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Attorney General Platkin Announces Nationwide Edward Jones Settlement
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the Bureau of Securities has joined a $17 million nationwide multistate settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) resulting from a probe into the broker-dealer’s supervision of financial professionals moving customers’ commission-based brokerage accounts to fee-based investment advisory accounts.
Clark Township Mayor Pleads Guilty for Using Town Employees to Run His Private Business and Submitting Forged Documents, Forfeits Office
Bonaccorso Forfeits His Position as Mayor and Is Barred from Any Future Public Office or EmploymentFor Immediate Release: January 10, 2025 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Drew Skinner,...
Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce New Guidance on Algorithmic Discrimination, Creation of Civil Rights Innovation Lab
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that DCR has launched a new Civil Rights and Technology Initiative
State Board of Medical Examiners Revokes License of Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiring to Conceal and Harbor Undocumented Women from India as Household Servants
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners has permanently revoked the medical license of a Central Jersey physician facing 27 months in federal prison for conspiring with others to illegally recruit, conceal, and harbor two women from India to be household servants for low pay.
AG Platkin, AG James Stop No-Poach Agreements at Building Services Companies
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced settlements with Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (“Guardian”), and Planned Building Services, Inc. (“Planned”), as well as Planned’s affiliated companies, concerning the use of illegal no-poach agreements.