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Attorney General’s Office Investigating Death in Brick Township, N.J.
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a death that occurred following an encounter with law enforcement on May 9, 2024, in Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. One adult male civilian died after an apparent medical episode. His identity is not being released at this time.
Former Public Defender Chosen by AG Platkin to Lead Conviction Review Unit
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and OPIA Executive Director Drew Skinner today announced the appointment of a new director of the Conviction Review Unit (CRU), selecting a former longtime public defender in the Monmouth County trial region and current chief of staff in the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) to take on the role.
Attorney General Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce Nationwide $10 Million Settlement with Major Wireless Carriers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with 50 other attorneys general, announced a $10.25 million agreement with the nation’s largest cell phone companies to resolve an investigation into their allegedly misleading and confusing advertising and sales tactics.
Attorney General Platkin, Public Defender Sellitti, and New Jersey State Police Announce Interim Consent Order to Further Streamline Expungement Process
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (NJOPD), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) today announced that as part of ongoing litigation, an Interim Consent Order has been entered in State Superior Court aimed at creating a more efficient solution to how the NJSP processes outstanding judicial expungement orders.
Attorney General Platkin Announces the Recipients of the 2024 Excellence in Policing Awards in Commemoration of National Police Week
For Immediate Release: May 9, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Mariluz Garcia-DiazOAGpress@njoag.govView Livestream TRENTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the...