Tag: Delaware
Damion Thomas, Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Delaware 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 26-year-old New Castle County man, Damion Thomas, is facing a long prison sentence after a federal jury convicted him of trafficking cocaine and fentanyl in the area. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Thomas attempted to sell marijuana to an undercover police officer on July 2, 2024.…
John Kungu, Tax Evasion, Delaware 2018
⏱ 2 min read John Kungu, a 62-year-old business owner from Townsend, Delaware, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for engaging in a multi-year tax evasion scheme. Between 2018 and 2021, Kungu submitted false sworn statements to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and filed false personal and corporate tax returns, intentionally categorizing…
Corteva Agriscience LLC, et al., Patent Violations, Delaware 2026
Justice has been served, albeit indirectly, in the case of Corteva Agriscience LLC and its cohorts, as the Justice Department has filed a statement of interest in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The statement, filed on December 6, 2025, highlights the importance of the public’s ability to access and read patented…
Dr. Shayasta S. Mufti, Unlawful Medical Billing, Delaware 2019
⏱ 2 min read Wilmington, DE – Between April 2019 and November 2019, Dr. Shayasta S. Mufti, a former physician in Newark, ordered medically unnecessary genetic tests for over 100 Medicare patients, often after brief or no consultations. These tests cost Medicare thousands of dollars per patient. There was no physician-patient relationship, no examinations, and…
Kenneth L. Branch, Fraud, Delaware 2009
Kenneth L. Branch, of New Castle, Delaware, has been ordered to pay over $1.5 million in restitution and penalties for defrauding customers, according to a settlement announced by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on May 20, 2009. The CFTC filed an enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for Maryland on March 28,…
Miles Clark, Sex Trafficking, Delaware 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 12-year-old girl’s Snapchat nightmare turned into a nightmare for her 22-year-old predator, Miles Clark of Sussex County, Delaware. The girl’s innocent online interactions with Clark quickly turned dark when he began sending her explicit videos of himself. Clark, who knew the victim was just 12, even described in detail the…
Lamir Faison, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Delaware 2024
⏱ 3 min read A 21-year-old Bridgeville man is facing life in prison after federal authorities say he was caught with fentanyl and a prohibited firearm. Lamir Faison, a convicted felon, allegedly possessed a large quantity of the deadly opioid and an AR-15-style rifle. He’s accused of intending to distribute the fentanyl. The feds say…
Luqmaan Khan, Machinegun Possession, Delaware 2025
⏱ 3 min read A chilling stash of guns and a manifesto detailing a plan to attack the University of Delaware Police Department was discovered in Wilmington, Delaware. Luqmaan Khan, 25, was arrested on November 24, 2025, after a traffic stop in Canby Park West. Khan’s vehicle, a white Toyota Tacoma, was found with a…
Deontray Watson, Fentanyl and Crack Trafficking, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read In a move to make a statement, a Dover man with a history of gun convictions is headed to federal prison for 40 months after getting caught dealing fentanyl and crack cocaine with a stolen handgun. Deontray Watson, 24, had barely been out of state prison for a month after serving…
Delaware State Agency Officials, Federal Obstruction, Delaware 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Delaware Department of Labor showdown with the feds ended with a court-ordered compliance with a federal subpoena. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) issued the subpoena to the department last year as part of an ongoing immigration-related worksite enforcement investigation. But the department refused, sparking a federal lawsuit. Chief Judge Colm F.…
