2023 Press Releases

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• 5/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Praises Bipartisan House Vote to Expand Fraud-Fighting Authority

  Attorney General William Tong today praised a nearly unanimous 138-7 vote in the state House of Representatives to approve expanded authority for the Office of the Attorney General to fight fraud and abuse across state government.

• 1/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting New York Concealed Carry Law

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general supporting New York’s concealed carry regulations by asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that preliminarily enjoined certain aspects of New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA).

• 2/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition Seeking to Protect Public Funds from Fraud

  Attorney General William Tong led a bipartisan coalition in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect publicly funded programs from fraud by adopting a robust and fair reading of the False Claims Act (FCA).

• 1/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Accountability for Firearms Industry

  Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general supporting a New York law to hold the firearms industry accountable.

• 5/5/2023 Connecticut Psychologist Pays $685K to Settle Allegations She Received Payments from Medicare and Medicaid for Services Not Provided

  Attorney General William Tong and Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut today announced that Dr. Evelyn Llewellyn has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which she will pay $658,294 to settle allegations that she received payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs for psychology services that were not provided.

• 11/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $6.5 Million Settlement with Morgan Stanley for Two Data Security Incidents

  Attorney General William Tong along with five attorneys general today announced a $6.5 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) for compromising the personal information of its customers due to negligent internal data security practices.

• 12/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Elected Vice President of National Association of Attorneys General

  In a unanimous vote this week by fellow attorneys general, Attorney General William Tong was elected Vice President of the National Association of Attorneys General.

• 3/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Demands $6.1 Million from Connecticut Service Plaza Operator Over Unpaid Wages

  Attorney General William Tong today sued Connecticut service plaza operator Project Service, LLC on behalf of the Connecticut Department of Labor seeking to recover $2.7 million in unpaid wages owed to food service employees at the Connecticut’s 23 service plazas. The complaint further seeks to collect an additional $2.7 million in damages as well as $722,000 in civil penalties previously assessed but never paid.

• 1/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges PURA to Reject Aquarion "Excessive and Unwarranted" 27 Percent Rate Hike

  In a brief filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Attorney General William Tong urged regulators to reject an “excessive and unwarranted” request by Eversource-owned Aquarion Water Company to raise its rates by 27 percent over three years.

• 2/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Responds to PURA's Draft Decision Rejecting Aquarion's Requested $36 Million Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong responded today to a draft decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting Eversource-owned Aquarion’s $36 million rate hike.

• 2/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Investigation Into Stone Academy

  Attorney General William Tong today announced an investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act by Stone Academy after the nursing school abruptly closed its doors leaving students’ educational plans in limbo.

• 3/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Praises Committee Vote to Reform Unfair, Anti-Consumer Ticketing Practices

  Attorney General William Tong today praised a unanimous vote in the General Law Committee to advance reforms proposed by the Office of the Attorney General to address unfair, anti-consumer ticketing practices in the live event industry.

• 5/22/2023 Attorney General Tong Defends Federal Restrictions on Handgun Sales to Individuals Under 21

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit defending the federal government’s longstanding prohibition on the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition by federally-licensed retailers to individuals under the age of 21.

• 1/24/2023 Connecticut Joins DOJ Lawsuit Against Google's Online Advertising Monopoly

  Connecticut has joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Google’s dominant grip on the online advertising industry which allows the company to dictate how digital ads are sold and the terms under which its rivals can compete, Attorney General William Tong announced today.

• 3/15/2023 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of 99 Neglected Sheep and One Goose Seized from Beacon Falls Home

  Attorney General William Tong today moved for state custody of 99 neglected sheep and one goose seized from a Beacon Falls farm in February.