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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…