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New details in takeover of Warren County Prosecutor’s Office
Clip: 4/9/2024 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Inquiry into whistleblower claims began in 2022
More details have come to light on the state’s takeover of the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office. After a lengthy probe, the state attorney general’s office alleges top staff lied about caseloads to inflate the budget with grant money meant for insurance fraud investigations.
NJ Spotlight News
New details in takeover of Warren County Prosecutor’s Office
Clip: 4/9/2024 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
More details have come to light on the state’s takeover of the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office. After a lengthy probe, the state attorney general’s office alleges top staff lied about caseloads to inflate the budget with grant money meant for insurance fraud investigations.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipwe have more details tonight on the state takeover of the Warren County prosecutor's office after a lengthy probe the Attorney General's office is alleging top staff there lied about case loads to inflate the budget with grant money meant for insurance fraud investigations in a 22-page report released last night the Attorney General's office outlined an inquiry that began in 20122 after whistleblowers claimed the prosecutor's office was misusing the money and fudging time sheets to cover their tracks the report also accuses the office of impeding the investigation and potentially retaliating against and intimidating Witnesses the report cites several secret recordings of a staffer who handled insurance fraud cases for the prosecutor's office with multiple witness accounts stating there was actually little to no work being done on Friday attorney general Matt platkin abruptly removed the top prosecutor James feifer and replaced him with a deputy from the State Office of Public integrity and accountability feifer has reportedly called the report [Music] inaccurate
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