Jul 12, 2024 | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | Behavioral Health | Mental Health | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that organizations in Camden City, Newark, Paterson, and Trenton have been selected to receive grant funds to support the creation of local Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) Pilot Programs.
Jul 10, 2024 | administrative tasks | Change Healthcare Data Breach | confirm pre-authorization of procedures or services | credit freeze | credit monitoring resources | credit report | Cyberattack | dark web | denial of coverage | electronic data clearinghouse | Equifax | exchange insurance claim data | Experian | Explanation of Benefits | identity restoration service | Identity Theft | insurers | pharmacies | providers | sensitive health and personal data | TransUnion | UnitedHealth | verify insurance | Consumer Protection | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today is sharing consumer protection reminders and raising awareness about the availability of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services following Change Healthcare’s unprecedented February data breach.
Jul 10, 2024 | benzoyl peroxide | body contouring | botox | butterfly needles | Clifton | dermal filler injections | disposable syringes | Division of Consumer Affairs | laser hair removal | lidocaine | microblading | microneedling | permanent makeup | platelet rich plasma facials (“vampire facials”) | Skyn Spa | State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling (“Cosmetology Board”) | State Board of Medical Examiners (“Medical Board”) | teeth whitening | ultrasound machines | unlawfully provided cosmetic services | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Continuing their efforts to halt the unlicensed practice of medicine in spa-like settings, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that the owner of a Passaic County skin-care spa has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty and accept a 10-year ban on operating a skin care specialty spa in New Jersey in order to resolve allegations of unlawfully providing invasive aesthetic treatments only licensed medical professionals are authorized to perform in New Jersey.
Jul 10, 2024 | Fatal Police Shooting | Investigation | Manchester | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office today released recordings from a police body-worn camera and two 911 calls relating to a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on December 5, 2023 in Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey.
Jul 9, 2024 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Body Worn Cameras | Grand Jury | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Newark | Newark Police Department | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | police-involved shooting | standard operating procedures (SOPs) | University Hospital | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a Newark, New Jersey man who was fatally shot by officers from the Newark Police Department on May 3, 2023.
