PRESS RELEASES
Hundreds of Drug Disposal Bags to be Distributed to Hospice Care and Other Facilities to Fight Opioid Misuse and Diversion
For Immediate Release: February 21, 2023 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralNJ CARES- Kelly Levy, Acting DirectorDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Rob...
AG Platkin Announces NJ Has Joined Nationwide Settlements Totaling $20.1 Billion with CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Pharmacies and Drug Makers Teva and Allergan, for Their Alleged Roles in the Opioid Crisis
New Jersey and its Eligible Subdivisions to Receive Up to $508.1 Million to Address the Opioid CrisisFor Immediate Release: January 11, 2023 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting DirectorNJ...
AG Platkin Announces Additional Police Departments Joining ARRIVE Together Mental Health Crisis Response Initiative
Attorney General Also Forms Statewide Steering Committee to Advise on Continued Expansion of ARRIVE Together InitiativeFor Immediate Release: December 21, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media...
AG Platkin Announces $1.4 Million in Funding to Enhance Prescription Monitoring Program
For Immediate Release: November 30, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting DirectorNJ CARES- Kelly Levy, Acting DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Julia...
AG Platkin and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan Announce New Jersey State Police Awarded Over $500,000 Federal Grant to Expand ARRIVE Together Mental Health Crisis Response Initiative
Funds will go toward State Police’s Cumberland County program as well as to sub-grantees in other areas of the StateFor Immediate Release: November 14, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralNew Jersey State Police- Colonel Patrick J....
AG Platkin Announces New Program in Six Municipal Court Systems to Assist Non-Violent Offenders Overcoming Addiction
For Immediate Release: November 1, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralNJ CARES- Kelly E. Levy, Acting DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Julia WiacekOAGpress@njoag.govTRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and...
AG Platkin Announces Prison Sentences for Operators of a “Drive-Through” Drug Distribution Network in Newark
8-Month Investigation Led to Seizure of AR-15s, Handguns, Heroin & CocaineFor Immediate Release: October 24, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Pearl Minato, DirectorFor Further Information: Media...
Attorney General’s Office Releases Additional Information, Video and Other Media Related to Fatal Officer-Involved Crash in Neptune on June 5, 2022
For Immediate Release: July 28, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Thomas J. Eicher, Executive DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Steven...
State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officer Involved in Fatal Motor Vehicle Pursuit in Mansfield Township, N.J., on October 27, 2020
For Immediate Release: July 12, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Thomas J. Eicher, Executive DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Steven...
Acting AG Platkin Announces Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan Goes Effective, Resulting in Over a Billion Dollars for New Jersey and Other Public Creditors to Use toward Opioid Abatement
As Part of Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan, New Jersey and its Subdivisions to Receive Approximately $30 Million Dollars from Dublin-Based Pharmaceutical Company that Flooded Market with Highly Addictive Opioid Painkillers, Downplayed RisksFor Immediate Release: June 30,...