Apr 25, 2025 | BMW | Bronx | Burlington County | Cadillac | Criminal Enterprise | DCJ | Division of Criminal Justice | East Windsor | Essex County | high-value vehicles | International Car Theft Ring | Jennings Street | Mercedes Benz | Mercer County | Middlesex County | Morris County | New York | Pompton Plains | Range Rover | Stolen vehicles | theft crews | Third Avenue | West Africa | Western and Southern African countries | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Tackling Auto Theft
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice announced charges against 11 people for their roles in an auto theft ring that allegedly targeted high-end vehicles, burglarized homes to get the key fobs needed to steal the cars, stored the vehicles in parking garages in the Bronx, New York, and eventually shipped them to Western and Southern African countries.
Apr 24, 2025 | agencies can terminate any contracts | coalition of attorneys general | deny the law firms’ personnel entry to federal buildings | Executive Order | federal contractors must disclose any business with the law firms | Law Firm | Singled Out | Susman Godfrey | suspension of active security clearances Refusal to engage with or hire employees of singled out firms | Trump Administration | violation of the Constitution | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of law firm Susman Godfrey, which is challenging an unconstitutional presidential order that retaliates against the firm for representing clients in the aftermath of the 2020 election and defending the integrity of that election.
Apr 22, 2025 | "Newark Set" | “Double ii – Queen Street Blood Gang” (Double ii) | “Exit 5 | “Passion | ” “Body Bag | ” “Route 21 | 200 block of North 9th Street | advisors | assault firearms | assaults | Board of Social Work Examiners | cocaine | Conspiracy | criminal organizations | DCJ Major Threats Division (North) | detectives | distributors of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | drug offenses | enforcers | fentanyl | heroin | Illegal drug trafficking | intimidation | luger | maintaining gang discipline | Newark | Newark Police Department | Newark Police Division’s Intelligence Unit | NJSP | open-air drug market | Racketeering | semi-automatic rifle | shootings | supervisors | territory | violence | Violent Drug Gang | weapons offenses | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | Gun Violence | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced that 26 people have been charged for their alleged roles in an enterprise that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in Newark.
Apr 16, 2025 | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Law | Gun Violence | Press Release
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Theresa L. Hilton, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Matthew ReillyOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – Attorney General...
Apr 15, 2025 | 504(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | American Association of People with Disabilities v. Dudek | Amicus Brief | DOGE | Dudek | Elon Musk | erratic actions | First and Fifth Amendments | food | Health Care | Illegal Cuts | Medicaid | Medicare | Preliminary Injunction | reckless and unlawful layoffs and closures | shelter | Social Security Administration | social security benefits | SSA | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance | the Administrative Procedure Act | The Office of Transformation | Trump Administration | United States District Court for the District of Columbia | DD-FederalFunding | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 20 other states filing an amicus brief supporting an injunction to block the Trump Administration’s reckless and unlawful layoffs and closures at the Social Security Administration, which have jeopardized continued Social Security payments for millions of Americans.
Apr 14, 2025 | GetCoveredNJ | health coverage | DD-FederalFunding | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with the Attorneys General of California and Massachusetts, co-led a multistate letter regarding a raft of proposed changes that would undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA), making it more difficult and expensive for individuals to enroll in health coverage on federal and state exchanges.
