Hero award to Officers First Class Christopher Hewlett, Nathan Jupiter, and Jay Scerbo of the New Castle County Police Department.  Officer Scerbo’s award was presented in his absence. Members of the New Castle County Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Attorney’s Office were present for the ceremony.

WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal jury convicted a New Castle County resident yesterday on charges of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Townsend, Delaware man was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. Chief U.S. District Judge Colm F. Connolly imposed the sentence.