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LAWSUIT: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back LAWSUIT: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back
Lawsuit: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back James Pfeiffer, who abruptly retired as Warren County Prosecutor in April, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully removed from the position.  The complaint, filed against New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Gov. Phil Murphy in Superior Court of New Jersey, said he remains the duly appointed Prosecutor for Warren County and wants his job back. In April, Platkin took over the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, forcing out Pfeiffer amid a state ethics probe. Pfeiffer was replaced by Anthony Picione.  A spokesman said it resulted over an investigation from the…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
NJ Attorney General Takes Over Warren County Prosecutor's Office As Pfeiffer Abruptly Retires NJ Attorney General Takes Over Warren County Prosecutor's Office As Pfeiffer Abruptly Retires
NJ Attorney General Takes Over Warren County Prosecutor's Office As Pfeiffer Abruptly Retires New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin took over the Warren County Prosecutor's Office after apparently forcing the man who held the job to retire amid a state ethics probe. Platkin announced on Friday, April 5, that he'd replaced James Pfeiffer "effective immediately" with a highly-respected deputy, Anthony Picione, whom he called "a native son of Warren County and a career prosecutor and public servant who has dedicated his career to the public good and rooting out corruption." Platkin has yet to disclose why the move was made. A spokesman said it resulted from an investigation by&n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NO PAROLE: Ex-NJ Trooper Gets 5 Years For Using ID To Skate From Traffic Stops While Suspended NO PAROLE: Ex-NJ Trooper Gets 5 Years For Using ID To Skate From Traffic Stops While Suspended
NO Parole: Ex-NJ Trooper Gets 5 Years For Using ID To Skate From Traffic Stops While Suspended UPDATE: A disgraced former New Jersey State Police sergeant was sentenced to five years in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of using an ID card to get out of a string of Jersey Shore traffic stops while he was suspended from the force. Ex-NJSP Sgt. Marc Dennis, 51, of Waretown, also must forfeit his pension and cannot be publicly employed in New Jersey ever again, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Dennis shouldn’t have had the identification card in his possession after being relieved of his authority during the suspension, Platkin said. The 17-year department…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
5 From North Jersey Busted In Lucrative Political Bribery Scheme With Morristown Lawyer 5 From North Jersey Busted In Lucrative Political Bribery Scheme With Morristown Lawyer
5 From North Jersey Busted In Lucrative Political Bribery Scheme With Morristown Lawyer Five North Jersey residents were busted in a major political corruption case that has already produced charges against public officials and political candidates from Hudson and Morris counties. Last month, state officials said Elizabeth Valandingham, 47, had prepared and submitted proposals for the law firm where she worked to the township of Bloomfield for legal services between 2012 and 2016, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Valandingham said the company hadn’t made any political contributions. She was lying, Grewal said. Valandingham and an unnamed co-conspirator “recr…

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by Cecilia Levine