NJ’s attorney general mulling fate of embattled anti-corruption watchdog

New Jersey Attorney General Jen Davenport is eyeing the watchdog Office of Public Integrity and Accountability in her restructuring plans.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 616

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A controversial state anti-corruption unit could be disbanded or absorbed as New Jersey Attorney General Jen Davenport eyeballs efficiencies in the office she took over in January.

Davenport told legislators during an Assembly budget hearing Wednesday in Trenton that she plans to restructure her office — and that the Office for Public Integrity and Accountability is one area she is mulling for change.

That office, which former attorney general Gurbir Grewal created …

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