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State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge NJSP Sergeant in Connection with February 5, 2024, Fatal Accident in Hackettstown, N.J.
A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a cyclist who died following a February 5, 2024 crash in Hackettstown, New Jersey, involving a member of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP).
AG Platkin Announces Charges Against Newark Code Enforcement Officer Who Allegedly Sought Bribes from Local Business
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that a Newark code enforcement officer has been arrested and charged after allegedly soliciting bribes from a Newark business in exchange for withholding fines and allowing the business to reopen after she had shut it down.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Takes Action to Enforce Court Order Stopping Trump Administration’s Illegal Funding Freeze
For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Michael ZhadanovskyOAGpress@njoag.govSecond Motion to Enforce TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today...
Former Chief Financial Officer of Not-For-Profit Company Charged with Stealing $2.5 Million, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the former chief financial officer and comptroller of a Burlington County-based not-for-profit company has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $2.5 million from the company, money laundering and tax evasion.
AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce 2024 Consumer Protection Enforcement Highlights
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced highlights of various consumer protection initiatives carried out by the Division in 2024, including those aimed at putting a stop to unlawful business practices that impede consumers’ ability to make informed purchasing decisions, shutting down unscrupulous investment schemes putting New Jersey investors at risk, and halting unfair and deceptive conduct in industries that historically generate a high volume of consumer complaints in New Jersey each year.