Feb 28, 2025 | Bureau of Securities | Consumer Protection Enforcement Highlights | consumer protection initiatives | DCA | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | high volume of consumer complaints | impede consumers’ ability to make informed purchasing decisions | Office of Consumer Protection | Office of Weights and Measures | targeted crackdowns | taskforce sweeps | undercover investigations | unfair and deceptive conduct | unlawful business practices | unscrupulous investment schemes | Consumer 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 (“Division”) announced highlights of various consumer protection initiatives carried out by the Division in 2024, including those aimed at putting a stop to unlawful business practices that impede consumers’ ability to make informed purchasing decisions, shutting down unscrupulous investment schemes putting New Jersey investors at risk, and halting unfair and deceptive conduct in industries that historically generate a high volume of consumer complaints in New Jersey each year.
Feb 28, 2025 | attempting to debauch the morals of a child | attempting to engage in sex with a child who was less than 13 years old | attempting to lure young children | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | human trafficking | Lanoka Harbor | New Jersey State Police | Ocean County man | predatory online behavior | Sexual Activity | The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims
For Immediate Release: February 28, 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...
Feb 27, 2025 | aggravated assault | Bridgeton | conspiracy to commit aggravated assault | deadly weapon | disorderly conduct | four defendants | guilty pleas | Harding Woods | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Pittsgrove | riot | Salem County Courthouse | Salem County mobile home park | Salem NJ | shooting of a New Jersey State Police (NJSP) detective | unlawful possession of a weapon | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced four additional defendants have entered guilty pleas stemming from their involvement in events surrounding the shooting of a New Jersey State Police (NJSP) detective at a Salem County mobile home park.
Feb 21, 2025 | adult diagnostic | aggravated assault | assault of corrections resident | Corrections Officer | special treatment unit | treatment center | Woodbridge N.J. | Excellence in Policing | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a former New Jersey Department of Corrections officer was sentenced to a three-year term in state prison after using excessive force and assaulting a resident of the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center (ADTC)’s Special Treatment Unit (STU) in Woodbridge.
Feb 21, 2025 | assist law enforcement | autism and communications disorders | divers' license designation | law enforcement and residents | law enforcement interacting with residents | license with disability status | Motor Vehicle Commission | police interaction | the Department of Health and Human Services | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Mental Health | New Jersey State Police | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Police Training Commission | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and Acting Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Latrecia Littles-Floyd today announced new efforts underway to assist law enforcement officers to communicate effectively and avoid misunderstandings during encounters with individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a communication disorder.
Feb 20, 2025 | Amicus Brief | Arizona | auto lending | banking | big banks | California | coalition of 23 attorneys general | Colorado | Connecticut | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | consumer protection | credit card companies | Delaware | Federal Consumer Protection Laws | federal regulations | Hawaii | Illinois | independent agency | lenders | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | mortgage servicers | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | student loan servicers | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Consumer Protection | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump Administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
