Gurbir Singh Grewal (/ˈɡɜːrbɪər ˈɡreɪwɑːl/; born June 23, 1973)[1] is an American attorney and prosecutor who is currently the Director of the Division of Enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[13] 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.
"[18] On March 28, 2019, Grewal announced a directive to all 21 New Jersey county prosecutors to institute college campus outreach protocols to impede sexual violence at the collegiate level.
[22] On May 1, 2019, Grewal announced the dismantling of an organized crime gambling and loansharking operation[23] and also launched an investigation into prior corporate tax loopholes afforded at the time by the New Jersey Development Authority.
[26] On May 10, 2019, Grewal joined state attorneys general from across the country in filing a lawsuit against 20 generic pharmaceuticals companies, 11 of which were based in New Jersey, along with several individuals, accusing them of collusion and price-fixing.
[27] On May 14, 2019, Grewal announced a lawsuit against several large chemical companies, accusing them of selling toxic firefighting foam for decades while knowing the health risks they posed to the public and to the environment.
[31] On August 8, Grewal announced the dismantling of two major drug- and gun-trafficking criminal organizations, accompanied by the arrests of 28 individuals and the seizure of significant amounts of narcotics, ammunition, and cash.
[33] On June 29, 2021, Grewal announced he would be resigning as New Jersey’s attorney general to take an appointment as Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement.
Grewal worked to bring the cryptocurrency industry and Wall Street traders into compliance, and advocated for attorneys and auditors to protect investor interests.