Mar 5, 2025 | “Dear Colleague" letter | 15 attorney general | academic interests | Accessibility Initiatives | California | colleges | Connecticut | Delaware | diverse equitable inclusive and accessible educational experiences | Diversity | Equity | family background | financial means and socioeconomic status | geographic residency | Illinois | Inclusion | K-12 schools | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Multistate Guidance for Schools | Nevada | New York | Oregon | parental education level | Rhode Island | Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA) | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | Universities | Vermont | Bias and Discrimination | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in issuing guidance to help K-12 schools, colleges, and universities understand the legality, viability, and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies and practices in education.
Mar 4, 2025 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Brook Hollow Drive | cyclist death | Evidence | Fatal Crash | Grand Jury | Hackettstown | Hackettstown Medical Center | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Long Valley | New Jersey State Police | NJSP | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | testimony | Willow Grove Street | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a cyclist who died following a February 5, 2024 crash in Hackettstown, New Jersey, involving a member of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP).
Mar 3, 2025 | allowing the business to reopen | bribery | Broad Street | Essex County Prosecutor’s Office | Newark business | Newark code enforcement officer arrested | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Official Misconduct | OPIA Corruption Bureau | soliciting bribes | soliciting or accepting any benefit to influence the performance of an official duty | theft by extortion | withholding fines | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that a Newark code enforcement officer has been arrested and charged after allegedly soliciting bribes from a Newark business in exchange for withholding fines and allowing the business to reopen after she had shut it down.
Feb 28, 2025 | Buena | Burlington County | comptroller | Division of Criminal Justice | failure to pay tax | filing a fraudulent tax return | Financial facilitation of criminal activity | Forgery | Former Chief Financial Officer | Money Laundering | Not-For-Profit Company | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) | receiving stolen property | Stealing $2.5 Million | Tax Evasion | Unlawful Taking | white-collar crime | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the former chief financial officer and comptroller of a Burlington County-based not-for-profit company has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $2.5 million from the company, money laundering and tax evasion.
Feb 28, 2025 | Bureau of Securities | Consumer Protection Enforcement Highlights | consumer protection initiatives | DCA | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | high volume of consumer complaints | impede consumers’ ability to make informed purchasing decisions | Office of Consumer Protection | Office of Weights and Measures | targeted crackdowns | taskforce sweeps | undercover investigations | unfair and deceptive conduct | unlawful business practices | unscrupulous investment schemes | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced highlights of various consumer protection initiatives carried out by the Division in 2024, including those aimed at putting a stop to unlawful business practices that impede consumers’ ability to make informed purchasing decisions, shutting down unscrupulous investment schemes putting New Jersey investors at risk, and halting unfair and deceptive conduct in industries that historically generate a high volume of consumer complaints in New Jersey each year.
Feb 28, 2025 | attempting to debauch the morals of a child | attempting to engage in sex with a child who was less than 13 years old | attempting to lure young children | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | human trafficking | Lanoka Harbor | New Jersey State Police | Ocean County man | predatory online behavior | Sexual Activity | The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims
For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Theresa L. Hilton, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Matthew ReillyOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – Attorney General...
