2023 Press Releases

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• 3/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Congratulates Matthew Larock, Walter Menjivar, Charlene Spencer on Nominations to Connecticut Superior Court Bench, Family Court

  Attorney General William Tong congratulated Deputy Associate Attorney General Matthew Larock and Assistant Attorney General Water A. Menjivar on their nominations today to the Connecticut Superior Court bench, as well as Assistant Attorney General Charlene W. Spencer on her nomination to serve as a Family Court Magistrate.

• 3/28/2023 Attorney General Tong Reminds Veterans and Servicemembers to File Claims to Receive Refunds from Harris Jewelry Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong is reminding Connecticut servicemembers and veterans to file claims to receive refunds from the Harris Jewelry settlement before the April 15, 2023 deadline.

• 3/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Calls for JUUL Vaping Settlement Funds to be Directed to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations

  Attorney General William Tong this week submitted testimony calling for funds received through the $438.5 million multistate vaping settlement with JUUL to be directed to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations (RBHAOs) to combat youth vaping and nicotine use.

• 3/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary Decision Not to Seek Re-Election

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary’s decision not to seek re-election.

• 3/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Kia and Hyundai for Swifter Action to Protect Vehicle Owners, Public Safety

  Attorney General Tong, along with a nationwide coalition of 23 attorneys general, is calling on Kia America (Kia) and Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) to take swift and comprehensive action to help remedy the crisis of car thefts that has occurred due to the companies’ failure to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers.

• 3/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Sues Vision Solar Over Unfair and Deceptive Sales, Violations of Home Improvement Act

  Attorney General William Tong today announced the filing of a lawsuit against Vision Solar, LLC following more than a dozen consumer complaints regarding predatory high-pressure sales tactics, misrepresentations about financing and tax credits, and unpermitted work that left homeowners saddled with nonfunctioning systems and unaffordable loans.

• 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.

• 3/15/2023 Attorney General Tong Praises PURA Final Decision Rejecting Aquarion's Requested $36 Million Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement praising a final decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting Eversource-owned Aquarion’s $36 million rate hike.

• 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.

• 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.

• 3/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Moves to Revoke or Reduce Pension of John F. Bernardo

  Attorney General William Tong this week moved to revoke or reduce the pension of former West Haven housing specialist John F. Bernardo following his federal guilty plea to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud charge involving COVID relief funds.

• 3/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins 46-State Coalition Asking Court to Order TikTok to Produce Company Communications Critical to Multistate Investigation 

  Attorney General William Tong joined 46 states in asking a state court to order social media company TikTok, Inc. to fully comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protection laws amid the ongoing youth mental health crisis.

• 3/7/2023 Attorney General Tong Sues Four Ghost Gun Dealers for Illegal Sales in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong today sued four out-of-state firearm dealers selling and advertising illegal, untraceable “ghost gun” parts in Connecticut.

• 3/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Expanded Fraud-Fighting Authority

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he is seeking expanded authority to fight fraud and abuse across Connecticut state government.

• 2/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Sues FDA Over Unlawful, Unnecessary Restrictions on Medication Abortion Drug

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate federal lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) accusing it of singling out one of the two drugs used for medication abortions for excessively burdensome regulation, despite ample evidence that the drug is safer than Tylenol. The attorneys general also filed a preliminary injunction asking the court to halt the enforcement of the FDA’s restrictions on mifepristone while the case continues.