The State of New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety Office Press Releases

• Published on May 16, 2023 - 15:51 GMT

  Attorney General Platkin Co-leads Multistate Comment Letter Supporting and Advocating for Further Antidiscrimination Protections ...

  Comment Letter TRENTON – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin co-led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a comment letter supporting robust antidiscrimination protections for transgender students in response to a proposed rule by the U. …

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• Published on May 12, 2023 - 19:17 GMT

  Attorney General Platkin Announces Recipients of the Excellence in Policing Awards in Commemoration of National Police Week

  View Livestream TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the winners of the 2023 Excellence in Policing Awards, highlighting the outstanding service displayed by law enforcement agencies, officers, and professionals across the state. …

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• Published on May 11, 2023 - 15:09 GMT

  New Jersey Bureau of Securities Joins other States in Effort to Stop Artificial Intelligence Investment Scam

  Cease & Desist Order NEWARK–Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the Bureau of Securities (the “Bureau”) issued a Cease and Desist Order to stop an investment scheme purportedly powered by artificial …

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• Published on May 10, 2023 - 23:59 GMT

  Attorney General Platkin Announces Division on Civil Rights Settlement With Pine Valley Golf Club Over Allegations of Gender-Based ...

  Settlement Agreement TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has reached a settlement resolving DCR’s complaint against the Pine Valley Golf Club (Club), located in Camden County, over …

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• Published on May 10, 2023 - 21:47 GMT

  AG Platkin and the Office of Justice Data Release Expanded Statewide Data on Demographics of New Jersey Law Enforcement Officers ...

  TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Justice Data today released the most recent data on the demographics of over 31,067 active, full-time, sworn officers, as well as new additional information on officer promotions and law …

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• Published on May 10, 2023 - 19:37 GMT

  Attorney General Platkin Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Low-Income Americans Deceived by ...

  TRENTON–New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax’s owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022. …

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• Published on May 10, 2023 - 19:37 GMT

  State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officer Involved in Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Hamilton that Occurred on May 25, ...

  TRENTON–A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Francis Delacruz Abad, 21, of Trenton, N.J., who was injured in a crash while he was driving away from Hamilton Township …

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• Published on May 10, 2023 - 19:37 GMT

  AG’s Office Releases Information Regarding Major Discipline Taken Against Law Enforcement Officers in 2022

  TRENTON — The Attorney General’s Office today released information regarding New Jersey law enforcement officers who faced major disciplinary action from their agencies in 2022. The release includes information about officers who were suspended for more …

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• Published on May 9, 2023 - 16:18 GMT

  AG Platkin Announces Isa Abbassi has Assumed Command of the Paterson Police Department

  Listening Session Schedule | PPD NEXTGEN | Officer in Charge – Isa M. Abbassi PATERSON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that former New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) Chief of Strategic Initiatives Isa M. Abbassi has officially …

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• Published on May 9, 2023 - 03:16 GMT

  Investigations Targeting Criminal Activity in Paterson Lead to 3 Arrests, Seizure of Illegal Guns, Kilos of Heroin, Cocaine, and ...

  TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), Director Pearl Minato of the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and Major Frederick P. Fife, Interim Officer in Charge of the …

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• Published on May 8, 2023 - 17:21 GMT

  Montclair State University Student Arrested for Allegedly Possessing and Creating Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material ...

  TRENTON, N.J. – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced charges against a Montclair State University (MSU) student who was arrested at his residence on the school’s campus in Essex County, NJ, for allegedly possessing and creating Child Sexual …

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• Published on May 8, 2023 - 17:21 GMT

  AG Platkin Joins Brookings Institution for Fireside Chat After Study Finds ARRIVE Together Pilot ‘Highly Effective’ at Reducing ...

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution to discuss a recent Brookings study on New Jersey’s ARRIVE Together program, which concluded that the program led to fewer uses of force, …

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• Published on May 4, 2023 - 19:37 GMT

  AG Platkin: Sussex County Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving $1.2 Million in Stolen Funds in International Business E-Mail Compromise ...

  NEWTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that a Sussex County man today pleaded guilty to receiving more than $1.2 million in stolen funds in an international business e-mail compromise (BEC) scheme targeting businesses throughout the United …

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• Published on May 4, 2023 - 19:37 GMT

  Division of Law Affirmative Enforcement Efforts Brought in More Than $435.6 Million In Recoveries in 2022

  TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that civil enforcement efforts brought in more than $435.6 million through recoveries resulting from lawsuits and investigations alleging consumer, securities and other fraud, environmental …

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• Published on May 4, 2023 - 19:37 GMT

  Paterson Police Announce Arrests Resulting in Two Guns Being Seized

  PATERSON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Interim Officer-in-Charge NJSP Major Frederick Fife announced today several arrests that took two guns out of the community. On Thursday April 20, a detective sergeant and two detectives were on patrol …

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• Published on May 4, 2023 - 17:32 GMT

  Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Newark

  NEWARK — The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. According to the preliminary investigation, yesterday at approximately 8:34 p.m. police responded to a …

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• Published on May 4, 2023 - 00:05 GMT

  AG Platkin Announces Multidisciplinary Public Safety Innovation Working Group

  TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the creation of a Multidisciplinary Public Safety Innovation Working Group (Working Group) to help strengthen and improve public safety across New Jersey. The Working Group is tasked with …

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• Published on May 3, 2023 - 14:44 GMT

  Governor Murphy and AG Platkin Announces 100% Participation by NJ Counties and Municipalities in $20.1 Billion Nationwide Opioid ...

  TRENTON –Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that all 21 counties and all 241 municipalities in New Jersey eligible for direct distributions have joined the State in signing onto the nationwide settlement agreements …

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• Published on May 2, 2023 - 18:18 GMT

  Paterson Police Take Two Firearms Off the Street After Shots Fired Investigation

  PATERSON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Interim Officer-in-Charge NJSP Major Frederick Fife announced today that two men were arrested on gun charges and two illegal firearms were recovered and taken out of the Paterson community thanks to the …

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• Published on May 2, 2023 - 16:01 GMT

  AG Platkin Announces Campaign Manager Faces Election Fraud Charges in Connection with False Voter Certifications Supporting ...

  TRENTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a campaign manager for a would-be candidate in the 2021 governor’s race is facing election fraud charges after allegedly filing nearly 2,000 bogus petitions in an attempt to get his …

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