May 30, 2024 | Acting County Prosecutor | Division of Criminal Justice | Gloucester County Prosecutor | guilty pleas | Human Trafficking Unit | securing indictments | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced his appointment of a new Acting County Prosecutor for Gloucester County, selecting the lead attorney from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice’s (DCJ) Human Trafficking Unit for the role, as the current prosecutor approaches retirement.
Apr 15, 2024 | “clean slate” law | Backlog Reduction | Division of Criminal Justice | Expungement orders | New Jersey State Police | NJSP Expungement Unit | NJSP Software Programming Unit | Second Chance Agenda | Division of Criminal Justice | New Jersey State Police | Press Release
Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), and the Division of Criminal Justice today announced a 117% increase in processed final expungement orders from 2022 to 2023 and a nearly 70% reduction in the number of pending applications from its peak.
Apr 2, 2024 | DCJ Worker Protection and Fair Labor Enforcement Unit | Division of Criminal Justice | Tampering with Public Records | The New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJDOL) | Theft by Deception | theft of identity | U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Inspector General | Unemployment Fraud | Defending our Workforce | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced a multi-month initiative to investigate and prosecute unemployment fraud, which resulted in cases against 20 defendants, who allegedly stole over $1.1 million collectively from New Jersey’s unemployment insurance trust fund.
Mar 17, 2024 | Division of Criminal Justice | Mercer County Prosecutor's Office | New Jersey State Police | Trenton | Trenton Police Department | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Criminal Justice | New Jersey State Police | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey State Police, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Trenton Police Department today announced the arrest of a 26-year-old man suspected of three murders in Pennsylvania and two carjackings.
Feb 12, 2024 | Crash | Division of Criminal Justice | George Washington Bridge | New Jersey State Police | Range Rover | Division of Criminal Justice | New Jersey State Police | Press Release
For Immediate Release: February 12, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralNew Jersey State Police- Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Sgt. Charles MarchanPIO@njsp.govDan...
