Apr 22, 2025 | "Newark Set" | “Double ii – Queen Street Blood Gang” (Double ii) | “Exit 5 | “Passion | ” “Body Bag | ” “Route 21 | 200 block of North 9th Street | advisors | assault firearms | assaults | Board of Social Work Examiners | cocaine | Conspiracy | criminal organizations | DCJ Major Threats Division (North) | detectives | distributors of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | drug offenses | enforcers | fentanyl | heroin | Illegal drug trafficking | intimidation | luger | maintaining gang discipline | Newark | Newark Police Department | Newark Police Division’s Intelligence Unit | NJSP | open-air drug market | Racketeering | semi-automatic rifle | shootings | supervisors | territory | violence | Violent Drug Gang | weapons offenses | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | Gun Violence | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced that 26 people have been charged for their alleged roles in an enterprise that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in Newark.
Apr 17, 2025 | "friends" | Child Predators | common server | Consumer Protection Laws | DCA | Discord | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | DMs | internet links | Lawsuit | multiyear investigation | NJ Kids | Online Predators | platform structure | Safe Direct Messaging | safety features | sexually explicit content | unchecked unmoderated engagement | unlawful practice | User Settings | Violent sexual content | virtual "community" | Child Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a lawsuit against messaging application provider Discord, Inc. (“Discord”) for deceptive and unconscionable business practices that misled parents about the efficacy of its safety controls and obscured the risks children faced when using the application.
Apr 16, 2025 | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Law | Gun Violence | Press Release
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Theresa L. Hilton, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Matthew ReillyOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – Attorney General...
Apr 9, 2025 | "overdraft protection" | Banks | common-sense limits | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | defund and disband CFPB | Elon Musk | fee cap | Final Rule | Limits on fees | Multistate Comment Letter | Overdraft Fees | overdraft revenue | Trump Administration | U.S. House of Representatives | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a multistate comment letter urging the U.S. House of Representatives to vote against a joint resolution that would allow very large banks to keep charging customers high overdraft fees on their accounts.
Mar 28, 2025 | 50 states and territories | Alaska | Apotex | Arizona | artificially inflate and manipulate prices | AUROBINDO PHARMA USA INC. | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Conspiracy to Inflate Drug Prices | DCA | Delaware | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Florida | generic drug manufacturer | generic prescription drugs | Georgia | Heritage Pharmaceuticals | Idaho | Illinois | Inc. | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Limit Competition | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | preliminary approval for a settlement | Puerto Rico | reduce competition | Rhode Island | SANDOZ | Settlement | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC. | the District of Columbia | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | U.S. Virgin Islands | unreasonably restrain trade | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | widespread long-running conspiracies | Wisconsin | Wyoming. | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as New Jersey joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Apotex over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition.
