Aug 29, 2024 | Fraud | Mercer County | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | pension | state pension | 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 sentencing of a Mercer County woman for her theft of more than $268,000 in the form of survivor benefits she fraudulently collected from her deceased husband’s pension, knowing she was no longer eligible for the payments after she had remarried.
Aug 28, 2024 | Campaign Manager | Democratic Primary | Election Fraud | Governor's Race 2021 | Hunterdon County | Lambertville | nomination certificates | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | primary ballot | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
For Immediate Release: August 28, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Drew Skinner, Executive Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON —...
Aug 27, 2024 | "NOVs" | adolescent smoking | candy | chocolate | civil penalties | DCA | Division of Consumer Affairs | Flavored Vapor Products Banned in New Jersey | fruit | mint | notices of violation | Child Protection | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Statutes, Regulations & Rules | Uncategorized
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that 19 New Jersey retailers were issued Notices of Violation (“NOVs”) and assessed civil penalties of $4,500 each for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection laws by offering and selling flavored vapor products that are banned for sale in New Jersey.
Aug 26, 2024 | ARRIVE Together | OACR | Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR) | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the City of Trenton will join five other municipalities in Mercer County in participating in the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program.
Aug 23, 2024 | Criminal attempt to commit false registration or transfer | Election Fraud | Ex-Candidate | falsifying or tampering with records | Forgery | Fraudulent Voter Registration Applications | Grand Jury | Hindering apprehension or prosecution | Indictment | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Plainfield Mayor | Tampering with public records or information | Tampering with witnesses and informants | Trafficking in personal identifying information pertaining to another person | Union County Commissioner of Registration | 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 that a state grand jury indicted a former candidate for mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, charging the defendant with attempting to submit hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications to Union County election officials and then engaging in an attempt to cover up his actions.
Aug 23, 2024 | aggravated assault | Aggravated Manslaughter | County Road 521 | death by auto | decedent | eluding | Fatal Crash | Hope Township | Investigation | New Jersey State Police | NJSP | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | pursuit | Warren County Prosecutor's Office | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent, the driver who allegedly struck his motorcycle, and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Trooper involved in a police pursuit and fatal crash on August 13, 2024, in Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
