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Paterson Council President and Alleged Co-Conspirators Charged in Superseding Indictment, Alleging They Tampered with Ballots
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that Paterson City Council President Alex Mendez along with three alleged co-conspirators and another Paterson resident are facing new charges in a superseding indictment that alleges they stole ballots, forged ballots and voter registrations, and submitted them to help Mendez win Paterson’s May 2020 municipal election.
State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officer in Connection with August 27, 2023 Fatal Police Shooting in Jersey City
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of an individual from Jersey City, New Jersey, who was fatally shot by Jersey City Police Officer Stephen Gigante on August 27, 2023.
Attorney General Platkin Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Dismantling of AmeriCorps
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin filed a lawsuit with a coalition of 23 attorneys general challenging the Trump Administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps, an independent federal agency that addresses the country’s educational, public safety, and environmental needs by engaging Americans in meaningful community-based service.
Attorney General Platkin Leads 20 Attorneys General in Open Letter to Legal Community Regarding Law Firm Capitulations to Trump’s Unconstitutional Threats
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in publishing an open letter to the legal community that expresses support for law firms that have fought back against President Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to target law firms for advocacy the Trump Administration disfavors, and that expresses the coalition’s profound disappointment that several of the country’s largest law firms have capitulated in the face of these dangerous attacks on the rule of law.
AG: Paterson Bus Company that Used Unqualified Drivers to Transport Students Pleads Guilty, Agrees to $250K Penalty, 10-Year Debarment from Government Contracts
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that a Paterson school bus company pleaded guilty to a second-degree crime, and agreed to pay a six-figure penalty and face a decade-long ban from doing business with the State, after it put unqualified drivers behind the wheels of school buses and deceived school districts about its hiring practices and the safety of its bus fleet.