Before becoming Bergen County 's top law enforcement officer , Gurbir Grewal served as the chief of the Economic Crimes Unit at the U.S. Attorney 's Office in New Jersey under former federal prosecutor Paul Fishman . New Jersey Governor Chris Christie nominated Grewal to lead the Bergen County Prosecutor 's office in 2013 , but Grewal was never scheduled for a New Jersey Senate confirmation hearing then . Grewal was confirmed by the State Senate when tapped by Christie the second time around in January 2016 as acting prosecutor , and was finalized in the role in November 2016 . In this capacity , Grewal has concentrated on fighting the opioid epidemic and white-collar crimes , and strengthening relations between police and communities . In July 2017 , while Bergen County prosecutor , Grewal ordered the Mahwah , New Jersey police department not to enforce a ban on non-New Jersey residents using Mahwah parks , stating his concern that a ban could lead to anti-Semitic religious profiling against Orthodox Jews visiting from neighboring Rockland County , New York . On July 26 , 2018 , two WKXW radio show hosts were suspended for calling Grewal " turban man " on air . In September 2018 , then-Bergen County sheriff Michael Saudino resigned under public official pressure , after secretly recorded comments were released disparaging Grewal 's wearing a turban alongside derogatory remarks about other groups of people
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