Mar 5, 2025 | “Dear Colleague" letter | 15 attorney general | academic interests | Accessibility Initiatives | California | colleges | Connecticut | Delaware | diverse equitable inclusive and accessible educational experiences | Diversity | Equity | family background | financial means and socioeconomic status | geographic residency | Illinois | Inclusion | K-12 schools | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Multistate Guidance for Schools | Nevada | New York | Oregon | parental education level | Rhode Island | Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA) | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. Department of Education | Universities | Vermont | Bias and Discrimination | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in issuing guidance to help K-12 schools, colleges, and universities understand the legality, viability, and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies and practices in education.
Feb 28, 2025 | Arizona | California | coalition of 23 attorneys general | Colorado | Connecticut | critical safety needs | Cybersecurity | Delaware | emergency management | FEMA funding | fighting fires | flood mitigation | Hawaii | homeland security | Illegal Funding Freeze | Illinois | Lawsuit | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | motion for enforcement | Nevada | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | temporary restraining order (TRO) | the District of Columbia | Trump Administration | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island | Vermont | Washington | wildfire prevention response | Wisconsin | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Michael ZhadanovskyOAGpress@njoag.gov Second Motion to Enforce TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today...
Feb 28, 2025 | Buena | Burlington County | comptroller | Division of Criminal Justice | failure to pay tax | filing a fraudulent tax return | Financial facilitation of criminal activity | Forgery | Former Chief Financial Officer | Money Laundering | Not-For-Profit Company | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions (OSFFCP) | receiving stolen property | Stealing $2.5 Million | Tax Evasion | Unlawful Taking | white-collar crime | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the former chief financial officer and comptroller of a Burlington County-based not-for-profit company has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $2.5 million from the company, money laundering and tax evasion.
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 | Atlantic City | Atlantic City Police Athletic League (AC PAL) | boxing skills | career paths | community-based organizations | instruction on nutrition | life skills | New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (SACB) | physical fitness | Schools | strengthening police-community relationships | the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office | The Ike Williams Boxing Academy | the Youth Services Commission | Trenton boxing gym mentoring program | wellness | youth boxing program | Athletic Control Board | Press Release | State Athletic Control Board | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Programs will Provide Fitness Training, Mentoring, Career Development in Boxing and Law Enforcement, and Life Skills to Youth Participants For Immediate Release: February 20, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralState Athletic...
