Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin
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AG Platkin leads multistate condemnation of major credit card companies’ about-face on pledge to implement new merchant code to help flag potential mass shooters, gun traffickers
NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Thursday led a coalition of Attorneys General from across the nation in…
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Man who led burglary ring that targeted residences across New Jersey sentenced to 14 years in prison
NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Tuesday announced a 14-year prison sentence for a Bergen County man who…
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AG Platkin issues statewide directive requiring longer retention of DNA, other evidence from medical exams in sexual assault cases
NEW JERSEY — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Monday issued a statewide law enforcement directive to ensure that sexual assault…
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Sussex County police officer pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit official misconduct after pursuing intimate relationships with women while on duty
VERNON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Sussex County) — A suspended Vernon township police officer pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his pursuit…
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NJ Board of Nursing rescinds 20 licenses, nullifies 26 temporary licenses implicated in DOJ investigation of fraudulently issued nursing diplomas
NEW JERSEY – Nursing licenses of 20 New Jersey medical professionals have been rescinded following the United States Department of…
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28 municipalities receive notices of violation for publishing LGBTQIA+ exclusionary marriage license application forms on their websites
NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced Wednesday that DCR has issued…
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NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, Division on Civil Rights release resource guide for postsecondary institutions on campus responses to bias
NEW JERSEY — The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) and New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights (DCR)…
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Division on Civil Rights takes enforcement action against housing providers for non-compliance with the Fair Chance in Housing Act
NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced Friday that DCR has…
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Hundreds of drug disposal bags to be distributed to hospice care, other facilities to fight opioid misuse and diversion
NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (“NJ CARES”),…
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Gov. Murphy, AG Platkin announce new leadership at the Division of Highway Traffic Safety
NEW JERSEY – Governor Philip D. Murphy Friday announced that he will appoint retired New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Captain…
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