Feb 28, 2025 | Buena | Burlington County | comptroller | Division of Criminal Justice | failure to pay tax | filing a fraudulent tax return | Financial facilitation of criminal activity | Forgery | Former Chief Financial Officer | Money Laundering | Not-For-Profit Company | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) | receiving stolen property | Stealing $2.5 Million | Tax Evasion | Unlawful Taking | white-collar crime | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
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.
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.
Nov 20, 2023 | Clark Mayor | Falsifying Records | Forgery | Official Misconduct | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Mayor Faces Charges Related to Alleged Use of Township Property and Employees, Filing of False and Fraudulent Permit Applications, and Improper Removal of Underground Storage Tanks.
Apr 8, 2022 | Doctor Arrested | drug charges | Forgery | Health Care Fraud | Opioids | prescriptions | Weehawken | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release
For Immediate Release: April 8, 2022 Office of The Attorney General – Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor – Tracy M. Thompson, Insurance Fraud Prosecutor For Further Information: Media Inquiries- K.C. Lopez...
