Gurbir Grewal Archives - Page 2 of 28

Grewal tells prosecutors to drop marijuana charges

February 23, 2021 4:24 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal directed prosecutors to drop marijuana-related criminal charges a day after Gov. Phil Murphy signed bills legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana use. His directive orders prosecutors to dismiss possession, distribution, drug paraphernalia and disorderly persons charges, among others,...

Lawmakers introduce resolution to impeach Hicks

February 22, 2021 4:44 pm

A bipartisan group of Assembly lawmakers introduced a resolution to impeach Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks over abuses at the state’s only women’s prison Monday. The articles of impeachment brought by Assemblywomen Jean Stanfield (R-Westampton), Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) and Nancy...

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...

Murphy sidesteps on apparent lull in Edison Eight investigation

February 19, 2021 4:06 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday sidestepped questions on a growing controversy in the Edison, the state’s fifth largest municipality. “The Edison incident I remember very well, and it was deplorable. Beyond that, I’ve got no more color on that. That’s...

Murphy won’t say if he’s talking with embattled corrections commissioner

February 19, 2021 2:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether he is in touch with embattled Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks not long after the Senate cleared a bipartisan resolution calling for his resignation over abuses at the state’s only women’s prison. “I don’t...

Ex-Middlesex mayor gets 7 years for stealing funds

February 16, 2021 2:44 pm

Former Middlesex Mayor Ronald DiMura was sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting that he stole more than $75,000 from several local political committees he controlled. According to the state attorney general’s office, DiMura used his post as treasurer...

Middlesex prosecutor hasn’t contacted local officials on racist flyer probe, council president says

February 16, 2021 2:25 pmFebruary 16, 2021 2:29 pm

Three months after the state attorney general launched a probe into an anonymous racist flyer in a 2017 Edison school board campaign, Council President Robert Diehl says that no interviews have been conducted and the township has not been contacted....