State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety
Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

Acting AG Platkin Announces Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Convicted in Operation of Passaic County Opioid Mill

Aug 29, 2022 | | | | | | Division of Criminal Justice | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | Press Release

Operation Distributed Heroin and Fentanyl Reportedly Linked to 22 Suspected Overdoses For Immediate Release: August 29, 2022 Office of the Attorney General – Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General Division of Criminal Justice – Pearl Minato, Director...

Acting AG Platkin Announces Charges in Alleged Opioid Distribution Network Being Run from Morris County Physician’s Office

Jul 28, 2022 | | | | | | | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release

For Immediate Release: August 5, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralOffice of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor- Tracy M. Thompson, Insurance Fraud Prosecutor For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...

Acting AG Platkin Announces Mallinckrodt to Pay More Than $230 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Underpayment of Medicaid Drug Rebates

Jul 26, 2022 | | | | | | Consumer Protection | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor | Press Release

As Part of Settlement, NJ to Receive Nearly $2.8 Million in Restitution and Other Recoveries For Immediate Release: July 26, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralOffice of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor- Tracy M. Thompson,...

Acting AG Platkin Announces Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan Goes Effective, Resulting in Over a Billion Dollars for New Jersey and Other Public Creditors to Use toward Opioid Abatement

Jun 30, 2022 | | | | | | | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

As Part of Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan, New Jersey and its Subdivisions to Receive Approximately $30 Million Dollars from Dublin-Based Pharmaceutical Company that Flooded Market with Highly Addictive Opioid Painkillers, Downplayed Risks For Immediate Release: June...

Murphy Administration Announces Pilot Program to Assist Children and Families Affected by Addiction

Jun 13, 2022 | | | | | | | | | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release

For Immediate Release: June 13, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralNJ CARES- Kelly E. Levy, Acting Director  For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa CoryellOAGpress@njoag.gov New “Child Trauma Response Initiative” to...

Acting AG Platkin Announces Camden County Woman Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Possession with the Intent to Distribute PCP

Mar 31, 2022 | | | | | | Division of Criminal Justice | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | New Jersey State Police | NJ CARES | Press Release

For Immediate Release: March 31, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Lyndsay V. Ruotolo, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-K.C. LopezOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – Acting Attorney...
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