Jan 31, 2025 | block trump | essential federal funding | funding freeze | multi-state coalition | Trump Administration | Attorney General Statement | Press Release
Federal Judge Today Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Restore Funding, Orders Trump Administration Not to Withhold Federal Funding Allocated by Congress
Jan 31, 2025 | diversity equity inclusion | eleven attorneys general | joint statement | trump | twelve attorneys general | Attorney General Statement | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with twelve attorneys general, today issued a joint statement addressing President Trump’s recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies and programs—collectively referred to below as “DEIA”:
Jan 31, 2025 | Alcoholic Beverage Control | Press Release
The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“Division”) announced that it has reached an agreement with six licensees, with interests held by three individuals associated with the Buy Rite liquor franchise.
Jan 30, 2025 | Children | distributing images of child sexual abuse | dubauch the morals of a child | film | homemade content | husband and wife | image and video files | intent to distribute | Law Enforcement Officers | Mercer County Officers | multiple media files | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) | New Jersey State Police | nude images | photographs | reproduction | sexual acts | Sexual Crimes | sexual offenses against children | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced that a husband and wife – both law enforcement officers working in different departments within Mercer County – have been charged in connection with their respective roles in creating, producing, and distributing images of child sexual abuse.
Jan 30, 2025 | Debbie Walsh | Edward Neafsey | Edwin Stier | eliminating corruption | Hetty Rosenstein | Jeannine LaRue | Jennifer Davenport | John Farmer Jr. | Law Enforcement | Listening Sessions | Paul Fishman | promoting transparency | prosecuting public corruption | Rev. Charles Boyer | Ronald Chen | shared commitment to building trust | strengthening the public’s trust in government | Sue Altman | TRUST (Transparency and Reliability Uniting to Secure Trust) Commission | TRUST Commission | Virginia Long | Press Release | TRUST Commission
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the establishment of a TRUST Commission, tasked with recommending ways the Office of the Attorney General can further its mission of eliminating corruption, promoting transparency, and strengthening the public’s trust in government.
Jan 30, 2025 | Acting Essex County Prosecutor | Acting Sussex County Prosecutor | Carolyn Murray | Chief of the Public Protection Unit | Conviction Review Unit (CRU) | Counsel to the Acting Prosecutor | Essex County | Family Court Judge | First Assistant Prosecutor | Major Crimes and the Special Victims units | McGuire & Wachenfeld | Morris County | Newark | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | public service | Retirement | Rutgers University | Sahil K. Kabse | Seton Hall University School of Law | state and federal prosecutor | Superior Court Judge | Tompkins | U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey | Violent Crime Coordinator | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray is retiring February 1, 2025, after a long career of outstanding public service in a variety of roles.
