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• Coalition of 16 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Supporting Washington State Lawsuit against President Trump’s Executive Order

  Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with 15 other attorneys general in asking a federal appeals court to leave in place a temporary restraining order issued by the federal District Court in Seattle that has halted President Donald Trump's executive order barring individuals from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States.

• AG Jepsen Initiates Antitrust Lawsuit over Alleged Group Boycott, Bid Rigging in Southbury Snow Removal

  Attorney General George Jepsen has initiated an antitrust lawsuit against three companies and their key executives over allegations that they engaged in an illegal boycott and bid-rigging conspiracy involving snow removal and snowplowing services for the town of Southbury.

• Clean Air Improvements Anticipated From New Agreement with American Electric Power Company

• Consumer Alert: Beware Healthcare Scams during Open Enrollment

  State officials today are warning Connecticut residents to look out for scammers using federal open enrollment periods to lure consumers into buying fake health plans or otherwise obtain personal or financial information, Attorney General George Jepsen, state Department of Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade and Jim Wadleigh, CEO of Access Health CT, said today.

• State-Federal Settlement Reached with Opioid Treatment Provider to Resolve Medicaid Overpayment Claim Allegations

  A Connecticut healthcare organization and its chief executive officer have reached an $883,859 settlement with the state of Connecticut and the federal government to resolve allegations that the company submitted improper claims for payment to Connecticut's Medicaid program, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said today.

• Attorney General Says Help to State Homeowners Running Ahead of Earlier Mortgage Relief Estimates

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut’s distressed homeowners are on track to receive significantly more mortgage relief from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement than anticipated when the settlement was announced last year.

• Attorney General Reminds Qualified Borrowers: Jan. 18 is Submission Deadline for Foreclosure Settlement Claims

• Attorney General Reaches $9.9 Million Settlement With Key Defendants in Medicaid Billing Lawsuit

  Attorney General George Jepsen today announced a $9.9 million settlement with Gary Anusavice of North Kingstown, R.I., and six of his management and consulting companies, settling the state’s civil fraud claims stemming from an alleged illegal Medicaid billing scheme.

• State Files False Claims Act Lawsuit against Waterbury Behavioral Health Provider

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today that the state has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against a Waterbury behavioral health provider alleging that he engaged in a long-term scheme to defraud the state's Medicaid program.

• State Officials Warn Connecticut Residents of Ongoing Phone Scammers Posing as IRS Agents

  Connecticut officials warn residents to stay on alert for telephone callers who pose as an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and attempt to get an immediate tax payment, Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Kevin B. Sullivan, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull said today.

• Statement from AG Jepsen on Appeals Court Ruling on President Trump’s Executive Order

  Attorney General George Jepsen today issued the following statement on the ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that upholds the District Court’s temporary restraining order that has halted President Donald Trump's executive order barring individuals from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States

• Attorney General Leads Multistate Coalition Challenging Standard & Poor’s Ratings

• Attorney General: Connecticut Joins 21 States in Partial Settlement with Tobacco Companies

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced that Connecticut has joined 21 other states in a partial settlement with the major tobacco companies of a dispute dating from 2006 regarding payments to the states under the 1998 tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA).

• Statement from AG Jepsen on Governor Malloy's Announcement

  "Governor Malloy and I took office together in 2011, and it has been an honor to serve alongside him as he has worked to address some of the most serious issues facing our state. His task has rarely been easy, but he has never faltered in his commitment to his office or to the people of Connecticut."

• Statement from AG Jepsen on Trump Roll-back of Vehicle Emission Standards

  Attorney General George Jepsen today issued the following statement on the announcement by the Trump Administration that it intends to roll back federal vehicle emission standards, and on Connecticut's intention to protect the standards by intervening in a recent court challenge filed by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers against the standards.