Jun 14, 2024 | corruption investigation | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Official Misconduct | OPIA | Political Retribution | SJTA | South Jersey Transit Authority | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced criminal charges have been filed against two members of the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) Board of Commissioners, after they allegedly colluded to block payments to an engineering firm as political retaliation in connection with a feud between a South Jersey Democratic Party leader and a Mercer County Commissioner.
Mar 22, 2024 | Conspiracy | Corruption Bureau | falsifying or tampering with records | Indictment | misapplication of government property | Official Misconduct | Tampering with Public Records | Theft by Deception | Traumatic Brain Injury Fund | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced today that a state grand jury has indicted six women and two companies who were allegedly engaged in a decade-long conspiracy to defraud the taxpayer-funded New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Fund (TBI Fund) of over $700,000.
Jan 4, 2024 | Bribes | contraband | Hopewell | Indictment | Mercer County Correction Center (MCCC) | Mercer County Corrections Officer | Official Misconduct | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced a state grand jury has voted to file criminal charges against a correctional police officer with the Mercer County Department of Corrections.
Dec 7, 2023 | aggravated assault | Criminal Charges | Grand Jury | Official Misconduct | Paterson | Police Shooting | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability today announced that a state grand jury has voted to file criminal charges against a Paterson police officer who allegedly shot a fleeing man in the back in June 2022, leaving the victim paralyzed.
Nov 20, 2023 | Clark Mayor | Falsifying Records | Forgery | Official Misconduct | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Mayor Faces Charges Related to Alleged Use of Township Property and Employees, Filing of False and Fraudulent Permit Applications, and Improper Removal of Underground Storage Tanks.