Dec 20, 2024 | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | autopsy | body-worn camera | Death in Custody | Independent Prosecutor Directive | medical records | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Paterson Police Department Headquarters | standard operating procedures (SOPs) | State Grand Jury | state medical examiner | surveillance footage | toxicology | 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 an individual from Paterson, New Jersey, who died on February 18, 2022, while in custody at the Paterson Police Department.
Dec 20, 2024 | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 18, 2024, in the area of Stamets Road and Gallmeier Road in Holland Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Dec 19, 2024 | 2017 judicial order | 2022 campaign | banned | conspiracy to commit official misconduct | contempt | former mayor | guilty | Jose “Joey” Torres | non-custodial probation | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Passaic County | Paterson | Paterson Department of Public Works | Public Office | Superior Court | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that Jose “Joey” Torres, the former mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in connection with his 2022 campaign to retake the mayor’s seat, which violated a 2017 judicial order banning him from running for or holding public office.
Dec 19, 2024 | Bergen County | DCA | Division of Consumer Affairs | Enforcement Bureau | exploitation of trust | healthcare practitioner | in appropriate remarks | Investigations | License Revoked | patient | Physical Therapist | rules of professional conduct | Sexual Relations | State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (“Board”) has revoked the license of a North Jersey physical therapist who admitted to engaging in sexual relations with one patient and allegedly made inappropriate remarks to another.
Dec 18, 2024 | brick-and-mortar casinos | DGE website | gambling problem | New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) | Online Casinos | portal | Responsible Gaming | self-exclusion portal | Division of Gaming Enforcement | Gaming Enforcement | Press Release | Sports Wagering
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.
Dec 18, 2024 | Attorney General Statement | Excellence in Policing | Policing Policy | Press Release
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...