Mar 20, 2024 | 2021 Gubernatorial Primary | Campaign Manager | Election Offenses | Gubernatorial Candidate | Hunterdon County | Indictment | OPIA | 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 Estiben Alegria-Hurtado, 42, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, who was fatally shot by an officer from the Elizabeth Police Department on July 29, 2023.
Mar 19, 2024 | 2021 Gubernatorial Primary | Campaign Manager | Election Offenses | Gubernatorial Candidate | Hunterdon County | Indictment | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability announced today that a political campaign manager from Hunterdon County has been indicted after allegedly attempting to fraudulently place a candidate on the Democratic primary ballot in the 2021 race for New Jersey governor.
Mar 18, 2024 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Deptford | Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting | Grand Jury | Independent Prosecutor Directive | 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 Daniel Nevius, 55, of Sicklerville, New Jersey.
Mar 11, 2024 | Former SDNY Federal Prosecutor | Office of Public Integ | OPIA | Retirement | Thomas J. Eicher | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Former SDNY Federal Prosecutor and Current Senior Counsel to the AG, Drew Skinner, named as Incoming Executive Director.
Mar 9, 2024 | Fatal Police-Involved Shooting | Hamilton | Investigation | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on March 8, 2024, in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey.
Mar 8, 2024 | concealing misconduct | Essex County | failing to perform background checks | failing to perform drug tests | Guilty Plea | hiring unqualified drivers | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | operating unsafe buses | OPIA | School Bus Company | Child Protection | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced today that an Essex County-based school bus company and one of its owners pleaded guilty, after hiring unqualified drivers, failing to perform drug tests and background checks, operating unsafe buses, and attempting to conceal their misconduct.
