Combatting Public Corruption and Strengthening Public Confidence in Government and the Criminal Justice System in New Jersey
The Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA) is tasked with a dual mission: to investigate violations of public trust and to develop policies that would rebuild faith in both government and our criminal justice system. OPIA includes both criminal prosecutors and trained investigators, who work together to prosecute cases involving public corruption, criminal violations of civil rights laws, and illegal use of force by law enforcement officers.
OPIA also includes an Office of Policing Policy which works to strengthen policing practices across New Jersey.
OPIA has a statewide Corruption Tipline: 1-844-OPIA-TIP (1-844-674-2847) and all information received through the Tipline can remain confidential.
Recent News
AG Platkin Announces Indictment of Six Correctional Police Officers Stemming from Aggravated Assault of Inmate at Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced a state grand jury has voted to file charges against six correctional police officers in connection with the 2020 assault of an inmate at the New Jersey Department of Corrections’ (DOC) Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Burlington County.
AG Platkin Announces New Leaders of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability’s Corruption Bureau
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced the appointment of two co-directors who will lead the OPIA Corruption Bureau.
UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Video Footage from Investigation into May 27, 2024 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Franklin Borough, N.J.
The Attorney General’s Office today released 911 calls and footage from two surveillance cameras and one mobile video recorder relating to the fatal motor vehicle crash on May 27, 2024, involving Franklin Borough Police Sgt. William Grissom a woman from the Borough of Sussex, New Jersey.