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Attorney General seeks to seal court records in case connected to Matt O’Donnell

March 29, 2021 12:08 amMay 29, 2025 12:56 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has moved to seal court records in a motion to dismiss an indictment against a former Hudson Council official, augmenting the mysterious circumstances related to Matthew O’Donnell, the state’s cooperating witness in a political...

O’Donnell preparing to shutter his law firm

January 10, 2020 12:46 pmMay 29, 2025 12:58 pm

The central figure in a sting operation that has led to bribery charges against five officials is in the process of closing his law firm, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Matt O’Donnell’s Morristown-based firm, O’Donnell McCord, lost a considerable...

East Hanover paid O’Donnell $1.1 million in 2019

January 6, 2020 11:38 am

Matt O’Donnell, the cooperating witness in a state corruption probe, has billed the Township of East Hanover more than $6.8 million for legal services over the last decade, including nearly $1.1 million in 2019. O’Donnell is expected to be reappointed...

Morris County drops O’Donnell as special counsel

January 4, 2020 6:32 pm

Matt O’Donnell has lost another plumb legal contract. The Morris County Board of Freeholders has dropped O’Donnell, the cooperating witness in a state corruption sting, from their list of attorneys to handle tax appeal work for county government. This is...

Mount Arlington dumps O’Donnell as municipal attorney

January 2, 2020 10:08 amJanuary 2, 2020 12:15 pm

Mount Arlington will drop Matthew O’Donnell, the cooperating witness in a state corruption sting, as the municipal attorney. Mayor Michael Stanzilis told the New Jersey Globe that he will not submit O’Donnell’s name to the council for reappointment when they...

West Caldwell sidesteps O’Donnell reappointment

January 1, 2020 1:22 pmJanuary 1, 2020 3:06 pm

West Caldwell pulled the reappointment of Matthew O’Donnell from their reorganization agenda today, moving forward on all legal posts except the two that O’Donnell held: tax appeal counsel and municipal public defender. Mayor Joseph Tempesta, a Republican, has received thousands...

More clients fleeing O’Donnell law firm

December 30, 2019 2:33 pmDecember 30, 2019 10:45 pm

A North Jersey law firm run by the state’s cooperating witness in a political corruption sting continues to lose clients. Hackensack, Middletown, Holmdel, and Monmouth County will replace O’Donnell McCord as their tax appeal counsel after it was disclosed that...