Drew Skinner Archives - New Jersey Globe

N.J. will shutter embattled public corruption office

September 3, 2026 3:47 pmSeptember 4, 2026 1:29 am

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport will close the embattled Office of Public Integrity and Accountability and return responsibility for prosecuting public corruption to the Division of Criminal Justice, ending a controversial eight-year experiment that produced accusations of prosecutorial misconduct, years-long delays,...

OPIA knew over two years ago that Gloucester official wasn’t being charged, but said nothing

July 20, 2026 12:26 amJuly 20, 2026 2:55 pm

The embattled state Office of Public Integrity and Accountability decided over two years ago that it would not prosecute Gloucester County Fire Marshal Shawn Layton for the death of two dogs in his county vehicle in 2022, but opted to...

A mother’s tragic story ends with an itsy-bitsy win for OPIA

June 26, 2026 7:40 pmJune 26, 2026 7:57 pm

A Newark woman who has spent more than a decade waiting for authorities to solve the murders of her three young sons has now pleaded guilty to accepting an $800 bribe while working as a construction code inspector, resolving a...

South Jersey Transportation Authority officials indicted by grand jury

August 14, 2025 5:30 pmAugust 17, 2025 9:17 pm

Two current and former officials on the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) who allegedly used their official positions to retaliate against Mercer County Commissioner John Cimino (D-Hamilton) in 2023 have been indicted by a grand jury, Attorney General Matt Platkin...

Platkin goes outside OPIA to pick Eicher replacement

March 11, 2024 10:46 amMarch 11, 2024 1:50 pm

Attorney General Matt Platkin has named his senior counsel, Drew Skinner, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as director of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability. He will replace Thomas Eicher, who formed...