Mar 5, 2025 | addiction and substance abuse disorders | and Gutierrez Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) | CDS | CDS processing and packaging | Conspiracy | DCJ | digital scales | Division of Criminal Justice | fentanyl | grinders | heroin | Indictment | Lodi | NJ CARES | North New Jersey | Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR) | Office of the New Jersey Coordinator of Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies | Operation Helping Hand | opioid epidemic | Opioid Mills | Paterson | Racketeering | Rodriguez | rubber bands | Sanchez | sifters | wax folds | wood-handle stamps and ink pads | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Division of Criminal Justice | NJ CARES | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice announced a 53-count state grand jury indictment charging 20 people for their alleged roles in operating opioid mills in North Jersey.
Dec 17, 2024 | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Consumer Protection | Division of Law | Environmental Justice | NJ CARES | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that civil enforcement efforts in 2023 brought in nearly $596 million through recoveries resulting from lawsuits and investigations, nearly 37% higher than in 2022.
Mar 12, 2024 | Addiction Treatment | Cedar Grove | Clinical Practice of Medicine | controlled dangerous substances | Division of Consumer Affairs | Indiscriminately Prescribed CDS | Preliminary Evaluation Committee (“PEC”) | substance use disorders | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
For Immediate Release: March 12, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...
Nov 9, 2023 | NJ CARES | Non-Violent Offenders | Paterson | substance use disorder | The Opt for Help and Hope Initiative | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
Opt for Help and Hope is a prosecutor-led diversion program that offers people who commit low-level, non-violent crimes the opportunity to overcome substance use disorder. Paterson is the first of six New Jersey cities to launch this pilot program.
Aug 16, 2023 | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release
For Immediate Release: Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor- Al Garcia, Interim Insurance Fraud Prosecutor For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON — The...
