Thomas R. Calcagni
Thomas R. Calcagni is an American trial lawyer[1], who, while in public service in the State of New Jersey, focused on curbing prescription drug diversion and abuse.[2] [3]. Mr. Calcagni served as the First Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs for the State of New Jersey, and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.[4]
Early career in public service: Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Jersey[edit]
From 2001 to 2010, Mr. Calcagni served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey, where he prosecuted white collar criminal cases, including public corruption and complex commercial fraud matters.[5]
Assistant U.S. Attorney Calcagni charged and tried to conviction Leona Beldini, the Deputy Mayor of Jersey City, NJ, for accepting bribes from an FBI undercover informant posing as a corrupt developer looking to bribe public officials for help with building approvals.[6][7]. As one of 46 defendants caught in Operation Bid Rig, Deputy Mayor Beldini was the first to stand trial and was convicted of two counts of accepting bribes disguised as contributions to Mayor Jeremiah Healy’s election campaign.[8].
Assistant U.S. Attorney Calcagni investigated, charged, and tried to conviction former New Jersey Senator Joseph Coniglio, the Chairman of the State Government Committee and member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, for steering hundreds of thousands of dollars of state funding to Hackensack University Medical Center in return for bribes disguised as payments for consultant services.[9]
Also during his time at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Assistant U.S. Attorney Calcagni investigated, charged, and tried to conviction Guttenberg, NJ Mayor David Delle Donna and his wife, Anna Delle Donna, for extorting a business owner and filing false income tax returns.[10][11] The month-long trial resulted in the conviction of, and 51-month prison sentence for the Mayor and his wife.[12]
New Jersey Director of Consumer Affairs[edit]
In 2010, Mr. Calcagni was appointed Director of New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs by Governor Chris Christie.[13] Director Calcagni devised and led a wholesale reorganization and resource consolidation and is credited with turning a once-quiet arm of state bureaucracy into a “powerhouse."[14] Director Calcagni introduced a campaign of sting and undercover operations targeting noncompliant and predatory businesses and he directed the launch of the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program.[15][16] [17]
Director Calcagni initiated and oversaw the investigation by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs into numerous instances of commingled medication at CVS Caremark pharmacies throughout New Jersey.[18] He negotiated a settlement to include a comprehensive corporate compliance plan reflecting quality and safety assurance reforms.[19]
Director Calcagni developed and led the initiative to curb prescription drug diversion and abuse in New Jersey.[20] The measures implemented for this project included the development and launch of a program targeting New Jersey patients who get multiple prescriptions from different doctors, or who fill multiple prescriptions at different pharmacies.[21] The program also identifies New Jersey physicians who prescribe a large amount of drugs, it allows healthcare providers access to patient prescription history, and it raised pharmacy standards for the secure maintaining and dispensing of controlled dangerous substances in the state.[22]
Director Calcagni exercised regulatory authority to outlaw dangerous "bath salts" and "synthetic marijuana" designer drugs, and led a Division- and Department-wide initiative to seize the drugs and prosecute distributors.[23]
Director Calcagni launched and led a statewide undercover initiative to identify and prosecute towing companies operating outside of New Jersey's Predatory Towing Prevention Act.[24] His Division brought charges against nearly forty towing companies.[25]
First Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey[edit]
Mr. Calcagni was New Jersey's second highest-ranking State prosecutor, the First Assistant Attorney General, from 2012 to 2014.[26][27] As such, Calcagni oversaw the New Jersey State Police and New Jersey’s Divisions of Criminal Justice and Consumer Affairs.[28]
Private Practice[edit]
In 2016, Mr. Calcagni and his private law firm, Calcagni & Kanefsky, LLP,[29] represented The New Jersey Alliance for Fiscal Integrity in its challenge of the controversial American Dream Meadowlands project.[30]
References[edit]
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "Two top officials at NJ Attorney General's Office leave to start new law firm". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "How N.J. plans to put a lid on pain pills: Officials to announce program that will track prescriptions". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "N.J. consumer affairs official steps down, will join Attorney General's senior staff". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ two top officials at NJ Attorney General's Office leave to start new law firm, Christopher. "Baxter". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "Two top officials at NJ Attorney General's Office leave to start new law firm". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Bohrer, John R. "The Mistrial Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Romper Room: The Beldini Trial, Day Eleven". jerseycityindependent.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Conte, Michaelangelo. "Feds follow the money in Beldini corruption trial". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Ryan, Joe. "Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini is found guilty on two charges in N.J. corruption trial". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Dela Cruz, Christopher. "Ex-state Sen. Joseph Coniglio is sentenced to 2 1/2 years on corruption charges". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Whelan, Jeff S. "Guttenberg mayor, wife found guilty of extortion, tax charges". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Miller, Jonathan. "New Jersey Mayor and Wife Are Accused of Extortion". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Whelan, Jeff S. "Guttenberg mayor, wife found guilty of extortion, tax charges". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "N.J. consumer affairs official steps down, will join Attorney General's senior staff". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "Ex-prosecutor leads crackdown on N.J. scam artists". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Kwoh, Leslie. "N.J. cracks down on predatory towing companies". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "How N.J. plans to put a lid on pain pills: Officials to announce program that will track prescriptions". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Cohen, Lynda. "Gov. Chris Christie bans synthetic drugs sold as "bath salts" or "plant food"". pressofatlanticcity.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Shipkowski, Bruce. "CVS mixed up kids' pills with cancer drugs". nbcnews.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Shipkowski, Bruce. "CVS mixed up kids' pill with cancer drug". nbcnews.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "How N.J. plans to put a lid on pain pills: Official to announce program that will track prescriptions". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "How N.J. plans to put a lid on pain pills: Officials to announce program that will track prescriptions". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "How N.J. plans to put a lid on pain pills: Officials to announce program that will track prescriptions". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ CBS News. "War on "designer drugs" comes to Jersey shore". cbsnews.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Star-Ledger Editorial Board. "Crack down on predatory towing companies". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Star-Ledger Editorial Board. "Crack down on predatory towing companies". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "N.J. consumer affairs official steps down, will join Attorney General's senior staff". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "Former consumer affairs chief named second-in-charge of state Attorney General's office". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "Two top officials at NJ Attorney General's Office leave to start". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher. "Two top officials at NJ Attorney General's Office leave to start new law firm". nj.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Brennan, John. "American Dream Meadowlands project bond sale faced with legal challenge". northjersey.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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