AG Platkin, DGE Expand Self-Exclusion Option
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) announced a significant enhancement to the State’s Responsible Gaming initiatives.
Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on the Court Decision Regarding the Supersession of the Paterson Police Department
For Immediate Release: December 18, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.gov We are deeply disappointed with today’s ruling — which comes nearly two years after the State took...
Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Issue Guidance on Workplace Accommodations for Pregnant, Postpartum, Breastfeeding, and Lactating Employees
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights issued guidance today to clarify the comprehensive anti-discrimination protections available under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD)
Division of Law Recoveries for New Jersey Rose Nearly 37% in 2023
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that civil enforcement efforts in 2023 brought in nearly $596 million through recoveries resulting from lawsuits and investigations, nearly 37% higher than in 2022.
Attorney General’s Office Investigating Death of Northern State Prison Inmate
The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating the death in custody of an inmate, who had been incarcerated at Northern State Prison in Newark, following an encounter with correctional police officers on December 3, 2024.
AG Platkin: Seven Defendants Indicted as Two Separate Human Trafficking Rings Are Dismantled in North and South Jersey
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) today announced that seven defendants were indicted in connection with two separate human trafficking enterprises in North and South Jersey. One human trafficking ring was based in Essex County, where a suspected female trafficker allegedly used beatings with an electrical cord and other acts of physical violence to control the teenage victims, subjecting them to sexual assaults by strangers and profiting from the abuse.