Press Releases : Ex-Candidate

Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against Ex-Candidate for Plainfield Mayor Who Allegedly Tried to Submit Nearly 1,000 Fraudulent Voter Registration Applications

Aug 23, 2024 | Criminal attempt to commit false registration or transfer | Election Fraud | Ex-Candidate | falsifying or tampering with records | Forgery | Fraudulent Voter Registration Applications | Grand Jury | Hindering apprehension or prosecution | Indictment | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Plainfield Mayor | Tampering with public records or information | Tampering with witnesses and informants | Trafficking in personal identifying information pertaining to another person | Union County Commissioner of Registration | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a state grand jury indicted a former candidate for mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, charging the defendant with attempting to submit hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications to Union County election officials and then engaging in an attempt to cover up his actions.