2011 Press Releases

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• Retailers Urged To Check Charity Registrations Before Permitting Solicitations Of Customers

• New Haven Dentist Pays $212,000 To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

  United States Attorney David B. Fein and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that KRISTI ROSSOMANDO, D.M.D. and her dental practice, The CHILDREN’S DENTAL GROUP, P.C., with offices located at 825 Grand Avenue in New Haven, have entered into a civil settlement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $212,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

• Mortgage Servicing Workshop December 20 For Wells Fargo And Wachovia Customers

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are announcing that Wells Fargo and Wachovia customers who are having trouble paying their mortgage loans may attend a home preservation workshop the bank is hosting on Dec. 20, 2011 in Hartford.

• Mortgage Loan Borrowers Encouraged To Participate In Federal Foreclosure Review And Claims Process

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are encouraging Connecticut borrowers who believe they suffered financial injury because of harmful mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure practices to participate in an Independent Foreclosure Review and claims process.

• The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in AEP v. Connecticut

• $92 Million State Settlement Reached With JP Morgan Chase Over Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

• Attorney General Jepsen Seeks Protection Of Consumers In UCONN Co-Op Data Breach

• Attorney General Jepsen Announces Imminent Abnormal Market Disruption on Energy Products

• Attorney General Issues Warning About Bogus Computer Repair Telephone Calls

  Attorney General George Jepsen today warned Connecticut residents to be wary of telephone calls offering computer repair or security services because the calls are likely a scam that could prove costly.

• Attorney General Warns Consumers About Saab Bankruptcy And Vehicle Warranties

  Attorney General George Jepsen is advising Connecticut consumers who own Saab motor vehicles, or are considering purchasing one, to be cautious about warranties following Saab’s bankruptcy filing in Sweden on Monday, Dec. 19.

• Attorney General Issues Opinion About DEEP's Request To Suspend Smart-Meter Docket

  Attorney General George Jepsen has concluded that the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection complied with state law in requesting state utility regulators to temporarily suspend their proceedings on the issue of smart meters.

• Former Connecticut Nursing Home Owner Suspended From Medicaid Program

• States Reach $58.75 Million Settlement With Wachovia Bank In Alleged Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced a $58.75 million multistate settlement with Wachovia Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as its successor by merger, as part of an ongoing investigation of alleged anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry.

• Death Benefit Approved For Widow Of State Trooper Kenneth Hall

• States Withdraw Federal Challenge; New Rule Protects Women’s Access To Health Services