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New Jersey is dismantling its controversial Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, citing inefficiency and lack of results — but the move also signals a bold reorganization aimed at smarter resource use and stronger prosecutions. Once hailed as a corruption watchdog, OPIA stumbled with high-profile failures, including dropped charges against corrections officers and a botched George Norcross case. Now, its duties merge into a revamped Division of Criminal Justice, where Rebecca Schuman will lead corruption prosecutions and Andrew Wellbrock oversees police death investigations. Despite bipartisan criticism, the AG’s office still points to a recent successful indictment of a former fire chief — proof that change may be coming with purpose.

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