Feb 28, 2024 | Corruption Bureau | forged signatures | illegitimate building permits | Indictment | OPIA | Paterson | Paterson City Building Permits | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a state grand jury has voted to indict a Paterson housing and zoning inspector as well as an accomplice, charging them for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to accept money in exchange for illegitimate building permits bearing forged signatures, purported to be issued by the City of Paterson.
Feb 21, 2024 | Bumble | Civil Penalty | Criminal Background Screening | Internet Dating Safety Act (“IDSA”) | Internet Dating Services | New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) | Public Disclosures | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that Texas-based internet dating service provider Bumble, Inc. will pay $315,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations it violated New Jersey’s consumer protection and internet dating safety laws by misrepresenting or failing to disclose its criminal background screening policies and practices to its New Jersey users.
Feb 20, 2024 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident | Grand Jury | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Long Branch | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges against a Long Branch police officer at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a fatal vehicle collision on August 14, 2023.
Feb 20, 2024 | Division on Civil Rights | Heldrich Center for Workforce Development | job protection | New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) | NJFLA | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
For Immediate Release: February 20, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Tara OliverOAGpress@njoag.gov FAQs TRENTON – Attorney General...
Feb 19, 2024 | Fatal Crash | Investigation | OPIA | Winslow Township | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Monday, February 19, 2024, in Winslow Township, New Jersey.
Feb 15, 2024 | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Police-Involved Shooting | Garden State Parkway | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Investigation | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Woodbridge N.J. | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office today released body-worn and dashboard-camera footage as well as radio communications relating to the death of a Middlesex County man during a police encounter on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge.
