2012 Press Releases

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• Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen Concerning the Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School

  “Connecticut has suffered a terrible blow today, the loss of so many innocent lives in a senseless act of violence. I join with the people of Connecticut in expressing my deepest sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the people of Newtown and surrounding communities who have lost so very much."

• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, September 29

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined the DEA, the state Departments of Consumer Protection and of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and the Governor’s Prevention Partnership in detailing the state’s growing prescription drug problem and encouraging state residents to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by visiting a nearby collection site.

• Attorney General Joins Multi-State Effort To Defend Federal Mercury Emissions Standards

  HARTFORD –Attorney General George Jepsen joined today with attorneys general of 10 other states and the District of Columbia seeking to defend an air emissions rule that would reduce the amount of toxic mercury discharged by electric power plants by 90 percent.

• Attorney General Jepsen: Impact Statement Recommending Plum Island Sale is Inadequate

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) recommending the federal government’s sale of Plum Island lacks significant critical evaluation and analysis.

• Media Advisory: News Conference on Mortgage Assistance Event

  U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard Pitkin will announce details of the third, state-sponsored homeowners’ mortgage assistance event scheduled for Tuesday, July 10 at the University of Connecticut Student Union in Storrs.

• Students, State Officials Mark National Teen Safe Driving Week – Oct. 14-20

  The results of two national studies on teen safe driving show that Connecticut is among the most advanced states whose laws help to prevent crashes injuries and deaths. This information comes as the state marks National Teen Safe Driving week Oct. 14 - 20.

• Attorney General Jepsen Calls for “Meaningful” Penalties on CL&P In Wake of Poor Storm Response

  Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) was imprudent in its preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter and should face meaningful penalties, according to Attorney General George Jepsen in a brief filed today in the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) investigation into utility companies’ responses to the two storms.

• Attorney General Files Agreement to Revoke Pension of Former Oxford Tax Collector Convicted on Felony Larceny Charge

  Under an agreement filed in Superior Court today, a former tax collector for the town of Oxford who pleaded guilty to a felony larceny charge in July will have her municipal pension revoked in full, Attorney General George Jepsen said.

• Be Aware of Disaster Assistance Scams, Especially Related to FEMA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein are warning Connecticut residents to be aware of potential scams in the coming days and weeks, especially ones in which scammers offer to help people get disaster assistance from FEMA.

• Attorney General Statement on PURA Two-storm Investigation Final Decision

  "Today’s final decision, like the draft issued two weeks ago, substantially adopts the findings and recommendations that my office presented in this proceeding and is a positive step toward improving CL&P’s storm response."

• Attorney General Praises PURA For Considering Review Of NU/NSTAR Merger

  Attorney General George Jepsen today praised state utility regulators for a draft decision that would enable a state review of the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR, a Boston-based utility holding company.

• Attorneys General Seek Information About Data Breach at On-Line Retailer Zappos.com, Inc.

  Concerned about a recent hacking attack that may have affected more than 24 million customers, Attorney General George Jepsen, with support from eight other states, has asked Zappos.com, Inc. about its efforts to protect private customer information and its response to the breach.

• Attorney General Seeks Information From ValueAppeal LLC About Services Offered To Connecticut Property Owners

  Attorney General George Jepsen has asked a Seattle, WA company for more information about certain property tax appeal services offered to Connecticut consumers after complaints were raised about the company in New Britain.

• Attorney General Seeks Information about Barnes & Noble Data Breach

  Attorney General George Jepsen said that three Barnes & Noble, Inc. stores in Connecticut were among those where hackers breached point-of-sale keypad card terminals to access personal identification numbers and credit and debit card information.

• Attorney General Says Payments May be Available to Many Connecticut Borrowers Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that payment claim forms are going out to thousands of Connecticut borrowers whose homes were lost to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011, and who may be eligible for payment under the $25 billion National Mortgage Foreclosure settlement.