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Statement by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on Trump Administration’s Cuts to Programs Combating Hate Crimes, Supporting Violence Intervention, and Fighting Opioid Abuse
For Immediate Release: April 23, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Michael ZhadanovskyOAGpress@njoag.govTRENTON – After the Trump Administration clawed back critical funding for...
AG Platkin Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Software Company RealPage and 10 NJ Landlords for Alleged Collusion in Statewide Rent Raising Scheme
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a lawsuit against property management software company RealPage, Inc.
Twenty-Six People Charged for Roles in Violent Drug Gang Operating in Newark
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.
UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Video Footage from Ongoing Investigation of a Death Following an Encounter with New Jersey State Troopers in Knowlton, N.J.
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
Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Sue General Contractor, Subcontractors for Numerous Labor Violations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo jointly announced a lawsuit against a general contractor and five subcontractors for paying construction workers off the books on a Jersey City complex, denying the workers their lawful pay and benefits.