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.
Mar 12, 2024 | Addiction Treatment | Cedar Grove | Clinical Practice of Medicine | controlled dangerous substances | Division of Consumer Affairs | Indiscriminately Prescribed CDS | Preliminary Evaluation Committee (“PEC”) | substance use disorders | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
For Immediate Release: March 12, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...
Feb 2, 2024 | Division of Consumer Affairs | multistate | Opioid Settlement | Publicis Groupe | Publicis Health LLC | Publicis Health Media LLC | Razorfish Health LLC | Rosetta Marketing Services LLC | Saatchi & Saatchi Healthcare Communications Inc. | Verilogue Inc. | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
State Share is Part of $350 Million Nationwide Settlement Related to Deadly Epidemic For Immediate Release: February 2, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer AffairsDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director...
Nov 9, 2023 | NJ CARES | Non-Violent Offenders | Paterson | substance use disorder | The Opt for Help and Hope Initiative | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
Opt for Help and Hope is a prosecutor-led diversion program that offers people who commit low-level, non-violent crimes the opportunity to overcome substance use disorder. Paterson is the first of six New Jersey cities to launch this pilot program.
Aug 16, 2023 | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release
For Immediate Release: Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor- Al Garcia, Interim Insurance Fraud Prosecutor For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON — The...