Oct 1, 2024 | Bridgeton Station | Corruption Bureau | Death in Custody | Indictment | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Official Misconduct | OPIA | 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 Daniel King, 30, of Millville, New Jersey, who died following an encounter with New Jersey State Police (NJSP) troopers on July 9, 2023.
Oct 1, 2024 | Anti-Violence Coalition | CCRT | Community Crisis | Community Crisis Response Teams | Community-Based | Funds | Grant | Grant Recipient | Hudson County | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Press Release
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that an organization in Jersey City was selected to receive grant funds to support the creation of a Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) Pilot Program. Eligible municipalities and community-based organizations participated in a competitive grant process for up to $2 million per municipality.
Oct 1, 2024 | Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) | Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) | elderly clients | engaging in outside business activities | financial professionals | insurance business | joint checking account | liquidated existing insurance annuities | New York Lending Company | power of attorney | regulation | Revocation Order | seniors | vulnerable individuals | Bureau of Securities | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced that the Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) revoked the registrations of a New Jersey broker-dealer agent/investment adviser representative for recommending and selling unsuitable, high-risk investments to elderly clients that were not in their best interest, benefitted him financially, and resulted in financial losses for them.
Sep 30, 2024 | bias | bias crimes | Bias Data Dashboard | Bias Incident Report | Bias Incidents | communities | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | Division on Civil Rights (DCR) | educators | Gender | hate | No Hate in the Garden State | parents | protected status | public awareness | race | religion | sex | sexual orientation | statewide campaign | Students | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the launch of No Hate in the Garden State, a statewide campaign to raise public awareness about bias incidents and bias crimes, which target a protected status of the victim such as race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or religion.
Sep 30, 2024 | abuse of public resources | City Commissioner | Corruption Bureau | fraudulently participation in the State Health Benefits Program | health-benefits fraud | illegally obtaining benefits | Indictment | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Official Misconduct | OPIA | theft by unlawful taking | Wildwood Mayor | 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 former Wildwood pleaded guilty to fraudulently participating in the State Health Benefits Program
