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.
Jul 29, 2024 | Division of Criminal Justice | Fuel Investment Fraud Scheme | Indictment | laundering funds | LLC (“Petro Traders”) | LLC (“Prime Petroleum”) | Middlesex County | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) | Old Bridge | Petro Traders Group | Prime Petroleum | Woodbridge | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- J. Stephen Ferketic, DirectorOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo Quiñones, Legal Chief For Further...
Jun 17, 2024 | Camden County Democratic Committee | Cooper Health | Criminal Enterprise | CSB | Dana L. Redd | Democratic National Committee | DNC | Extortion | George E. Norcross III | Indictment | John J. O’Donnell | Norcorss Enterprises | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Philip A. Norcross | Properties | Sidney R. Brown | tax credits | Threats of Harm | William M. Tambussi | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Conspiracy Spanning Twelve Years Resulted in the Enterprise’s Acquisition of Camden Waterfront Property and Property Rights for Itself and Others through Unlawful Means.
Jun 14, 2024 | Alzheimer Care Facility | bodily injury | Camden Counties | Elder Abuse Cases | Indictment | Long-Term Care Facilities | Medicaid Fraud Control Unit | MFCU | Ocean County | physical harm | State Grand Jury | Toms River | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) | Division of Criminal Justice | Elder Abuse | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced three long-term care facility workers are facing pending criminal charges stemming from alleged mistreatment of people in their care.
Apr 16, 2024 | 000 feet of school property | Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) street gang | Conspiracy | Corruption Bureau of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Financial facilitation of criminal activity | gang member | Grand Jury | Hamilton | Indictment | Mercer County Prosecutor's Office | Pattern of official misconduct | Possession of CDS with intention to distribute within 1 | Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute | possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute | Tampering with public records (3rd degree) Official misconduct | Trenton Police Officer | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2024 Office of the Attorney General – Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Office of Public Integrity and Accountability – Thomas J. Eicher, Executive Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries- Dan Prochilo...