Oct 11, 2024 | credit card surcharge fees | Division of Consumer Affairs | inspection | merchandise | New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) | Office of Consumer Protection (“OCP”) | Office of Weights and Measures (“OWM”) | Protection from Fraud and Deception | return/refund policies | Temporary Halloween “Pop-Up” Stores | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
To promote a spooktacular Halloween shopping experience in New Jersey this year, the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) conducted compliance inspections of Halloween “pop-up” stores throughout the state to ensure these temporary seasonal retail outlets are abiding by the laws designed to protect consumers from fraud and deception.
Oct 10, 2024 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Independent Prosecutor Directive 2019-4 | County Avenue | Fatal Police Encounter | Grand Jury | Hudson County Sheriff's Department | Internal Affairs Policy & Procedures | Investigation | North Bergen | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Paul Amico Way | Seaview Drive | Secaucus | Standard Operating Procedures | Video Recordings | 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 a North Bergen, New Jersey man during an encounter on August 16, 2023 with a Hudson County Sheriff’s officer in Secaucus.
Oct 8, 2024 | "For You" Video Feed | abusive business practices | Advertising | apps | autoplay | Beauty filters | ByteDance Ltd lawsuit | comments | Consumer Fraud Act | deceptive | dopamine responses | endless or infinite scroll | exploitation of children | filters | harming youth | Mental Health | multiyear investigation | push notifications | Social Media | social media giant | Teen | Teenagers | TikTok | TikTok LIVE | TikTok Stories | unconscionable | Under-13 | variable rewards | Child 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 announced today that after a multiyear investigation, they are suing social media giant TikTok for deceptive, unconscionable, and abusive business practices that harm the health and safety of New Jersey’s youth.
Oct 7, 2024 | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that Jersey City will be Hudson County’s second municipality – in addition to the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office – to participate in the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program.
Oct 3, 2024 | Abuse of Two Minors | aggravated criminal sexual contact | attempted aggravated sexual assault | Caseworker | Division of Child Protection and Permanency | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | endangering the welfare of children by impairing or debauching the morals of a child | Georgia | Homeland Security Investigations | Indictment | luring | New Jersey | New Jersey State Police (NJSP) | Newark | NJSP Internet Crimes Against Children Unit | Official Misconduct | Savannah | Sexual Assault | sexual assault (2nd degree) | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) announced the indictment of an ex-caseworker for the New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services’ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), for his alleged sexual abuse of two children.
