Andrew Bruck Archives

Bruck launches gun buybacks in Essex, Passaic, Atlantic

July 22, 2021 3:27 pmJuly 22, 2021 5:53 pm

Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced three simultaneous gun buyback events located in Passaic, Essex and Atlantic counties. “This buyback initiative is part of our broad-based, ongoing effort to stop the violence in our communities and save lives by reducing...

Jersey City firm should stop marketing interest-earning cryptocurrency, AG says

July 20, 2021 9:58 am

A Jersey City-based crypto wealth management firm needs to stop selling unregistered securities in the form of interest-earning cryptocurrency, acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck said on Tuesday. Bruck issued a cease and desist order against BlockFi, Inc. BlockFi allows investors...

Bruck names leadership team, directs staff to address issues of racial disparity

July 19, 2021 12:35 pmJuly 19, 2021 4:10 pm

Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck, who assumed his post at midnight on Saturday, has announced the members of his leadership team, including the elevation of Jennifer Davenport to First Assistant Attorney General. Bruck has named Matthew Berns, a former U.S....

Stanfield wants Kuhn to come before Senate

July 8, 2021 6:04 pmJuly 9, 2021 9:48 am

After Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks was forced out of his position over violent cell extractions conducted in the dead of night at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, Victoria Kuhn, his chief of staff, took helm of the agency. But her...

Heading into re-election, nearly a third of Murphy’s cabinet is unconfirmed or departing

July 8, 2021 1:04 pmJuly 17, 2021 6:31 pm

Nearly a third of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet members intend to leave the administration or are in their positions on an acting basis, with some awaiting confirmation and others awaiting the nomination of a permanent agency head. Press play to...

Grewal resigning to join SEC

June 29, 2021 1:45 pmJune 29, 2021 9:53 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal will announce his resignation today to take a position with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Grewal will become the Director of Enforcement on July 26. “I’m honored and delighted...

Senate approves 3-year cooling off period for prosecutors to seek public office

February 22, 2021 10:47 amFebruary 22, 2021 4:31 pm

If Gurbir Grewal wants to run for governor in 2025, he’ll need to leave his post as New Jersey attorney general soon. The New Jersey Senate today approved legislation that would bar prosecutors and the state attorney general from seeking...