Philip Sellinger Archives - New Jersey Globe

Davenport gains backing of 100+ ex-federal prosecutors for Senate confirmation

February 2, 2026 7:00 amFebruary 2, 2026 10:31 am

A group of over 100 former federal prosecutors, including six former U.S. Attorneys and three former state attorneys general, are urging the confirmation of Jennifer Davenport as the 57th Attorney General of New Jersey. Davenport, who was nominated by Gov....

Alina Habba has made waves as N.J.’s interim U.S. Attorney. But how long can she stay?

June 6, 2025 11:27 amJune 6, 2025 4:48 pm

When President Donald Trump chose former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia last month, it represented a stretching – perhaps a breaking – of the laws and norms that had long...

Trump taps Steinhardt as next U.S. Attorney

January 22, 2025 3:51 pmJanuary 23, 2025 10:03 am

President Donald Trump will name Douglas J. Steinhardt, a state senator and former Republican state chairman, as acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Steinhardt, 56, has served in the State Senate since 2022. He...

Federal investigation finds pervasive unconstitutional policing by Trenton Police

November 21, 2024 3:06 pmNovember 21, 2024 6:29 pm

In July of 2020, a 64-year-old man refused to let Trenton Police Department officers into his home without a warrant. Officers, including Nicholas Piotrowski, threw the man, Joseph Ahr, Sr., across the house’s front porch. Piotrowski and other officers, who...

TD Bank to pay $3 billion fine for allowing money laundering

October 10, 2024 2:48 pm

The New Jersey-based TD Bank will pay more than $3 billion after pleading guilty to failing to combat money laundering networks that used the bank’s services to move “hundreds of millions of dollars.” Philip Sellinger, the U.S. Attorney for the...

Justice Department, state reach settlement on veterans home care

October 2, 2024 4:25 pmOctober 3, 2024 11:46 am

The Department of Justice reached an agreement with the state of New Jersey to improve care standards in state-run veterans homes after federal authorities excoriated the “unconstitutionally deficient care” at facilities in Paramus and Menlo Park. A yearslong investigation into...

Former Army counselor sentenced to 12 years after defrauding Gold Star families

August 21, 2024 4:12 pm

A Colts Neck man who pleaded guilty to defrauding Gold Star families while he was a U.S. Army financial adviser was sentenced to 151 months in prison. 41-year-old Caz Craffy pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud and four...