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
UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Identities of Decedent and Bayonne Police Officers in Regard to September 16, 2024 Civilian Death Following Police Encounter in Bayonne
OPIA, Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, Investigation, Fatal Police Encounter, Bayonne, Broadway, Linnet Street, 911 call, Bayonne Medical Center.
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.