2011 Press Releases

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• Media Advisory

• Walgreens Pays $140,000 To Settle Allegations Under The False Claims Act

• Stipulation Reached With Google, Inc.Over Collection Of Wi-Fi Payload Data

• Statement By Attorney General George Jepsen Concerning Supreme Court Decision On Campaign Financing

• Ridgefield Youth Wins Law Day Essay Contest

• New Haven Dentist Pays $212,000 To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

  United States Attorney David B. Fein and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that KRISTI ROSSOMANDO, D.M.D. and her dental practice, The CHILDREN’S DENTAL GROUP, P.C., with offices located at 825 Grand Avenue in New Haven, have entered into a civil settlement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $212,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

• Mortgage Servicing Workshop December 20 For Wells Fargo And Wachovia Customers

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are announcing that Wells Fargo and Wachovia customers who are having trouble paying their mortgage loans may attend a home preservation workshop the bank is hosting on Dec. 20, 2011 in Hartford.

• Mortgage Loan Borrowers Encouraged To Participate In Federal Foreclosure Review And Claims Process

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are encouraging Connecticut borrowers who believe they suffered financial injury because of harmful mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure practices to participate in an Independent Foreclosure Review and claims process.

• The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in AEP v. Connecticut

• Unregistered Contractor Jailed For Violations

• Terms And Conditions Set For Liquidation Sales At Syms, Filene’s Basement Stores

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein are advising consumers that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the terms of liquidation sales for all Syms and Filene’s Basement stores, including two in Connecticut in Berlin and Fairfield.

• States Question Federal Incentives For Utility Transmission Construction

• Statement By Attorney General George Jepsen Concerning Investigation Of State E-Mail System

• State Officials Offer Help To Distressed Homeowners

  Connecticut’s distressed homeowners have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with mortgage lenders to explore options regarding loan modifications and foreclosure assistance at a state-sponsored forum on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011.

• Settlement Reached With James Galante Over Illegal Scheme In Waste Disposal Industry