Press Releases : Investigation

Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Release Report on Unlawful Mortgage Redlining Practices by Republic First Bank in New Jersey

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) today issued a report outlining the findings of a multi-year investigation into allegations of unlawful mortgage redlining and discrimination by Republic First Bank.

AG Platkin: Campaign Manager Sentenced for Efforts to Fraudulently Place Candidate on Ballot in 2021 Primary for N.J. Governor

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced the sentencing of a campaign manager from Hunterdon County for attempting to fraudulently place a candidate on the Democratic primary ballot in the New Jersey governor’s race in 2021.

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Hudson County Sheriff’s Officer in Connection with Fatal Vehicle Collision in Secaucus, N.J., on August 16, 2023

A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a North Bergen, New Jersey man during an encounter on August 16, 2023 with a Hudson County Sheriff’s officer in Secaucus.

AG’s Office Investigating Death Following Police Encounter in Bayonne, N.J.

The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating a death following a police encounter that occurred on September 16, 2024, in Bayonne, New Jersey.

UPDATE: AG’s Office Identifies the Drivers and New Jersey State Trooper Connected with Fatal Crash During Police Pursuit in Hope Township, N.J.

The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent, the driver who allegedly struck his motorcycle, and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Trooper involved in a police pursuit and fatal crash on August 13, 2024, in Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey.

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