Apr 24, 2025 | agencies can terminate any contracts | coalition of attorneys general | deny the law firms’ personnel entry to federal buildings | Executive Order | federal contractors must disclose any business with the law firms | Law Firm | Singled Out | Susman Godfrey | suspension of active security clearances Refusal to engage with or hire employees of singled out firms | Trump Administration | violation of the Constitution | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of law firm Susman Godfrey, which is challenging an unconstitutional presidential order that retaliates against the firm for representing clients in the aftermath of the 2020 election and defending the integrity of that election.
Apr 24, 2025 | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that a state grand jury indicted a Middlesex County husband and wife for allegedly defrauding investors of more than $2 million through a fraud scheme that guaranteed high returns, but instead diverted funds for the couple’s personal benefit and provided fake returns to the victims.
Apr 23, 2025 | Attorney General Statement | Press Release
For Immediate Release: April 23, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Michael ZhadanovskyOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – After the Trump Administration clawed back critical funding for...
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 21, 2025 | 911 Call | active shooter | Columbia Street | East Stroudsburg | Fatal Police Encounter | footage | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Knowlton | Lehigh Valley Hospital | medical episode | Mount Pocono Regional | New Jersey State Troopers | NJSP | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | one female victim | Pennsylvania | police body-worn cameras | radio and communication transmissions | Warren County | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) released footage from police body-worn cameras, as well as radio and communication transmissions and a 911 call, capturing the events surrounding an individual’s death on February 12, 2024 following an encounter with New Jersey State Troopers
