AG Platkin Welcomes Court Decision Rebuffing Private Equity-Run Lending Company’s Attempt to Avoid Trial
National Lending Company Mariner Finance Allegedly Charged Consumers Millions of Dollars for Hidden Add-On Products.
Defendant Who Allegedly Held 15-Year-Old Girl Captive at South Jersey Hotel Indicted by Grand Jury on Human Trafficking Charges
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced that a state grand jury voted to file criminal charges against a suspect who was allegedly operating a human trafficking network in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Identities of Decedents from Fatal Vehicle Collision in Elizabeth, N.J., on December 10, 2023
The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedents from a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on December 10, 2023, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Actions to Combat Housing Discrimination
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in 14 cases alleging violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (LAD) prohibition against denying housing opportunity because of a lawful source of income such as government rental assistance.
State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Marlboro Police Sergeant in Connection with Pursuit that Led to Fatal Crash in Old Bridge on November 9, 2022
A state grand jury has voted to not file criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a driver whose vehicle was hit by a stolen vehicle during a November 9, 2022, police pursuit.
UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases 911 Calls and Video Footage Related to Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Fort Lee on February 4, 2023
The Attorney General’s Office today released audio recordings from two 911 calls and video footage from body-worn cameras and a taser video related to a fatal police-involved shooting on February 4, 2023 in Fort Lee.