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• 1/11/2022 Attorney General Tong Works to Stop International Scam Calls

  Attorney General William Tong today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam Americans. Today’s comment letter to the FCC was led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.

• 1/10/2022 Office of The Attorney General Announces New Online Form For Submitting Data Breach Notifications

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a new online form designed to help businesses comply with their obligation to notify the Office of the Attorney General when they experience a data breach impacting Connecticut residents.

• 1/10/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Caution Following FinalSite Ransomware Attack Impacting Connecticut Schools

  With the FinalSite ransomware attack impacting thousands of school websites and communications systems nationwide, Attorney General William Tong reminded businesses and government entities to assess their data security practices to protect operations and consumer data against growing cybersecurity threats.

• 1/5/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Anniversary of January 6 Insurrection

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection

• 1/5/2022 Attorney General Tong and Governor Lamont Continue Efforts to Defend SALT Deduction

  Multistate Coalition Files Petition to U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal

• 12/29/2021 The Year in Review: A Message from Attorney General Tong

• 12/28/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Suspension of Rule Authorizing Unsafe Liquefied Natural Gas Trains

  Attorney General William Tong filed comments today in support of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) proposal to suspend regulations that allowed liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be shipped in bulk in unproven rail tank cars with only limited safety measures in place.

• 12/23/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $739,759 Settlement with Manchester Pediatric Associates Over False Medicaid Billing

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $739,759.52 Connecticut False Claims Act settlement with Manchester Pediatric Associates, LLC (MPA), and its owner, Dr. Swathanthra Melekote to resolve allegations that MPA submitted false and fraudulent claims between January 2015 and May 2021 that resulted in overbilling the Connecticut Medicaid program.

• 12/20/2021 Attorney General Tong and Consumer Counsel Statements on $1.8 Million Civil Penalty Over Eversource Marketing Tactics

  Attorney General William Tong and Interim Consumer Counsel Claire E. Coleman issued the following statements after the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority recommended a $1.8 million civil penalty over Eversource’s marketing tactics. Attorney General Tong and the Office of Consumer Counsel had filed a petition with PURA seeking an investigation following media reports that Eversource was using high pressure tactics to entice consumers to convert to natural gas.

• 12/16/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. District Court Decision Vacating Purdue Bankruptcy

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court ruling this evening vacating the Purdue bankruptcy order that granted unprecedented lifetime legal immunity to the Sackler family.

• 12/16/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Passing of Edith Prague

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the passing of Edith Prague.

• 12/16/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Dreamers

  Pushes Back on Texas Lawsuit Attacking DACA

• 12/10/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Texas Abortion Case

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States of America v. State of Texas et. al and Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson.

• 12/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Fighting to Protect Free and Fair Elections for Voters

  Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Strike Down Florida’s New Restrictive Voting Law

• 12/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Argues Sackler Family "Milked" Purdue in Calculated Strategy to Use Company Bankruptcy as "Haven" for Wrongdoing

  Attorney General William Tong joined the attorneys general of four other states this week in a brief seeking the reversal of the Purdue bankruptcy order granting unprecedented lifetime legal immunity for the Sackler family.