State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

Press Releases : Indictment

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officer in Connection with Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Elizabeth on July 29, 2023

Mar 20, 2024 | | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

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

Mar 19, 2024 | | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

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: Two Defendants Indicted for Issuing Bogus Paterson City Building Permits, Other Records in Exchange for Payments

Feb 28, 2024 | | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a state grand jury has voted to indict a Paterson housing and zoning inspector as well as an accomplice, charging them for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to accept money in exchange for illegitimate building permits bearing forged signatures, purported to be issued by the City of Paterson.

AG’s Office Seeking the Public’s Help to Locate Fugitive Kurt Young, Retired Corrections Officer Charged with Human Trafficking

Feb 6, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | Division of Criminal Justice | Human Trafficking | Press Release

The Attorney General’s Office is asking the public for information to assist with the ongoing search for a retired corrections officer who failed to appear at a criminal trial on human trafficking charges.

Defendant Who Allegedly Held 15-Year-Old Girl Captive at South Jersey Hotel Indicted by Grand Jury on Human Trafficking Charges

Jan 18, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Human Trafficking | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced that a state grand jury voted to file criminal charges against a suspect who was allegedly operating a human trafficking network in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.