State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

Press Releases : Paterson

AG Platkin Announces Charges Against Former Plainfield Mayoral Candidate After Garbage Bag Filled with Fraudulent Voter Registrations Is Brought to Elizabeth Post Office

Oct 25, 2023 | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a former candidate for mayor of the City of Plainfield has been criminally charged for allegedly directing a group of associates to complete hundreds of false voter registration applications and then mailing them to Union County election officials.

AG Platkin: Voter Charged with Fraud, Records Tampering Stemming from Mail-in Ballots Cast in May 2020 Paterson City Election, and Providing Misleading Statements to Detectives

Oct 25, 2023 | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the filing of criminal charges against a Paterson voter based on alleged falsification of a vote-by-mail ballots cast in the May 2020 Paterson municipal election.

AG Platkin: Paterson City Council President Facing New Charges in Election Fraud Case After New Details of Conspiracy and Alleged Witness Tampering Are Uncovered

Oct 25, 2023 | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Paterson City Council President, Alex Mendez, has been brought up on new charges in connection with an election-fraud case.

UPDATE: Attorney General’s Office Identifies Decedent and Totowa Police Officer Involved in Fatal Moped Crash in Paterson, N.J., on September 20, 2023

Sep 28, 2023 | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

For Immediate Release: September 28, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Thomas J. Eicher, Executive Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov...

Ex-Paterson Mayor Joey Torres Indicted by Grand Jury After Seeking Mayoral Seat Despite 2017 Order Barring Him from Seeking or Holding Public Office

Sep 26, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

For Immediate Release: September 26, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Thomas J. Eicher, Executive Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov...
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