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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced charges against 25 people and four companies for their alleged roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme that used stolen credit card information to fraudulently purchase tens of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel and then resell it to trucking companies and other fuel providers.
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Ridgewood NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that DCR has launched a new Civil Rights and Technology Initiative to address the risks of discrimination and bias-based harassment stemming from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies, and to support innovation by providing guidance to members of the public and regulated entities about how the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) applies to the use of these advanced technologies.
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Fort Lee NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (“Board”) has revoked the license of a North Jersey physical therapist who admitted to engaging in sexual relations with one patient and allegedly made inappropriate remarks to another.
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Fair Lawn NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) within the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) has filed a civil enforcement action against a Bergen County man and an associate who defrauded at least one New Jersey investor in an investment scheme tied to a job recruiting software service they were purportedly trying to grow.
Continue reading Fair Lawn Man Defrauds Childhood Friend Out Of $84K In Investment Scam
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Ridgewood NJ, as rescue and emergency operations deliver critical aid to the victims of deadly back-to-back hurricanes that swept across the southeastern United States, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs are reminding New Jerseyans to beware of fraudulent charitable solicitations when seeking to donate to relief efforts.
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Newark NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) today announced the indictment of an ex-caseworker for the New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services’ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), for his alleged sexual abuse of two children.
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Maywood NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that the Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) revoked the registrations of a New Jersey broker-dealer agent/investment adviser representative for recommending and selling unsuitable, high-risk investments to elderly clients that were not in their best interest, benefitted him financially, and resulted in financial losses for them.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a slate of recommended reforms to be implemented by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) following the completion of two separate investigations into the NJSP. Attorney General Platkin has directed that all of the recommendations set forth in both reports, as well as additional reforms identified by his Office, be accepted and implemented by the NJSP. Colonel Patrick Callahan, Superintendent of the NJSP, has recognized the need for reform and has agreed to accept the recommended reforms, and will be dedicating members of his command staff to oversee the implementation and provide regular updates and deliverables to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
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Lodi NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that 23 unlicensed movers were issued Notices of Violation (“NOVs”) and assessed civil penalties totaling $125,000, as a result of Operation Safe Move, a State-led undercover operation targeting movers doing business without being licensed by the Division, as required by law.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued 25 Notices of Violation to housing providers across the state for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA).
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Ridgewood NJ, attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Sundeep Iyer, Director of the Division on Civil Rights, have issued the statement below as students across the state in K-12 schools and on college and university campuses return to school:
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Fort Lee NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced changes to the Use of Force policy for New Jersey law enforcement, revisions that are designed to increase the likelihood of peaceful resolutions to encounters between police and barricaded individuals, who are frequently in a behavioral or mental health crisis.
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Plainfield NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a state grand jury indicted a former candidate for mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, charging the defendant with attempting to submit hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications to Union County election officials and then engaging in an attempt to cover up his actions.
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Point Pleasant NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a former investigator for the NJ Victims of Crime Compensation Office (VCCO) has been criminally charged for allegedly soliciting and engaging in inappropriate sexual communications with crime victims whose applications for VCCO support he was assigned to investigate. VCCO, an agency within the Department of Law and Public Safety, provides financial assistance as the payer of last resort to victims of crime to alleviate the economic and emotional burdens of victimization.
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Saddle Brook NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that international retailer Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to resolve allegations that the chain repeatedly engaged in unlawful unit pricing practices at its 64 retail stores throughout the state. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, is the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (“OWM”).
