Statement of U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger on Veterans Day

"On Veterans Day, the nation joins together to honor veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will use every tool at its disposal to protect the rights of the men and women who have made tremendous sacrifices to defend our freedoms.

Earlier this year, we issued findings that the residents of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Homes at Menlo Park and Paramus faced unreasonable harm and risk, in violation of the U.S. Constitution, and we are now working to ensure that the veterans and their families receive the care that they so richly deserve. We also protected the rights of active duty servicemembers when we sued a housing provider who we alleged charged servicemembers – who were simply following orders to relocate for a permanent change of station – exorbitant lease termination fees. We were pleased that the lawsuit resulted in an agreement from the defendant to end that illegal practice and compensate the impacted servicemembers.

My office remains committed to protecting servicemembers and veterans across the state, and we remain very engaged in the Justice Department’s Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative."