The Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) focuses on pursuing major financial crimes, including securities fraud, and holding white collar criminals accountable for their wrongdoing. The Attorney General created this new office within the Division of Criminal Justice to enhance and expand the State’s existing efforts to prosecute financial crimes. The OSFFCP is specifically charged with investigating and prosecuting crimes that undermine the fairness and integrity of our financial systems, exploit investors, and prey on vulnerable individuals across the State of New Jersey and beyond.
The OSFFCP primarily focuses on the most significant securities and financial crimes impacting individuals and companies that reside or do business in New Jersey – from corporate corruption and market manipulation to Ponzi schemes and investor scams. The office will seek to ensure that those who commit financial crimes are held accountable and disgorged of their ill-gotten gains, while also seeking to recover funds for victims.
Among the financial crimes that the OSFFCP will investigate and prosecute include:
- Securities, commodities, and investment fraud;
- Investment advisor fraud,
- Market manipulation;
- Schemes to defraud or deceive;
- Ponzi and pyramid schemes;
- Commercial bribery and disloyalty;
- Criminal antitrust violations;
- Money laundering; and
- Corporate and white-collar crimes, including those committed by corporate executives, officers, and board members.
In addition to having its own dedicated staff, as a component of the Division of Criminal Justice, the OSFFCP has the ability to obtain more resources when needed to accomplish its mission.
Recent News
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, AG Platkin Urges New Jerseyans to Beware of Online Scams Using the Promise of Love to Victimize Young and Old
With Valentine’s Day approaching, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin warned New Jerseyans to beware of internet scams using the promise of love and romance to financially victimize individuals from young teens to senior citizens.
AG: Five Defendants Sentenced After Fraudulently Advertising Aviation Equipment for Sale Online and Scamming Businesses Out of $1.3M
Today Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the sentencings of five defendants from Somerset, Middlesex, and Union counties who orchestrated a $1.3 million online fraud scheme, tricking businesses across the U.S. and abroad into paying for aviation equipment that was never delivered.
Bergen County Father and Son Indicted in Alleged ‘Fix-and-Flip’ Investment Scam Involving Shore Properties, Defrauding Investors and Lenders of More Than $2.5M
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that a state grand jury indicted a father and son from Bergen County for allegedly defrauding investors and mortgage lenders of more than $2.5 million through an investment scam involving Jersey Shore real estate.
AG: Camden County Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Money Laundering Nearly $1.5M from Transnational Fraud Involving Romance and Financial Scams
For Immediate Release: September 20, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- J. Stephen Ferketic, DirectorOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo Quiñones, Legal Chief For...
AG Platkin: Union County Restaurant Operator Facing Up to Three Years in State Prison for Fraudulently Failing to Pay Nearly $500,000 in New Jersey Sales Taxes
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo Quiñones, Legal Chief For Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.govTRENTON —...
Attorney General Platkin Announces Guilty Pleas in $1.3 Million Internet Fraud Scheme Involving Fictitious Sale of Aviation Equipment
Five NJ Residents Admit Roles in Defrauding More Than 200 Businesses Nationwide and Abroad For Immediate Release: May 25, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo...
AG Platkin: Cumberland County Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Nearly $850,000 from His Employer
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo Quiñones, Legal Chief For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...
AG Platkin: Sussex County Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving $1.2 Million in Stolen Funds in International Business E-Mail Compromise Scheme
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo Quiñones, Legal Chief For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...
AG Platkin Launches Office to Combat Securities and Financial Crimes to Preserve the Fairness and Integrity of our Financial Systems and to Protect Vulnerable Victims Across the State of New Jersey
The Office Will Be Led by Experienced Financial Fraud Prosecutor Pablo QuiñonesFor Immediate Release: January 12, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa CoryellOAGpress@njoag.govPablo...
