Jul 31, 2024 | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Bergen | Burlington | Camden | DCR | Division on Civil Rights | Enforcement Actions | Garfield Avenue | inoperable elevator | Jersey City | Law Against Discrimination | Let’s Celebrate Urban Renewal LLC | Management Companies | NJLAD | Notice of Violations | Ocean | perceived disability | Property Owners | residents protections | Union | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Apartment Building’s Sole Elevator Inoperable Since November 2023, Allegedly Denying Equal Access to Residents With Disabilities.
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...
Jul 29, 2024 | Baron App | business or product endorsements | Cameo | Cameo for Business | celebrities | consumer protection | disclosures | failed to provide refunds | Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Endorsement Guideline violations | Multistate Settlement | paid advertiser disclosure requirements | personalized video messages | settlement resolves a multistate investigation into Cameo’s compliance with state consumer protection statutes and the FTC Endorsement Guidelines | Consumer Protection | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined 29 other Attorneys General today in announcing a settlement resolving potential consumer protection and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Endorsement Guideline violations by Baron App, which does business as Cameo, a platform for hiring celebrities to create personalized video messages.
Jul 24, 2024 | and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA) | Cannabis | Cannabis Regulatory | cannabis rescheduling | DEA | Department of Justice | Enforcement Assistance | Federal Government | Marijuana | medical benefits | Proposed Rule | Rescheduling | Schedule I | Schedule III | therapeutic | Division of Law | Press Release | Statutes, Regulations & Rules
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin submitted a comment letter on Monday to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) supporting the DEA’s proposed rule that would reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, from Schedule I, which is reserved for highly addictive and dangerous substances like heroin, to Schedule III, in recognition of marijuana’s potential for therapeutic and medical benefits and lower risk for abuse.
Jul 23, 2024 | "interactive process" | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Bergen | Burlington | Camden | DCR | Division on Civil Rights | Enforcement Actions | Findings of Probable Cause | Law Against Discrimination | Management Companies | Mill Run at Union | NJLAD | Ocean | Office of Administrative Law | Property Owners | severe or pervasive harassment of tenants | Superior Court | Union | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) today announced that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in eight additional cases alleging management companies and housing providers discriminated against tenants on the basis of disability in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD).
Jul 16, 2024 | accountability and transparency | ALPR Technology | Attorney General Directive 2022-12 | Audit | Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Data | foster trust between law enforcement agencies and communities | New Jersey Law Enforcement | New Jersey State Police | NJSP | promoting public trust | uniform standards | New Jersey State Police | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
For Immediate Release: July 16, 2024 Office of The Attorney General – Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General New Jersey State Police – Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent For Further Information: Media Inquiries- OAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON — Attorney...
