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6/28/2021
Attorney General Tong Secures $14 Million Healthcare Fraud Judgment
Attorney General William Tong secured a $14,982,081 court judgment against Ramil Mansourov over allegations that the former Norwalk primary care physician illegally billed the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program for millions of dollars in services he never provided.
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6/25/2021
Attorney General Tong Announces $1 Million Settlement With Connecticut Addiction Medicine Over Excessive Billing
Attorney General William Tong announced today a $1,002,481 settlement with Connecticut Addiction Medicine and its principals Jay Benson, M.D. and Mahboob Aslam, M.D. resolving allegations of excessive billing for urine drug tests.
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6/24/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Calling for Passage of the Federal Equality Act
AGs Urge Senate to Pass Measure Prohibiting Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans
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6/24/2021
Attorney General Tong, Department of Public Health Announce Agreement to Protect Carlson Place Residents
Attorney General William Tong and Acting Public Health Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced an agreement to provide for the safe relocation of 26 residents of Carlson Place, and a second agreement which allows for a new owner to operate the residential care home in Norwalk after a complete renovation of the facility at no cost to the state.
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6/23/2021
Attorney General Tong Statement on PURA Decision to Accept Amended Settlement Agreement with UI
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a decision today by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to accept an amended settlement agreement with United Illuminating and state entities to provide millions of dollars in immediate savings and long-term stability for UI customers.
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6/23/2021
Attorney General Tong Statement on Denise Merrill
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement praising the accomplishments of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill after she announced her intention not to seek re-election.
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6/22/2021
Attorney General Tong Calls on USPS to Stop Further Service Cuts
Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 21 attorneys general and two cities calling on the Postal Regulatory Commission to oppose Postmaster General DeJoy’s efforts to increase delivery times for First-Class Mail and other essential postal services.
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6/22/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Fighting to Preserve Billions of Dollars for Schools and Essential Services
Attorney General Tong joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general fighting to preserve billions of dollars for schools and other essential services across the country.
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6/18/2021
Attorney General Tong and Coalition of 52 AGs Urge Congress to Provide States with the Same Antitrust Venue Rights as Federal Enforcers
Attorney General William Tong and The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) are urging Congress to pass the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021. This legislation would provide states with the same venue selection rights as federal enforcers by prohibiting the transfer of state antitrust actions into a multidistrict litigation.
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6/16/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Fighting to Defend Women’s Health and Reproductive Freedom
Coalition Submits Congressional Testimony in Support of Women’s Health Protection Act
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6/14/2021
AG Tong Urges NHTSA To Repeal Trump-Era Attack On California Authority To Set Clean Car Standards
— Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 states and 4 cities in urging the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) to repeal a Trump-era rule, known as the “Preemption Rule,” that purported to preempt California’s greenhouse gas and zero-emission-vehicles (ZEV) standards.
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6/14/2021
Attorney General Tong Calls on SEC to Require U.S. Companies to Disclose Financial Risk from Climate Change
Attorney General William Tong today joined a California-led coalition of attorneys general in urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require U.S. companies to provide detailed and accurate information about the financial risk they face from climate change.
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6/11/2021
AGs Tong and Racine Lead Supreme Court Brief Supporting CDC Eviction Ban to Protect Public Health During Pandemic
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that prohibits evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic to help stop the spread of the disease.
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6/11/2021
AG Tong Announces Amended Settlement to Lower Rates for UI Customers
Attorney General William Tong announced an amended settlement with United Illuminating and state entities to provide millions of dollars in immediate savings and long-term stability for UI customers.
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6/8/2021
Coalition Joined by AG Tong Secures Federal Court Order and Settlement Requiring Asbestos Reporting To Protect Public Health
Biden’s EPA Settles with States, Ending Trump’s Challenge to Court Decision Requiring Necessary Reporting by the Chemical Industry