ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — To express their grief and anger over the death of Tyre Nichols, area residents gathered in Newark on Jan. 28 to demand justice for Nichols, who was beaten to death by five police officers in Memphis, Tenn. On Jan. 7, five police officers from the Memphis Police Department severely beat 29-year-old […]
NEWARK, NJ — A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Carl Dorsey III, 39, of South Orange, who was shot and fatally wounded by a Newark police detective just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2021, according to a Jan. 26 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Sunday, Jan. 29 — just two days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day — antisemitism was on clear display in Essex County, when an unknown individual hurled a Molotov cocktail at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield. A Passaic County man was arrested Feb. 1 for the crime, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger […]
TRENTON, NJ — On Jan. 20, Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced 11 recipients of a combined $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds allocated for the continued support of the New Jersey Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program. NJHVIP launched in 2020 using funds from the federal Victims of Crime Act […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Jan. 11 that New Jersey has joined nationwide settlement agreements with pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, and drug makers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, to resolve claims involving their alleged roles in fomenting the country’s opioid crisis. In settlement agreements finalized over the past several weeks, […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin recently announced the creation of a new office within the Division of Criminal Justice that will focus on pursuing major financial crimes, including securities fraud, and holding white-collar criminals accountable for their wrongdoing. The newly created Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions will enhance existing […]
NEWARK, NJ — The N.J. Attorney General’s Office is investigating a police encounter during which a civilian died on Thursday, Jan. 5, in Newark, according to a Jan. 6 press release. The identity of the decedent is not being released at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, Newark police officers pursued an individual on […]
NEWARK, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor announced Jan. 4 that an insurance agent in Essex County was indicted on charges related to fraudulent insurance applications he allegedly submitted to four insurance companies to illegally obtain commissions. Jean Estil, 37, of Newark, was charged with insurance […]
NEWARK, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Dec. 16 that he has appointed Sundeep Iyer to serve as the director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the state agency charged with protecting the civil rights of all New Jersey residents. As required by statute, the appointment was also approved by Gov. […]
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Juvenile Justice Commission acting Executive Director Jennifer LeBaron have announced the release of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2021 annual data report. Since 2019, all 21 New Jersey counties have participated in this statewide reform initiative led by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which […]