2012 Press Releases
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Connecticut Benefits From Settlement With WellCare on Medicaid Fraud Charges
Attorney General George Jepsen and Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby said Connecticut stands to receive $1.56 million from a Medicaid fraud settlement with WellCare, a Florida-based health maintenance organization.
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Benefits of National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Moving Forward in Connecticut
Attorney General George Jepsen said the programs of benefits resulting from the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure servicing settlement are moving forward in Connecticut, including $119 million in loan modifications and $36 million in refinancing relief.
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Connecticut Agencies Protest ISO New England Budget Increases
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority today filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against ISO New England Inc.’s proposal to increase its budget, paid for by electric customers, by nearly 10 percent.
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Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on 2nd Circuit DOMA Ruling
“As I’ve said before, discrimination based on sexual orientation has no place in our society or under our laws. Today’s ruling is another important step toward affirming the rights of all married couples in the state of Connecticut."
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Attorney General George Jepsen announced a landmark decision by a federal appeals court that upheld a challenge Connecticut filed with New York, New Jersey and Vermont, among others, to a rule by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allows spent nuclear fuel to be stored at reactor sites for up to 60 years after the plants shut down.
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Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen About Lawsuit Filed Against the State in Sandy Hook Shooting
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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."
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Media Advisory for Joint Federal-State Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement
Attorney General Jepsen and Commissioner Pitkin will be available to help explain the $25 billion joint federal-state mortgage foreclosure settlement agreement announced Thursday and what it means for Connecticut and struggling homeowners.
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Attorney General George Jepsen to address American Studies class at Hall High School.
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New Connecticut Data Breach Law Takes Effect October 1
To assist business owners in complying with a new computerized data breach notification requirement that takes effect on October 1, Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that the OAG has established a dedicated email for companies to use when they report a breach.
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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.
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Newington Dairy Manufacturer to Pay $299,999 Civil Penalty For Wastewater Discharge Violations
Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty said a stipulated judgment has resolved a 2008 lawsuit against a manufacturing facility in Newington, charged with repeated wastewater discharge violations.
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Media Advisory: Tuesday: Attorney General Joins Picket Lines
On Tuesday, July 17, the Attorney General will show his support for striking health care workers at picket lines in Danbury, Stamford, Westport and Milford. Caregivers at five HealthBridge nursing homes in Connecticut began strikes on July 3 over unfair labor practices after the company ended negotiations and implemented what it claimed was its “last, best and final” offer.
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National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Providing Relief to Connecticut Borrowers
Attorney General George Jepsen said today that an interim progress report shows Connecticut borrowers getting real relief in the first months of the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement.
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Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that during Fiscal Year 2012, a joint effort by their offices resulted in the collection of more than $1.3 million in penalties from out-of-state companies operating in Connecticut without legal authority to transact business.