Dec 19, 2023 | Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office | narcotics evidence | OPIA | Special Victims Unit | structured cash deposits | Tampering with Drug Evidence | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced the filing of criminal charges against a lieutenant with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (BCPO).
Dec 19, 2023 | Billing Misconduct | digital advertising | Google | Lawsuit | Play Store | Settlement | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general, today announced a $700-million agreement with Google in their lawsuit challenging the tech giant’s anticompetitive conduct in connection with the Google Play Store.
Dec 19, 2023 | Atlantic City Airport | Baggage Scale Testing | Credit Card Surcharge Laws | Hidden Credit Card Surcharges | New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) | Newark Liberty International Airport (“EWR”) | No Cash Payment Policies | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“the Division”) today announced educational and enforcement initiatives that will help protect consumers from being overcharged as they shop, dine, and travel to celebrate the season with family and friends.
Dec 14, 2023 | Anniversary | ARRIVE Together | collaboration | community needs | Expansion | Law Enforcement | mental health emergencies | mental health professionals | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Mental Health | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program is now operational in all 21 New Jersey counties, a milestone reached just as the program marks its two-year anniversary.
Dec 11, 2023 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Police Shooting | Grand Jury | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Paterson | 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 a fatal police-involved shooting on December 29, 2021, in Paterson.
Dec 11, 2023 | Elizabeth | Fatal Crash | OPIA | Union County Prosecutor's Office | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on December 10, 2023, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
