Justin Hopson

Justin Hopson

Justin Hopson
Born 1973 (age 4243)

Police career

Current status retired
Department New Jersey State Police
Years of service 2002 - 07[1]
Rank Trooper
Other work private investigator, whistle-blower, award winning author

Justin Hopson is a retired New Jersey State Trooper, licensed private investigator, whistleblower, and author of Breaking the Blue Wall: One Man's War Against Police Corruption. As a rookie state trooper, Justin Hopson witnessed an unlawful arrest of a citizen made by his training officer, but refused to testify in court supporting the arrest. As a result, he was targeted by a rogue group of troopers known as the "Lords of Discipline." For decades, the Lords bullied fellow troopers. In 2002, Justin Hopson blew the whistle on the Lords of Discipline, which sparked the largest internal investigation in state police history and then a high profile federal case (Hopson v State of New Jersey #1:03-CV-5817). "I was an ordinary cop with an extraordinary cause. My cause is constant - to unearth corruption and shine a light on integrity," says Hopson

ABC News, The New York Times,[2] The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Star-Ledger, 20/20, and other media outlets have interviewed Justin Hopson about police corruption. He now owns and operates a private investigative firm and is a member of the South Carolina Association for Legal Investigators (SCALI). SCALI has since selected and appointed Mr. Hopson to its Ethics Committee. In 2012, Justin Hopson was appointed by the National Whistleblower Center to Co-chair the Coordinating Committee, working along with the US Senate and Congress to designate July 30 of every year as National Whistleblower Day. On October 4, 2013 - Justin Hopson and his book, "Breaking the Blue Wall" were featured on ABC News 20/20 and as a result his book climbed to #14 on Amazon's true crime ranking. In 2013, Mr. Hopson was selected and appointed to the South Carolina State Advisory Committee by Governor Nikki Haley. Justin is a devout Catholic and is married with two daughters who reside in South Carolina. For more information or to contact - justinhopson.com [3][4][5]

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