Attorney General John M. Formella announces the completion of the investigation into the officer-involved shooting that occurred in Claremont, New Hampshire on March 31, 2021. The private citizen involved in that incident, Jeffrey R. Ely (age 40), was shot and killed by members of the New Hampshire State Police Special
Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young announces the completion of the investigation into the officer-involved shooting incident that occurred in Dalton, New Hampshire, on December 23, 2020, that resulted in the fatal shooting of Mark R. Clermont (age 45). The purpose of this report is to summarize the Attorney General’s factual findings and legal
Dec 04, 2018 · PHILADELPHIA – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today issued a statement following the conclusion of his Office’s investigation into the August shooting death of Jeffrey Dennis during a Philadelphia police operation in the city’s Tacony neighborhood. The Office of Attorney General received the case from the Philadelphia District Attorney following a conflict …
Jan 14, 2019 · TRENTON – In compliance with the Attorney General’s Independent Prosecutor Directive on Police-Use-of-Force Investigations, this public statement is being issued on the findings of an investigation into the fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Jan. 14, 2019 at a United Parcel Service (“UPS”) facility in Logan Township, N.J.
In addition to investigating criminal operations, the attorney general’s office looks into scams targeting seniors, violations of the state’s clean air and water laws and evaluates whether mergers break antitrust laws. On April 26, voters in both parties will have a choice for attorney general. Do the voters prefer a candidate with political ...
Republican candidate Joe Peters was a Scranton police officer, an organized crime and drug prosecutor in the attorney general's office for 15 years, a federal mafia prosecutor and oversaw a White House drug trafficking program. He most recently served as Kathleen Kane’s spokesman for about eight months in 2013 and 2014.
This was the 1992 landmark abortion ruling that upheld the basic tenet of Roe v. Wade that a woman has the right to an abortion. It established a new “undue burden” test, which struck down part of the Pennsylvania law which required wives to notify their husbands before getting an abortion.
Shapiro is the chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and was appointed to be the chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency [PCCD] by Gov. Tom Wolf about a year ago.
New York State Executive Law Section 70-b mandated the establishment of an Office of Special Investigation (OSI) within the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG), effective April 1, 2021 . This legislation represents the codification and the expansion of the role previously performed by the Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit ...
While OSI’s principal objective is to thoroughly investigate the incidents covered by Executive Law Section 70-b, in order to determine whether a prosecution is warranted , OSI also seeks to enhance transparency and strengthen public trust in the criminal justice system in these sensitive incidents.