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• 1/26/2022 Attorney General Tong Praises Nomination of Vanessa Avery for United States Attorney

  Attorney General William Tong praised the nomination today of Vanessa Avery to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

• 1/26/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on WinRed

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today after the U.S. District Court of Minnesota dismissed WinRed’s lawsuit trying to prevent Connecticut and three other states from investigating WinRed’s business practices.

• 1/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges FDA to Preserve State Regulation of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 states and territories urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to preserve state authority to enforce their consumer protection laws in connection to the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids.

• 1/14/2022 Attorney General Tong Continues Fight to End Facebook's Illegal Monopoly

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general continuing to fight Facebook’s illegal efforts to stifle competition and protect its monopoly power.

• 1/13/2022 Attorney General Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Seagull, Banking Commissioner Perez Announce $1.85 Billion Settlement with Student Loan Servicer Navient

  Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez announced today a $1.85 billion settlement with student loan servicer Navient that will direct millions in debt relief and restitution to thousands of Connecticut borrowers.

• 1/12/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Federal Court Decision Upholding Elimination of Religious Exemption to State Vaccine Requirements

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court decision upholding Connecticut Public Act No. 21-6, which eliminated the religious exemption to school vaccine requirements.

• 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 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.

• 1/10/2022 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.

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

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

• 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

• 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.