Nov 14, 2024 | bipartisan legislation | Burglary Laws | cross-jurisdictional burglary suspects | Department of Law and Public Safety | deter | Division of Criminal Justice | Home Invasions | information sharing | investigate and prosecute | Law Enforcement Leaders | Newark | NJPBA | NJSACOP | Residential Burglaries | Statewide Burglary Task Force | Strategy Meeting | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | Policing Policy | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Tackling Auto Theft | Violence Intervention
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin held a meeting in Newark with law enforcement leaders from across the state to discuss how officers and prosecutors can best use the newly enacted laws that heighten criminal penalties for residential burglaries.
Oct 29, 2024 | Bordentown | Corrections Officers | Female Secure Care and Intake Facility | JJC | Juvenile Justice Commission | Sexual Assault | unlawful sexual contact | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced the charging of two Juvenile Justice Commission Senior Corrections Officers who allegedly sexually assaulted, and had unlawful sexual contact with, a female resident of the Female Secure Care and Intake Facility located in Bordentown, New Jersey.
Oct 3, 2024 | Abuse of Two Minors | aggravated criminal sexual contact | attempted aggravated sexual assault | Caseworker | Division of Child Protection and Permanency | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | endangering the welfare of children by impairing or debauching the morals of a child | Georgia | Homeland Security Investigations | Indictment | luring | New Jersey | New Jersey State Police (NJSP) | Newark | NJSP Internet Crimes Against Children Unit | Official Misconduct | Savannah | Sexual Assault | sexual assault (2nd degree) | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) announced the indictment of an ex-caseworker for the New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services’ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), for his alleged sexual abuse of two children.
Jul 29, 2024 | Division of Criminal Justice | Fuel Investment Fraud Scheme | Indictment | laundering funds | LLC (“Petro Traders”) | LLC (“Prime Petroleum”) | Middlesex County | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) | Old Bridge | Petro Traders Group | Prime Petroleum | Woodbridge | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2024 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 Further...
Jun 20, 2024 | Attorney General 2024-3 | Attorney General Directive 2024-3 | bloodspot | DCJ | Division of Criminal Justice | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that he has issued a Directive to law enforcement executives and county prosecutors establishing new limits on attempts to obtain newborn “bloodspot” information in connection with criminal investigations.
Jun 14, 2024 | Alzheimer Care Facility | bodily injury | Camden Counties | Elder Abuse Cases | Indictment | Long-Term Care Facilities | Medicaid Fraud Control Unit | MFCU | Ocean County | physical harm | State Grand Jury | Toms River | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) | Division of Criminal Justice | Elder Abuse | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced three long-term care facility workers are facing pending criminal charges stemming from alleged mistreatment of people in their care.
