Press Releases : Hunterdon County
UPDATE: AG’s Office Identifies Decedent and Officers Involved in Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Hamilton Township
The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent and the officers involved in a fatal police-involved shooting, in which an officer was injured, on March 8, 2024 in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The decedent has been identified as Vincent Correa, 44, of Hamilton.
State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officer in Connection with Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Elizabeth on July 29, 2023
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Estiben Alegria-Hurtado, 42, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, who was fatally shot by an officer from the Elizabeth Police Department on July 29, 2023.
State Grand Jury Indicts Campaign Manager Over Alleged Election Offenses Committed in Attempt to Place Candidate on Ballot in 2021 Gubernatorial Primary
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability announced today that a political campaign manager from Hunterdon County has been indicted after allegedly attempting to fraudulently place a candidate on the Democratic primary ballot in the 2021 race for New Jersey governor.
AG Platkin Announces Over $6M Seized Under Judgment by Consent After Death of CEO in Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced today that the State has seized approximately $6.4 million under a final judgment by consent, resolving a case against a now-deceased defendant whose chain of mental health clinics engaged in an elaborate bogus-billing scheme that defrauded Medicaid.