State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

Acting AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Issue Warning Letters To Businesses Failing to Disclose Surcharges for Using Credit, Debit or Pre-Paid Cards

Jul 22, 2022 | | | | | | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release

For Immediate Release: July 22, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Erica LockhartOAGpress@njoag.gov NEWARK – Today, Acting...

Acting AG Platkin, Banking and Insurance Commissioner Caride Secure $1.9 Million Judgment Against NJ Family for Mortgage Relief Scheme Targeting Financially Struggling Homeowners

Jul 22, 2022 | | | | | | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release

For Immediate Release: July 22, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...

NJ Pharmacy Board Temporarily Suspends License of Hudson County Pharmacist Arrested for Allegedly Selling Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards

Jul 21, 2022 | | | | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release

For Immediate Release: July 21, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...

Acting AG Platkin Announces Somerset County Man Sentenced to County Jail for Issuing More than $166,000 in Bad Checks

Jul 15, 2022 | | | | | Consumer Protection | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release

For Immediate Release: July 15, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralOffice of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor- Tracy M. Thompson, Insurance Fraud Prosecutor For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...

Acting AG Platkin Announces the Arrest of Hudson County Pharmacist Charged with Selling Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards to Individuals Who Did Not Receive the Vaccine

Jul 1, 2022 | | | | Consumer Protection | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release

For Immediate Release: July 1, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralOffice of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor- Tracy M. Thompson, Insurance Fraud Prosecutor For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...

Acting AG Platkin Announces Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan Goes Effective, Resulting in Over a Billion Dollars for New Jersey and Other Public Creditors to Use toward Opioid Abatement

Jun 30, 2022 | | | | | | | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

As Part of Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan, New Jersey and its Subdivisions to Receive Approximately $30 Million Dollars from Dublin-Based Pharmaceutical Company that Flooded Market with Highly Addictive Opioid Painkillers, Downplayed Risks For Immediate Release: June...